Cities / South Africa / Eastern Cape

10°

☀️ Mthatha weather

Clear sky. No rain expected in the next few hours.

Feels like 8° Wind 10 km/h E Humidity 85% UV 1 Air Good ☀ 06:42 - 17:36

Right now it is 10° in Mthatha with clear skies and today's high is 16° with an overnight low of 6°. The sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 17:36, giving 10h 54m of daylight. Over the coming week highs range from 21° to 27°.

Mthatha is in Eastern Cape, South Africa, sitting 694 m above sea level, with a population of about 165,000. Local time is Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+2), and every time on this page is shown in it.

Next 24 hours - temperature

7° 15° 22° 21° 8° 18:00 · 10.8° · 0 mm 19:00 · 9.7° · 0 mm 20:00 · 9° · 0 mm 21:00 · 8.7° · 0 mm 22:00 · 8.5° · 0 mm 23:00 · 8.3° · 0 mm 00:00 · 8.2° · 0 mm 01:00 · 8.1° · 0 mm 02:00 · 7.9° · 0 mm 03:00 · 7.8° · 0 mm 04:00 · 7.7° · 0 mm 05:00 · 7.7° · 0 mm 06:00 · 7.8° · 0 mm 07:00 · 7.9° · 0 mm 08:00 · 10.2° · 0 mm 09:00 · 13.8° · 0 mm 10:00 · 16.6° · 0 mm 11:00 · 18.7° · 0 mm 12:00 · 20° · 0 mm 13:00 · 20.6° · 0 mm 14:00 · 21° · 0 mm 15:00 · 21.1° · 0 mm 16:00 · 20.5° · 0 mm 17:00 · 17.3° · 0 mm

Precipitation

18:00 · 0 mm 18:00 19:00 · 0 mm 20:00 · 0 mm 21:00 · 0 mm 21:00 22:00 · 0 mm 23:00 · 0 mm 00:00 · 0 mm 00:00 01:00 · 0 mm 02:00 · 0 mm 03:00 · 0 mm 03:00 04:00 · 0 mm 05:00 · 0 mm 06:00 · 0 mm 06:00 07:00 · 0 mm 08:00 · 0 mm 09:00 · 0 mm 09:00 10:00 · 0 mm 11:00 · 0 mm 12:00 · 0 mm 12:00 13:00 · 0 mm 14:00 · 0 mm 15:00 · 0 mm 15:00 16:00 · 0 mm 17:00 · 0 mm

Hour by hour

TIMETEMPFEELSRAINCONDITIONS
18:00 ☀️ 10.8° 8.2° - Clear sky
19:00 ☀️ 9.7° 7.6° - Clear sky
20:00 ☀️ 9° 7.1° - Clear sky
21:00 ☀️ 8.7° 6.7° - Clear sky
22:00 ☀️ 8.5° 6.4° - Clear sky
23:00 ☀️ 8.3° 6.1° - Clear sky
00:00 ☀️ 8.2° 6° - Clear sky
01:00 ☀️ 8.1° 5.8° - Clear sky
02:00 ☀️ 7.9° 5.6° - Clear sky
03:00 ☀️ 7.8° 5.5° - Clear sky
04:00 ☀️ 7.7° 5.3° - Clear sky
05:00 ☀️ 7.7° 5.2° - Clear sky

Next 16 days

Today☀️ 16°6° Fri 14☀️ 21°8° Sat 15☀️ 24°11° Sun 16☀️ 26°11° Mon 17☀️ 27°12° Tue 18☀️ 26°11° Wed 19☀️ 23°13°0.3mm Thu 20🌦️ 14°11°1.2mm Fri 21🌧️ 17°11°10.5mm Sat 22☀️ 24°11° Sun 23☀️ 18°8° Mon 24☀️ 22°8° Tue 25☀️ 28°12° Wed 26☀️ 32°16° Thu 27☀️ 33°15° Fri 28☀️ 30°14°
☀️ TodayAugust 13th Avg 10° Low 6° at 07:00 High 16° at 14:00 Feels 12° Wind ~12 km/h
Clear
00:00 7°
02:00 6°
04:00 6°
06:00 6°
08:00 8°
10:00 13°
12:00 16°
14:00 16°
16:00 15°
18:00 11°
20:00 9°
22:00 9°
☀️ FridayAugust 14th Avg 13° Low 8° at 04:00 High 21° at 15:00 Feels 18° Wind ~9 km/h
Clear Cloudy
00:00 8°
02:00 8°
04:00 8°
06:00 8°
08:00 10°
10:00 17°
12:00 20°
14:00 21°
16:00 21°
18:00 15°
20:00 14°
22:00 13°
☀️ SaturdayAugust 15th Avg 16° Low 11° at 07:00 High 24° at 13:00 Feels 20° Wind ~10 km/h
Cloudy Clear
00:00 12°
02:00 12°
04:00 11°
06:00 11°
08:00 13°
10:00 19°
12:00 23°
14:00 24°
16:00 22°
18:00 16°
20:00 15°
22:00 14°
☀️ SundayAugust 16th Avg 17° Low 11° at 06:00 High 26° at 14:00 Feels 23° Wind ~9 km/h
Cloudy Clear Clear
00:00 13°
02:00 13°
04:00 12°
06:00 11°
08:00 13°
10:00 20°
12:00 25°
14:00 26°
16:00 25°
18:00 19°
20:00 17°
22:00 16°
☀️ MondayAugust 17th Avg 17° Low 12° at 23:00 High 27° at 12:00 Feels 25° Wind ~17 km/h
Cloudy Clear Cloudy
00:00 15°
02:00 15°
04:00 14°
06:00 14°
08:00 16°
10:00 23°
12:00 27°
14:00 26°
16:00 20°
18:00 15°
20:00 13°
22:00 13°
☀️ TuesdayAugust 18th Avg 17° Low 11° at 06:00 High 26° at 14:00 Feels 23° Wind ~10 km/h
Cloudy Clear
00:00 12°
02:00 12°
04:00 12°
06:00 11°
08:00 14°
10:00 20°
12:00 25°
14:00 26°
16:00 23°
18:00 17°
20:00 13°
22:00 13°
☀️ WednesdayAugust 19th Avg 16° Low 13° at 07:00 High 23° at 12:00 0.3 mm rain Feels 21° Wind ~20 km/h
Cloudy Clear Rain
00:00 14°
02:00 14°
04:00 14°
06:00 14°
08:00 14°
10:00 20°
12:00 23°
14:00 22°
16:00 17°
18:00 15°
20:00 15°
22:00 14° 0.1mm
🌦️ ThursdayAugust 20th Avg 13° Low 11° at 23:00 High 14° at 14:00 1.2 mm rain Wind ~11 km/h
Rain Cloudy Rain
00:00 13° 0.1mm
02:00 13° 0.1mm
04:00 13°
06:00 12°
08:00 12°
10:00 12°
12:00 13°
14:00 14°
16:00 13°
18:00 12° 0.1mm
20:00 12° 0.1mm
22:00 11° 0.2mm
🌧️ FridayAugust 21st Avg 14° Low 11° at 00:00 High 17° at 13:00 10.5 mm rain Feels 15° Wind ~16 km/h
Rain Cloudy Rain Cloudy Rain Cloudy
00:00 11° 0.4mm
02:00 11° 0.4mm
04:00 11°
06:00 12°
08:00 13°
10:00 15° 0.1mm
12:00 16°
14:00 16°
16:00 15° 3mm
18:00 14°
20:00 14°
22:00 14°
☀️ SaturdayAugust 22nd Avg 15° Low 11° at 04:00 High 24° at 13:00 Feels 22° Wind ~17 km/h
Cloudy Clear
00:00 13°
02:00 11°
04:00 11°
06:00 11°
08:00 13°
10:00 19°
12:00 23°
14:00 23°
16:00 18°
18:00 14°
20:00 12°
22:00 11°
☀️ SundayAugust 23rd Avg 12° Low 8° at 05:00 High 18° at 13:00 Feels 15° Wind ~15 km/h
Clear
00:00 11°
02:00 10°
04:00 9°
06:00 9°
08:00 11°
10:00 15°
12:00 17°
14:00 18°
16:00 16°
18:00 12°
20:00 10°
22:00 9°
☀️ MondayAugust 24th Avg 14° Low 8° at 04:00 High 22° at 14:00 Feels 20° Wind ~10 km/h
Partly Cloudy Clear
00:00 9°
02:00 9°
04:00 8°
06:00 9°
08:00 11°
10:00 17°
12:00 20°
14:00 22°
16:00 20°
18:00 17°
20:00 14°
22:00 13°
☀️ TuesdayAugust 25th Avg 19° Low 12° at 04:00 High 28° at 13:00 Feels 26° Wind ~9 km/h
Clear
00:00 13°
02:00 13°
04:00 12°
06:00 13°
08:00 16°
10:00 23°
12:00 27°
14:00 28°
16:00 25°
18:00 21°
20:00 19°
22:00 18°
☀️ WednesdayAugust 26th Avg 23° Low 16° at 04:00 High 32° at 13:00 Feels 28° Wind ~11 km/h
Clear
00:00 18°
02:00 17°
04:00 16°
06:00 17°
08:00 19°
10:00 26°
12:00 31°
14:00 32°
16:00 29°
18:00 25°
20:00 22°
22:00 20°
☀️ ThursdayAugust 27th Avg 22° Low 15° at 21:00 High 33° at 13:00 Feels 30° Wind ~15 km/h
Clear
00:00 19°
02:00 19°
04:00 18°
06:00 18°
08:00 20°
10:00 27°
12:00 32°
14:00 32°
16:00 25°
18:00 19°
20:00 16°
22:00 15°
☀️ FridayAugust 28th Avg 21° Low 14° at 05:00 High 30° at 14:00 Feels 27° Wind ~11 km/h
Clear
00:00 15°
02:00 15°
04:00 14°
06:00 14°
08:00 17°
10:00 24°
12:00 29°
14:00 30°
16:00 27°
18:00 23°
20:00 21°
22:00 20°

Sun

☀️ Sunrise 06:42 · Sunset 17:36

10h 54m of daylight · Africa/Johannesburg

Air quality

PM2.5 5.5 µg/m³ - Good

No reason to change your plans - open the windows.

Source: Copernicus CAMS, updated hourly.

Nearby

Ngangelizwe · 2.7 km South African National Tuberculosis Settlement · 2.9 km Ncambedlana · 3 km Fort Gale · 3.7 km Ncambedlana · 3.8 km Chumbi · 4.9 km

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Common questions about Mthatha weather

Will it rain in Mthatha today?

No rain is in the forecast for Mthatha today.

What is the temperature in Mthatha right now?

It is 10° in Mthatha right now, though it feels closer to 8°. Today runs between a low of 6° and a high of 16°.

What time is sunrise and sunset in Mthatha?

The sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 17:36 local time in Mthatha today, giving 10h 54m of daylight.

What is the air quality in Mthatha?

PM2.5 in Mthatha is currently 5.5 µg/m³, which counts as Good on the European air-quality index. No reason to change your plans - open the windows.

How accurate is the Mthatha forecast, and how far ahead does it go?

This page shows 16 days ahead, refreshed every hour. It blends ECMWF, NOAA GFS and whichever national high-resolution model covers Mthatha best. The first three days are the dependable part - day one is usually within a degree or two - and accuracy falls off steadily after day five, so read the far end as a trend rather than a plan. We publish our measured error against real station observations on the accuracy page.

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