Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

East London weather records

Record high and low temperatures for East London, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 35°C on 2025-10-23; its coldest fell to 9°C on 1981-09-01.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
32°C2021-01-23
19°C2001-01-14
24°C2023-01-18
15°C2007-01-01
February
31°C2020-02-05
19°C1986-02-24
25°C2020-02-03
15°C1997-02-27
March
33°C2021-03-13
18°C1986-03-25
24°C1999-03-07
13°C1986-03-24
April
32°C2016-04-11
16°C2016-04-30
25°C1991-04-20
13°C1997-04-06
May
32°C2007-05-06
13°C2007-05-22
24°C2010-05-27
10°C2007-05-22
June
29°C2021-06-20
12°C1990-06-30
22°C2022-06-13
10°C2010-06-15
July
29°C2019-07-28
12°C1996-07-06
21°C2019-07-28
9°C1990-07-01
August
32°C2016-08-28
12°C1992-08-10
21°C2025-08-04
9°C1981-08-31
September
33°C2023-09-09
12°C1981-09-01
20°C1994-09-26
9°C1981-09-01
October
35°C2025-10-23
14°C2003-10-17
21°C2004-10-15
11°C1981-10-04
November
33°C1998-11-13
15°C2002-11-05
22°C2024-11-25
12°C2002-11-06
December
29°C1980-12-26
18°C1988-12-05
24°C2004-12-25
14°C1984-12-05

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Southern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Summer (Dec–Feb)
32°C2021-01-23
18°C1988-12-05
25°C2020-02-03
14°C1984-12-05
Autumn (Mar–May)
33°C2021-03-13
13°C2007-05-22
25°C1991-04-20
10°C2007-05-22
Winter (Jun–Aug)
32°C2016-08-28
12°C1992-08-10
22°C2022-06-13
9°C1981-08-31
Spring (Sep–Nov)
35°C2025-10-23
12°C1981-09-01
22°C2024-11-25
9°C1981-09-01

All-time records

The most extreme value East London has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 35°C 2025-10-23
Lowest 12°C 1981-09-01

Low

Highest 25°C 1991-04-20
Lowest 9°C 1981-09-01

Feels-like

Highest 45°C 1996-03-11
Lowest 4°C 1981-08-31

Humidity

Highest 22.3 g/m³ 2006-02-18
Lowest 5.2 g/m³ 1994-06-28

Wind

Highest 71 km/h 1991-08-03
Lowest 7 km/h 1981-05-11

Gust

Highest 130 km/h 1991-08-03
Lowest 14 km/h 1998-04-28

Precip

Wettest 111 mm 2014-04-24
Driest 10-day dry spell 1982-05-01

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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