Beach
Compensation Beach
KwaZulu-Natal · South Africa · Indian Ocean
-29.5354, 31.2229 · Ballitoville, 1 km
- 25°Sea · February
- 27°High · February
- 7.7 hSunshine · February
Your month at the beach
Compensation Beach in January
- 27°CAir, daytime high22°C at night
- 25°CSea temperature
- 7.3 hSunshine a day
- 17 daysRainy days in the month92 mm in total
- 21 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
And a month earlier or later?
| December | January | February | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air, daytime high | 26° | 27° | 27° |
| Sea | 24° | 25° | 25° |
| Sunshine a day | 6.7 h | 7.3 h | 7.7 h |
| Rainy days | 18 | 17 | 14 |
Compensation Beach in February
- 27°CAir, daytime high22°C at night
- 25°CSea temperature
- 7.7 hSunshine a day
- 14 daysRainy days in the month73 mm in total
- 19 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
And a month earlier or later?
| January | February | March | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air, daytime high | 27° | 27° | 27° |
| Sea | 25° | 25° | 25° |
| Sunshine a day | 7.3 h | 7.7 h | 7.4 h |
| Rainy days | 17 | 14 | 14 |
Compensation Beach in March
- 27°CAir, daytime high21°C at night
- 25°CSea temperature
- 7.4 hSunshine a day
- 14 daysRainy days in the month71 mm in total
- 19 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
And a month earlier or later?
| February | March | April | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air, daytime high | 27° | 27° | 25° |
| Sea | 25° | 25° | 24° |
| Sunshine a day | 7.7 h | 7.4 h | 6.7 h |
| Rainy days | 14 | 14 | 10 |
Compensation Beach in April
- 25°CAir, daytime high19°C at night
- 24°CSea temperature
- 6.7 hSunshine a day
- 10 daysRainy days in the month51 mm in total
- 18 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
And a month earlier or later?
| March | April | May | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air, daytime high | 27° | 25° | 24° |
| Sea | 25° | 24° | 23° |
| Sunshine a day | 7.4 h | 6.7 h | 7.1 h |
| Rainy days | 14 | 10 | 5 |
Compensation Beach in May
- 24°CAir, daytime high17°C at night
- 23°CSea temperature
- 7.1 hSunshine a day
- 5 daysRainy days in the month26 mm in total
- 17 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
And a month earlier or later?
| April | May | June | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air, daytime high | 25° | 24° | 22° |
| Sea | 24° | 23° | 22° |
| Sunshine a day | 6.7 h | 7.1 h | 6.9 h |
| Rainy days | 10 | 5 | 4 |
Compensation Beach in June
- 22°CAir, daytime high15°C at night
- 22°CSea temperature
- 6.9 hSunshine a day
- 4 daysRainy days in the month19 mm in total
- 18 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
And a month earlier or later?
| May | June | July | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air, daytime high | 24° | 22° | 22° |
| Sea | 23° | 22° | 21° |
| Sunshine a day | 7.1 h | 6.9 h | 7.0 h |
| Rainy days | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Compensation Beach in July
- 22°CAir, daytime high14°C at night
- 21°CSea temperature
- 7.0 hSunshine a day
- 4 daysRainy days in the month29 mm in total
- 18 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
And a month earlier or later?
| June | July | August | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air, daytime high | 22° | 22° | 23° |
| Sea | 22° | 21° | 21° |
| Sunshine a day | 6.9 h | 7.0 h | 6.8 h |
| Rainy days | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Compensation Beach in August
- 23°CAir, daytime high15°C at night
- 21°CSea temperature
- 6.8 hSunshine a day
- 5 daysRainy days in the month28 mm in total
- 20 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
And a month earlier or later?
| July | August | September | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air, daytime high | 22° | 23° | 23° |
| Sea | 21° | 21° | 21° |
| Sunshine a day | 7.0 h | 6.8 h | 6.4 h |
| Rainy days | 4 | 5 | 7 |
Compensation Beach in September
- 23°CAir, daytime high16°C at night
- 21°CSea temperature
- 6.4 hSunshine a day
- 7 daysRainy days in the month50 mm in total
- 21 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
And a month earlier or later?
| August | September | October | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air, daytime high | 23° | 23° | 24° |
| Sea | 21° | 21° | 22° |
| Sunshine a day | 6.8 h | 6.4 h | 6.0 h |
| Rainy days | 5 | 7 | 14 |
Compensation Beach in October
- 24°CAir, daytime high18°C at night
- 22°CSea temperature
- 6.0 hSunshine a day
- 14 daysRainy days in the month77 mm in total
- 22 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
And a month earlier or later?
| September | October | November | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air, daytime high | 23° | 24° | 25° |
| Sea | 21° | 22° | 23° |
| Sunshine a day | 6.4 h | 6.0 h | 6.1 h |
| Rainy days | 7 | 14 | 16 |
Compensation Beach in November
- 25°CAir, daytime high19°C at night
- 23°CSea temperature
- 6.1 hSunshine a day
- 16 daysRainy days in the month93 mm in total
- 22 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
And a month earlier or later?
| October | November | December | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air, daytime high | 24° | 25° | 26° |
| Sea | 22° | 23° | 24° |
| Sunshine a day | 6.0 h | 6.1 h | 6.7 h |
| Rainy days | 14 | 16 | 18 |
Compensation Beach in December
- 26°CAir, daytime high20°C at night
- 24°CSea temperature
- 6.7 hSunshine a day
- 18 daysRainy days in the month89 mm in total
- 21 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
And a month earlier or later?
| November | December | January | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air, daytime high | 25° | 26° | 27° |
| Sea | 23° | 24° | 25° |
| Sunshine a day | 6.1 h | 6.7 h | 7.3 h |
| Rainy days | 16 | 18 | 17 |
Warmest sea of the year: February (25.4 °C) · most sunshine: February (7.7 h a day).
The beach itself
- LifeguardedLifeguardsUsually only in the bathing season · OpenStreetMap
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January from 2020 to 2025
In January 2025 the sea averaged 26.1 °C — 1.2 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 24.9 °C
1991–2020 average: 27.1 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
February from 2020 to 2025
In February 2025 the sea averaged 26.4 °C — 1.0 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 25.4 °C
1991–2020 average: 27.4 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
March from 2020 to 2025
In March 2025 the sea averaged 24.8 °C — 0.4 °C below the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 25.2 °C
1991–2020 average: 26.8 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
April from 2020 to 2025
In April 2025 the sea averaged 24.9 °C — 0.5 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 24.4 °C
1991–2020 average: 25.3 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
May from 2020 to 2025
In May 2025 the sea averaged 23.4 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 23.3 °C
1991–2020 average: 24.1 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
June from 2020 to 2025
In June 2025 the sea averaged 21.7 °C — 0.4 °C below the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 22.1 °C
1991–2020 average: 22.5 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
July from 2020 to 2025
In July 2025 the sea averaged 21.4 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 21.3 °C
1991–2020 average: 21.8 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
August from 2020 to 2025
In August 2025 the sea averaged 20.2 °C — 0.6 °C below the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 20.8 °C
1991–2020 average: 22.6 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
September from 2020 to 2025
In September 2025 the sea averaged 21.3 °C — 0.3 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 21.0 °C
1991–2020 average: 23.4 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
October from 2020 to 2025
In October 2025 the sea averaged 21.5 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 21.6 °C
1991–2020 average: 23.9 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
November from 2020 to 2025
In November 2025 the sea averaged 22.5 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 22.6 °C
1991–2020 average: 24.9 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
December from 2020 to 2025
In December 2025 the sea averaged 24.1 °C — 0.3 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 23.8 °C
1991–2020 average: 26.1 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
When to go
1991–2020 averagesThe year at a glance
- Jan25°7 h92 mm
- Feb25°8 h73 mm
- Mar25°7 h71 mm
- Apr24°7 h51 mm
- May23°7 h26 mm
- Jun22°7 h19 mm
- Jul21°7 h29 mm
- Aug21°7 h28 mm
- Sep21°6 h50 mm
- Oct22°6 h77 mm
- Nov23°6 h93 mm
- Dec24°7 h89 mm
Each card is a month. The colour is the sea temperature, on the same scale as the map; in bold, the two best months for each.
Sea temperature
1991–2020 averagesClimate through the year
1991–2020 averagesRain
Sunshine
Sunshine hours are estimated from measured solar radiation, not observed directly.
Month by month
1991–2020 averagesEvery month at Compensation Beach: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.
| Month | High°C | Low°C | Sea°C | Rainmm | Rainy daysdays | Sunshineh/day | Windkm/h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27 | 22 | 25 | 92 | 17 | 7.3 | 21 |
| Februarywarmest sea | 27 | 22 | 25 | 73 | 14 | 7.7 | 19 |
| March | 27 | 21 | 25 | 71 | 14 | 7.4 | 19 |
| April | 25 | 19 | 24 | 51 | 10 | 6.7 | 18 |
| May | 24 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 5 | 7.1 | 17 |
| June | 22 | 15 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 6.9 | 18 |
| July | 22 | 14 | 21 | 29 | 4 | 7.0 | 18 |
| August | 23 | 15 | 21 | 28 | 5 | 6.8 | 20 |
| September | 23 | 16 | 21 | 50 | 7 | 6.4 | 21 |
| October | 24 | 18 | 22 | 77 | 14 | 6.0 | 22 |
| November | 25 | 19 | 23 | 93 | 16 | 6.1 | 22 |
| December | 26 | 20 | 24 | 89 | 18 | 6.7 | 21 |
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Photos
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About these numbers
Averages are for 1991–2020; the recent years (2020–2025) are what actually happened. Neither is today's weather.
| What | Where it comes from | Nearest measurement |
|---|---|---|
| Air, rain and sunshine | NASA POWER | 5 km away |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1, 1991–2020 | 14 km away |
| 2020–2025, month by month | NASA POWER · NOAA OISST v2.1 | 5 km away |
| Lifeguards and places to stay | OpenStreetMap | within 1–5 km |
| Nearest airport | OurAirports | straight-line distance |
| Image at the top | Sentinel-2 cloudless (EOX) | at this spot |