Beach
La Lucia Beach
KwaZulu-Natal · South Africa · Indian Ocean
-29.7554, 31.0699 · eMdloti, 11 km
- 26°Sea · February
- 26°High · February
- 7.7 hSunshine · February
Your month at the beach
La Lucia Beach in January
- 25°CAir, daytime high24°C at night
- 25°CSea temperature
- 7.4 hSunshine a day
- 17 daysRainy days in the month107 mm in total
- 25 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 | 24° | 25° | 26° |
| Sea | 24° | 25° | 26° |
| Sunshine a day | 6.8 h | 7.4 h | 7.7 h |
| Rainy days | 18 | 17 | 14 |
La Lucia Beach in February
- 26°CAir, daytime high24°C at night
- 26°CSea temperature
- 7.7 hSunshine a day
- 14 daysRainy days in the month84 mm in total
- 23 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 | 25° | 26° | 26° |
| Sea | 25° | 26° | 26° |
| Sunshine a day | 7.4 h | 7.7 h | 7.4 h |
| Rainy days | 17 | 14 | 15 |
La Lucia Beach in March
- 26°CAir, daytime high24°C at night
- 26°CSea temperature
- 7.4 hSunshine a day
- 15 daysRainy days in the month90 mm in total
- 23 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 | 26° | 26° | 24° |
| Sea | 26° | 26° | 25° |
| Sunshine a day | 7.7 h | 7.4 h | 6.7 h |
| Rainy days | 14 | 15 | 10 |
La Lucia Beach in April
- 24°CAir, daytime high22°C at night
- 25°CSea temperature
- 6.7 hSunshine a day
- 10 daysRainy days in the month65 mm in total
- 24 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 | 26° | 24° | 23° |
| Sea | 26° | 25° | 24° |
| Sunshine a day | 7.4 h | 6.7 h | 7.1 h |
| Rainy days | 15 | 10 | 6 |
La Lucia Beach in May
- 23°CAir, daytime high21°C at night
- 24°CSea temperature
- 7.1 hSunshine a day
- 6 daysRainy days in the month40 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?
| April | May | June | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air, daytime high | 24° | 23° | 22° |
| Sea | 25° | 24° | 22° |
| Sunshine a day | 6.7 h | 7.1 h | 6.8 h |
| Rainy days | 10 | 6 | 4 |
La Lucia Beach in June
- 22°CAir, daytime high20°C at night
- 22°CSea temperature
- 6.8 hSunshine a day
- 4 daysRainy days in the month27 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?
| May | June | July | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air, daytime high | 23° | 22° | 21° |
| Sea | 24° | 22° | 22° |
| Sunshine a day | 7.1 h | 6.8 h | 7.0 h |
| Rainy days | 6 | 4 | 5 |
La Lucia Beach in July
- 21°CAir, daytime high19°C at night
- 22°CSea temperature
- 7.0 hSunshine a day
- 5 daysRainy days in the month42 mm in total
- 23 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° | 21° | 21° |
| Sea | 22° | 22° | 21° |
| Sunshine a day | 6.8 h | 7.0 h | 6.7 h |
| Rainy days | 4 | 5 | 5 |
La Lucia Beach in August
- 21°CAir, daytime high19°C at night
- 21°CSea temperature
- 6.7 hSunshine a day
- 5 daysRainy days in the month36 mm in total
- 26 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 | 21° | 21° | 22° |
| Sea | 22° | 21° | 21° |
| Sunshine a day | 7.0 h | 6.7 h | 6.4 h |
| Rainy days | 5 | 5 | 8 |
La Lucia Beach in September
- 22°CAir, daytime high19°C at night
- 21°CSea temperature
- 6.4 hSunshine a day
- 8 daysRainy days in the month64 mm in total
- 26 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 | 21° | 22° | 22° |
| Sea | 21° | 21° | 22° |
| Sunshine a day | 6.7 h | 6.4 h | 6.0 h |
| Rainy days | 5 | 8 | 14 |
La Lucia Beach in October
- 22°CAir, daytime high20°C at night
- 22°CSea temperature
- 6.0 hSunshine a day
- 14 daysRainy days in the month100 mm in total
- 27 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 | 22° | 22° | 23° |
| Sea | 21° | 22° | 23° |
| Sunshine a day | 6.4 h | 6.0 h | 6.2 h |
| Rainy days | 8 | 14 | 16 |
La Lucia Beach in November
- 23°CAir, daytime high21°C at night
- 23°CSea temperature
- 6.2 hSunshine a day
- 16 daysRainy days in the month122 mm in total
- 26 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 | 22° | 23° | 24° |
| Sea | 22° | 23° | 24° |
| Sunshine a day | 6.0 h | 6.2 h | 6.8 h |
| Rainy days | 14 | 16 | 18 |
La Lucia Beach in December
- 24°CAir, daytime high22°C at night
- 24°CSea temperature
- 6.8 hSunshine a day
- 18 daysRainy days in the month110 mm in total
- 25 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 | 23° | 24° | 25° |
| Sea | 23° | 24° | 25° |
| Sunshine a day | 6.2 h | 6.8 h | 7.4 h |
| Rainy days | 16 | 18 | 17 |
Warmest sea of the year: February (25.7 °C) · most sunshine: February (7.7 h a day).
The beach itself
- 24Places to stay within 5 kmHotels, guest houses, apartments and campsites · OpenStreetMap
- 16 kmAirport: King Shaka International Airport (DUR)In a straight line; by road it is further Car hire at DUR airport (Durban)
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January from 2020 to 2025
In January 2025 the sea averaged 26.3 °C — 1.1 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 25.2 °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.
February from 2020 to 2025
In February 2025 the sea averaged 26.8 °C — 1.1 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 25.7 °C
1991–2020 average: 25.8 °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 25.5 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 25.5 °C
1991–2020 average: 25.6 °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 25.4 °C — 0.7 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 24.7 °C
1991–2020 average: 24.4 °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 23.7 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 23.6 °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.
June from 2020 to 2025
In June 2025 the sea averaged 22.2 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 22.4 °C
1991–2020 average: 22.1 °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 21.7 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 21.6 °C
1991–2020 average: 21.2 °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 20.7 °C — 0.4 °C below the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 21.1 °C
1991–2020 average: 21.2 °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 21.7 °C — 0.5 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 21.2 °C
1991–2020 average: 21.5 °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 21.9 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 21.8 °C
1991–2020 average: 22.0 °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 22.9 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 22.8 °C
1991–2020 average: 22.9 °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 24.3 °C — 0.3 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 24.0 °C
1991–2020 average: 24.2 °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 h107 mm
- Feb26°8 h84 mm
- Mar26°7 h90 mm
- Apr25°7 h65 mm
- May24°7 h40 mm
- Jun22°7 h27 mm
- Jul22°7 h42 mm
- Aug21°7 h36 mm
- Sep21°6 h64 mm
- Oct22°6 h100 mm
- Nov23°6 h122 mm
- Dec24°7 h110 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 La Lucia 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 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 107 | 17 | 7.4 | 25 |
| Februarywarmest sea | 26 | 24 | 26 | 84 | 14 | 7.7 | 23 |
| March | 26 | 24 | 26 | 90 | 15 | 7.4 | 23 |
| April | 24 | 22 | 25 | 65 | 10 | 6.7 | 24 |
| May | 23 | 21 | 24 | 40 | 6 | 7.1 | 22 |
| June | 22 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 4 | 6.8 | 22 |
| July | 21 | 19 | 22 | 42 | 5 | 7.0 | 23 |
| August | 21 | 19 | 21 | 36 | 5 | 6.7 | 26 |
| September | 22 | 19 | 21 | 64 | 8 | 6.4 | 26 |
| October | 22 | 20 | 22 | 100 | 14 | 6.0 | 27 |
| November | 23 | 21 | 23 | 122 | 16 | 6.2 | 26 |
| December | 24 | 22 | 24 | 110 | 18 | 6.8 | 25 |
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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 | 32 km away |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1, 1991–2020 | 14 km away |
| 2020–2025, month by month | NASA POWER · NOAA OISST v2.1 | 32 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 |