Margate weather in July

In July, Margate sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 32 mm of rain across 4.1 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 hours at the start of July to 10 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Margate's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Margate's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
12th warmest
Overnight low
12°
1st coldest
Rainfall
32 mm
4.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 12 min
6:59 AM – 5:10 PM
Cloud cover
25%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.2
out of 10

Margate is town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Density
1,178/km²
people per km²
Founded
1908

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month.

A typical July day in Margate reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Margate weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 20°10614.413.85.8
Feb27° / 20°9012.613.15.9
Mar26° / 19°9312.312.26.3
Apr25° / 17°728.611.37.3
May24° / 15°344.810.58.3
Jun22° / 12°283.6108.4
Jul22° / 12°324.110.28.2
Aug22° / 13°365.410.97.8
Sep22° / 14°608.411.87.0
Oct22° / 16°9113.312.86.1
Nov24° / 17°10113.713.66.0
Dec25° / 19°10514.8145.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28515
38515
48515
58614
68614
78515
88515
98416
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Margate gets around 32 mm of rain over 4.1 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 14% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
112
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411
511
611
711
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911
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1112
1212
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1513
1614
1714
1815
1915
2015
2116
2216
2316
2416
2516
2616
2716
2816
2916
3016
3116

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1955
2955
3955
4955
5955
6955
7946
8946
9946
10946
11946
12946
13946
14946
15946
16937
17937
18937
19937
20928
21928
22928
23928
24919
25919
26919
279010
289010
298911
308911
318911

Wind in July

Winds average 11 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 hours at the start of July to 10 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 7:01 AM to 6:51 AM, and sunset from 5:03 PM to 5:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.07:015:03
210.07:015:03
310.07:015:03
410.07:015:04
510.17:015:04
610.17:015:05
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1410.26:595:08
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2010.26:575:12
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2610.46:545:15
2710.46:535:16
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 3.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.12 kWh/m² to a high of 5.63 kWh/m² in January across the year — July's 3.32 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.2Moderate
53.2Moderate
63.2Moderate
73.2Moderate
83.2Moderate
93.2Moderate
103.2Moderate
113.2Moderate
123.3Moderate
133.3Moderate
143.3Moderate
153.3Moderate
163.3Moderate
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183.3Moderate
193.4Moderate
203.4Moderate
213.4Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Margate

In seasonPeak

None of Margate's seasonal hazards are active in July. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Margate sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Cyclone
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Margate?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

8.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Margate for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Margate in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Margate sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 4 days see rain.

Sea temperature near Margate in July

The nearest coast averages about 22°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in February at about 26°C and coldest in August near 22°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

20°22°24°26°28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr25Warm
May24Warm
Jun23Refreshing
Jul22Refreshing
Aug22Refreshing
Sep22Refreshing
Oct22Refreshing
Nov23Refreshing
Dec24Warm

UV index in Margate in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Margate peaks around January 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighExtremeJan 16UV 13Jun 22UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr6High
May5Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5High
Sep5High
Oct10Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Margate in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Margate is worst in July — around 60 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.0× the cleanest month (December, 15 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 1659 µg/m³Dec 2415 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May47Poor
Jun53Poor
Jul60Unhealthy
Aug52Poor
Sep37Poor
Oct27Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Margate?

Margate sits at 30.9°S, 30.4°E, 20 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Ga-Malakhe, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Margate

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Margate.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Margate has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 m around an average of 41 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 580 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,255 m.

The land around Margate is covered by water (45%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, water (50%), trees (24%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (39%), water (33%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
151 m
16 km
580 m
80 km
2,255 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Ga-Malakhe 7.0 km · Port Shepstone 16 km · eMuziwezinto 68 km · Scottburgh 74 km · Clydesdale 75 km · eMkhomazi 84 km · Kokstad 97 km · Folweni 105 km

South Africa travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / M / N
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 41% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$6,598
2025
Happiness
5.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
68%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
43.7
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
22.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 602
Religion
Christian 86%or other traditional African religions 5%nothing in particular 5%Muslim 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Margate (-30.8636°, 30.3705°, elevation 20 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).