current weather for Pietermaritzburg (South Africa)
Pietermaritzburg is located near Pelham at 1mi↑, Villa Maria at 11mi↑, Albert Falls at 12mi↑, Mpophomeni at 13mi↑, Howick at 14mi↑,
Elevation : 2103ft
currently : 59°F overcast at Pietermaritzburg
The current temperature is 59°F, the felt temperature is 59°F.
Wind direction from South East with a speed of 2mph with gusts at 5mph.
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 92 %.
Pressure is 30inHg : anticyclonic regime, a harbinger of good weather even if mists can appear in the morning and persist because the wind remains weak.
weather last updated 24366 minutes
Sunset in 12h10 and the sun rises in 21h46. The day lasts 11h36.
overcast at Pietermaritzburg
aerial view of Pietermaritzburg
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Weather forecast for Pietermaritzburg (South Africa)
Saturday, October 18, 2025
Sky will be covered with cloud all the night and the day will be cloudy from morning to evening. Rain is forecasted. 0in rain in 24h.
the temperature will range from 57°F to 59°F
wind speed up to 12mph
13h
59°F
Light rain
0in of rain
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 93 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South East 5mph with gusts at 12mph
16h
58°F
Light rain
0.1in of rain
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 93 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South East 4mph with gusts at 8mph
19h
57°F
Moderate rain
0.2in of rain
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 95 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South East 2mph with gusts at 5mph
22h
57°F
Light rain
0.1in of rain
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 97 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South 1mph with gusts at 2mph
Sunday, October 19, 2025
Sky will be covered with cloud all the night, there will be nightly rain and the day will be cloudy from morning to evening. Rain is forecasted. 0in rain in 24h.
the temperature will range from 55°F to 57°F
wind speed up to 11mph
1h
57°F
Light rain
0.1in of rain
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 98 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South East 2mph with gusts at 6mph
4h
56°F
Light rain
0.1in of rain
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 98 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South East 3mph with gusts at 10mph
7h
55°F
Light rain
0.1in of rain
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 98 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South East 3mph with gusts at 8mph
10h
55°F
Light rain
0in of rain
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 97 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South East 3mph with gusts at 6mph
13h
56°F
Light rain
0in of rain
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 93 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 4mph with gusts at 6mph
16h
57°F
Light rain
0in of rain
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 89 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 3mph with gusts at 4mph
19h
57°F
Light rain
0in of rain
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 89 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 4mph with gusts at 6mph
22h
55°F
Light rain
0in of rain
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 97 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 3mph with gusts at 6mph
Monday, October 20, 2025
Sky will be mainly clear but cloud will appear and the day will be sunny.
the temperature will range from 48°F to 75°F
wind speed up to 9mph
1h
53°F
Overcast
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 98 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North 2mph with gusts at 3mph
4h
50°F
Broken clouds
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 97 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North 2mph with gusts at 2mph
7h
49°F
Few clouds
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 97 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 2mph with gusts at 2mph
10h
60°F
Sky clear
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 77 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North 3mph with gusts at 6mph
13h
74°F
Sky clear
The air is moderately humid : relative air humidity is 43 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 4mph with gusts at 4mph
16h
75°F
Sky clear
The air is moderately humid : relative air humidity is 41 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 9mph with gusts at 6mph
19h
67°F
Sky clear
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 69 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 7mph with gusts at 8mph
22h
56°F
Sky clear
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 95 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North East 1mph with gusts at 2mph
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Sky will be covered by cloud a large part of the night and the day will be dominated by the sun.
the temperature will range from 55°F to 86°F
wind speed up to 12mph
1h
55°F
Broken clouds
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 95 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 3mph with gusts at 3mph
4h
55°F
Broken clouds
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 90 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 4mph with gusts at 4mph
7h
55°F
Sky clear
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 84 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 4mph with gusts at 4mph
10h
71°F
Sky clear
The air is humid : relative air humidity is 50 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 3mph with gusts at 5mph
13h
84°F
Sky clear
The air is a little humid : relative air humidity is 30 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North East 4mph with gusts at 5mph
16h
87°F
Sky clear
The air is dry : relative air humidity is 26 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 8mph with gusts at 7mph
19h
77°F
Broken clouds
The air is humid : relative air humidity is 53 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 6mph with gusts at 12mph
22h
66°F
Broken clouds
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 71 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 3mph with gusts at 3mph
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Sky will be clear all night long and the day will be sunny.
the temperature will range from 61°F to 97°F
wind speed up to 11mph
high heat alert with 97°F at Pietermaritzburg
1h
64°F
Few clouds
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 62 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 5mph with gusts at 4mph
4h
62°F
Few clouds
The air is humid : relative air humidity is 52 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 6mph with gusts at 6mph
7h
62°F
Sky clear
The air is humid : relative air humidity is 50 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 5mph with gusts at 6mph
10h
80°F
Sky clear
The air is a little humid : relative air humidity is 34 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 4mph with gusts at 7mph
13h
96°F
Sky clear
The air is very dry : relative air humidity is 16 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 0mph with gusts at 6mph
16h
92°F
Sky clear
The air is dry : relative air humidity is 25 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South East 10mph with gusts at 11mph
19h
79°F
Sky clear
The air is humid : relative air humidity is 54 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South East 6mph with gusts at 9mph
22h
66°F
Sky clear
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 88 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South East 1mph with gusts at 2mph
Thursday, October 23, 2025
Sky will be covered by cloud a large part of the night and the day will be cloudy from morning to evening.
the temperature will range from 63°F to 68°F
wind speed up to 3mph
1h
64°F
Sky clear
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 96 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South 1mph with gusts at 1mph
4h
63°F
Scattered clouds
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 94 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South East 2mph with gusts at 2mph
7h
64°F
Overcast
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 90 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 2mph with gusts at 3mph
10h
68°F
Overcast
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 77 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 3mph with gusts at 3mph
Weather observation and forecast provided by OpenWeatherMap under CC BY-SA 4.0 license amended by aviation weather data.
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- for Pietermaritzburg airport at 2mi↑
- for Baynesfield Estate airport at 11mi↑
- for Howick airport at 12mi↑
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