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Durban travel guide
Best time to visit June·July·AugustOctober 26°/17°
Flights to Durban
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Top tours & tickets in Durban
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When to visit Durban: month by month
- January30°/ 21°17 rainy daysComfort 48January guide →
- February30°/ 21°15 rainy daysComfort 52February guide →
- March29°/ 21°14 rainy daysComfort 52March guide →
- April28°/ 18°12 rainy daysComfort 79April guide →
- May26°/ 16°6 rainy daysComfort 89May guide →
- June25°/ 13°Best time to visit3 rainy daysComfort 95June guide →
- July24°/ 13°Best time to visit5 rainy daysComfort 92July guide →
- August24°/ 14°Best time to visit5 rainy daysComfort 91August guide →
- September25°/ 16°9 rainy daysComfort 85September guide →
- October26°/ 17°14 rainy daysComfort 76October guide →
- November27°/ 18°Next month17 rainy daysComfort 71November guide →
- December28°/ 20°19 rainy daysComfort 44December guide →
What is Comfort?
Rainy days = average days a month with 1 mm+ of rain · Comfort = 0–100 score from daytime highs (best at 18–28°C) and rainy days
Durban travel facts
Quick facts
- Currency
- ZAR (R)
- Plug
- M / N
- Voltage
- 230V/50Hz
- Driving
- left
- Emergency
- 112
- Tipping
- expected
- Tap water
- safe to drink
Airports
- DURKing Shaka International Airport28.5 km
- PZBPietermaritzburg Airport65 km
Public holidays 2026
- January1New Year's Day
- March21Human Rights Day
- April3Good Friday
- April6Family Day
- April27Freedom Day
- May1Workers' Day
- June16Youth Day
- August10National Women's Day
- September24Heritage Day
- November4Election DayNext up
- December16Day of Reconciliation
- December25Christmas Day
- December26Day of Goodwill









