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Best Time for The Sunshine Coast: Gqeberha to East London

Last updated: 2026-08-22

Sweet spot: January, February, March. Computed from NASA POWER climate normals across the route's overnight towns, balancing temperature, rainfall and daylight.

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Eastern Cape winter is dry and mild inland but the coast turns windy — pack a layer for the evenings.
Spring is the sweet spot: Addo's bush thins out so the elephants are easy to see, and the coast has not yet filled up.
South African school holidays — the coast is busy and beds book out, so reserve well ahead.

Month	Low	High	Rain	Daylight
January	19.1°C	25.6°C	80 mm	14.0 h
February	19.4°C	26.0°C	66 mm	13.2 h
March	18.4°C	25.1°C	71 mm	12.2 h
April	16.4°C	23.3°C	59 mm	11.2 h
May	14.7°C	21.8°C	29 mm	10.3 h
June	12.5°C	19.9°C	25 mm	9.8 h
July	12.0°C	19.5°C	34 mm	10.0 h
August	12.4°C	19.8°C	49 mm	10.8 h
September	13.5°C	20.7°C	43 mm	11.8 h
October	14.9°C	21.8°C	65 mm	12.9 h
November	16.1°C	22.8°C	76 mm	13.8 h
December	17.8°C	24.3°C	65 mm	14.2 h

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