Durban
Durban is in South Africa, on the Indian Ocean, at -29.8579 latitude, 31.0292 longitude. The nearest airport with scheduled airline service in the OurAirports snapshot is King Shaka International Airport (DUR), about 28.5 km away. Natural Earth's 10m ports layer names Durban about 2.6 km from these coordinates. Mean monthly air temperature in 2024 ranged from 18.5 °C to 25.0 °C (Open-Meteo archive). This page does not invent trip prices, licence rules or species lists; use the marketplace links to compare live listings, and check local regulations before you go.
| Country | South Africa |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | -29.8579, 31.0292 |
| Water body | Indian Ocean |
| Timezone | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Town population (GeoNames) | 3,338,026 |
| Nearest airport with scheduled flights | King Shaka International Airport (DUR), about 28.5 km away |
| Nearest named port in Natural Earth | Durban, about 2.6 km away — www.transnetnationalportsauthority.net |
| Place data source | GeoNames cities5000, geonameId 1007311 (Durban, ZA) |
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Monthly weather in 2024
Daily means from the Open-Meteo Historical Weather API, added up by calendar month for 2024. This is air temperature at the coordinates, not water temperature, and one year is not a climate normal.
| Month | Mean air temp | Total precipitation |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24.1 °C | 104 mm |
| Feb | 25.0 °C | 23 mm |
| Mar | 24.8 °C | 124 mm |
| Apr | 22.1 °C | 55 mm |
| May | 21.6 °C | 8 mm |
| Jun | 18.8 °C | 37 mm |
| Jul | 18.5 °C | 6 mm |
| Aug | 19.7 °C | 21 mm |
| Sep | 18.9 °C | 146 mm |
| Oct | 20.0 °C | 111 mm |
| Nov | 22.4 °C | 76 mm |
| Dec | 25.0 °C | 61 mm |
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Snapshot date: 2026-11-12. See methodology and sources.