Port Elizabeth Intl Weather Records (SFM00068842)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Port Elizabeth Intl (SFM00068842), South Africa, with 53 years of record.

Key Facts for Port Elizabeth Intl

Port Elizabeth Intl (SFM00068842) is a weather station in South Africa at -33.98 latitude and 25.62 longitude, 69 m (226 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1973 to 2025, 53 years of record.
1,464 records set at Port Elizabeth Intl still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Port Elizabeth Intl set a daily record high maximum temperature of 32.0 C (89.6 F) on 29 May 2025.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -33.98 latitude, 25.62 longitude.
Elevation: 69 m (226 ft).
Period of record: 1973 to 2025, 53 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

7 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Port Elizabeth Intl. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 7 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Port Elizabeth Intl, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	37.3 C (99.1 F)	6.2 C (43.2 F)	29.9 C (85.8 F)	10.9 C (51.6 F)
Feb	37.6 C (99.7 F)	8.1 C (46.6 F)	26.1 C (79.0 F)	17.0 C (62.6 F)
Mar	39.6 C (103.3 F)	5.9 C (42.6 F)	35.2 C (95.4 F)	15.1 C (59.2 F)
Apr	39.3 C (102.7 F)	2.9 C (37.2 F)	34.6 C (94.3 F)	14.7 C (58.5 F)
May	36.9 C (98.4 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32.9 C (91.2 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)
Jun	32.4 C (90.3 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28.1 C (82.6 F)	6.8 C (44.2 F)
Jul	36.0 C (96.8 F)	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	28.5 C (83.3 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)
Aug	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28.6 C (83.5 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)
Sep	36.7 C (98.1 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1.0 C (33.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	35.1 C (95.2 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	36.0 C (96.8 F)	7.7 C (45.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Port Elizabeth Intl still stand. 1993 holds the most, with 50.

Standing records at Port Elizabeth Intl by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1973	1
1974	1
1975	5
1976	10
1979	6
1980	30
1981	20
1982	30
1983	42
1984	38
1985	47
1986	31
1987	30
1988	29
1989	27
1990	42
1991	35
1992	40
1993	50
1994	40
1995	41
1996	40
1997	35
1998	33
1999	31
2000	38
2001	24
2002	24
2003	47
2004	33
2005	42
2006	44
2007	43
2008	36
2009	32
2010	32
2011	20
2012	26
2013	23
2014	29
2015	23
2016	22
2017	37
2018	24
2019	26
2020	27
2021	22
2022	15
2023	16
2024	16
2025	9

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 149.6 mm (5.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Port Elizabeth Intl. The most was 149.6 mm (5.9 in) on 8 September 2002.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Port Elizabeth Intl
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	15 January 1985
Feb	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	4 February 2012
Mar	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	2 March 1998
Apr	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	14 April 2003
May	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	23 May 2006
Jun	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	26 June 2009
Jul	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	24 July 1979
Aug	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	3 August 2006
Sep	149.6 mm (5.9 in)	8 September 2002
Oct	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	22 October 2024
Nov	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	21 November 1996
Dec	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	23 December 2004

Period of Record Coverage

1974 to 2025

50 years of record at Port Elizabeth Intl, 1974 to 2025. 30 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1988, 1989 and others.

Days with data per year at Port Elizabeth Intl
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1974	6	2%	No
1975	85	23%	No
1976	191	52%	No
1977	21	6%	No
1980	2	1%	No
1981	2	1%	No
1982	336	92%	Yes
1983	341	93%	Yes
1984	352	96%	Yes
1985	354	97%	Yes
1986	348	95%	Yes
1987	335	92%	Yes
1988	326	89%	No
1989	324	89%	No
1990	320	88%	No
1991	341	93%	Yes
1992	359	98%	Yes
1993	359	98%	Yes
1994	360	99%	Yes
1995	340	93%	Yes
1996	334	91%	Yes
1997	335	92%	Yes
1998	326	89%	No
1999	343	94%	Yes
2000	340	93%	Yes
2001	349	96%	Yes
2002	339	93%	Yes
2003	334	92%	Yes
2004	328	90%	No
2005	300	82%	No
2006	325	89%	No
2007	321	88%	No
2008	305	83%	No
2009	326	89%	No
2010	346	95%	Yes
2011	342	94%	Yes
2012	325	89%	No
2013	289	79%	No
2014	278	76%	No
2015	256	70%	No
2016	261	71%	No
2017	266	73%	No
2018	213	58%	No
2019	203	56%	No
2020	280	77%	No
2021	175	48%	No
2022	161	44%	No
2023	128	35%	No
2024	128	35%	No
2025	180	49%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Port Elizabeth Intl
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 2025	Port Elizabeth Intl, ZA	daily high max	32.0 C (89.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	8 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 2025	Port Elizabeth Intl, ZA	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	38 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 2025	Port Elizabeth Intl, ZA	daily high max	32.9 C (91.2 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	43 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 2025	Port Elizabeth Intl, ZA	daily high max	34.6 C (94.3 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	26 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 2025	Port Elizabeth Intl, ZA	daily high max	28.7 C (83.7 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	14 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 2025	Port Elizabeth Intl, ZA	daily high max	35.2 C (95.4 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	12 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 2025	Port Elizabeth Intl, ZA	daily high max	35.2 C (95.4 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	26 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 2025	Port Elizabeth Intl, ZA	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	28 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 2025	Port Elizabeth Intl, ZA	daily high min (Tie)	19.7 C (67.5 F)	tie	25 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 2025	Port Elizabeth Intl, ZA	daily low max (Tie)	23.0 C (73.4 F)	tie	14 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 2025	Port Elizabeth Intl, ZA	daily low min	10.9 C (51.6 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	15 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 2024	Port Elizabeth Intl, ZA	daily high min	21.0 C (69.8 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	26 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 2024	Port Elizabeth Intl, ZA	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	25 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 2024	Port Elizabeth Intl, ZA	daily high min	20.8 C (69.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	20 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 2024	Port Elizabeth Intl, ZA	daily high max	28.7 C (83.7 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	26 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 2024	Port Elizabeth Intl, ZA	daily high min	19.9 C (67.8 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	21 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 2024	Port Elizabeth Intl, ZA	daily low max	19.2 C (66.6 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	5 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 2024	Port Elizabeth Intl, ZA	daily low min	6.4 C (43.5 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	1 year	19 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 2024	Port Elizabeth Intl, ZA	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	6 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 2024	Port Elizabeth Intl, ZA	daily high max	32.6 C (90.7 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	14 years	16 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1973 to 2025

Yearly extremes at Port Elizabeth Intl: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	39.6 C (103.3 F)	1991	35.2 C (95.3 F)	50
Coldest night (TNn)	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	1995	1.4 C (34.5 F)	49
Wettest day (Rx1day)	149.6 mm (5.9 in)	2002	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	52
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	206.7 mm (8.1 in)	2006	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	51
Longest dry spell (CDD)	24 days	1980	8 days	52

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Port Elizabeth Intl, 1973 to 2025. The record is 39.6 C (103.3 F) in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.2 C (95.3 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Port Elizabeth Intl by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1973	n/a
1974	26.0 C (78.8 F)
1975	29.0 C (84.2 F)
1976	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1977	29.0 C (84.2 F)
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1981	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1982	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1983	35.2 C (95.4 F)
1984	35.5 C (95.9 F)
1985	35.1 C (95.2 F)
1986	34.9 C (94.8 F)
1987	36.5 C (97.7 F)
1988	34.3 C (93.7 F)
1989	37.0 C (98.6 F)
1990	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1991	39.6 C (103.3 F)
1992	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1993	37.6 C (99.7 F)
1994	35.5 C (95.9 F)
1995	37.3 C (99.1 F)
1996	37.3 C (99.1 F)
1997	34.3 C (93.7 F)
1998	37.3 C (99.1 F)
1999	39.2 C (102.6 F)
2000	31.9 C (89.4 F)
2001	33.4 C (92.1 F)
2002	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2003	37.4 C (99.3 F)
2004	35.8 C (96.4 F)
2005	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2006	37.1 C (98.8 F)
2007	36.9 C (98.4 F)
2008	37.4 C (99.3 F)
2009	35.5 C (95.9 F)
2010	39.5 C (103.1 F)
2011	37.1 C (98.8 F)
2012	33.4 C (92.1 F)
2013	32.3 C (90.1 F)
2014	32.0 C (89.6 F)
2015	33.2 C (91.8 F)
2016	34.2 C (93.6 F)
2017	36.0 C (96.8 F)
2018	33.6 C (92.5 F)
2019	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2020	35.5 C (95.9 F)
2021	32.1 C (89.8 F)
2022	34.6 C (94.3 F)
2023	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2024	32.6 C (90.7 F)
2025	35.2 C (95.4 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Port Elizabeth Intl, 1973 to 2025. The record is -0.3 C (31.5 F) in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 1.4 C (34.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Port Elizabeth Intl by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1973	4.0 C (39.2 F)
1974	n/a
1975	17.0 C (62.6 F)
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	11.0 C (51.8 F)
1980	4.0 C (39.2 F)
1981	3.0 C (37.4 F)
1982	2.7 C (36.9 F)
1983	4.4 C (39.9 F)
1984	4.4 C (39.9 F)
1985	3.4 C (38.1 F)
1986	0.8 C (33.4 F)
1987	3.0 C (37.4 F)
1988	3.8 C (38.8 F)
1989	3.7 C (38.7 F)
1990	0.5 C (32.9 F)
1991	1.5 C (34.7 F)
1992	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1993	3.3 C (37.9 F)
1994	0.9 C (33.6 F)
1995	-0.3 C (31.5 F)
1996	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1997	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1998	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1999	0.9 C (33.6 F)
2000	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2001	2.3 C (36.1 F)
2002	1.9 C (35.4 F)
2003	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2004	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2005	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2006	2.2 C (36.0 F)
2007	1.9 C (35.4 F)
2008	1.3 C (34.3 F)
2009	0.9 C (33.6 F)
2010	1.4 C (34.5 F)
2011	0.8 C (33.4 F)
2012	1.3 C (34.3 F)
2013	0.9 C (33.6 F)
2014	1.0 C (33.8 F)
2015	2.5 C (36.5 F)
2016	0.5 C (32.9 F)
2017	1.3 C (34.3 F)
2018	1.1 C (34.0 F)
2019	1.1 C (34.0 F)
2020	1.6 C (34.9 F)
2021	1.0 C (33.8 F)
2022	3.4 C (38.1 F)
2023	2.4 C (36.3 F)
2024	2.4 C (36.3 F)
2025	6.7 C (44.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Port Elizabeth Intl, 1973 to 2025. The record is 149.6 mm (5.9 in) in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.1 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Port Elizabeth Intl by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1973	5.1 mm (0.20 in)
1974	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1975	n/a
1976	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1977	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1978	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1979	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1980	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1981	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1982	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1983	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1984	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1985	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1986	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1987	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1988	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1989	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1990	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1991	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1992	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1993	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1994	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1995	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1996	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1997	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1998	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1999	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
2000	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
2001	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
2002	149.6 mm (5.9 in)
2003	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
2004	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
2005	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
2006	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
2007	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
2008	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
2009	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
2010	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2011	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2012	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
2013	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
2014	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2015	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2016	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2017	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
2018	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2019	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
2020	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
2021	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
2022	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
2023	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2024	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
2025	61.0 mm (2.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Port Elizabeth Intl, 1973 to 2025. The record is 206.7 mm (8.1 in) in 2006, marked on the chart; the median year is 77.5 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Port Elizabeth Intl by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1973	n/a
1974	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1975	n/a
1976	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1977	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1978	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1979	138.5 mm (5.5 in)
1980	60.1 mm (2.4 in)
1981	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1982	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1983	163.4 mm (6.4 in)
1984	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1985	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1986	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1987	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1988	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1989	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1990	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1991	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1992	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1993	115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1994	149.3 mm (5.9 in)
1995	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1996	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1997	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1998	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1999	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
2000	87.2 mm (3.4 in)
2001	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
2002	184.2 mm (7.3 in)
2003	110.7 mm (4.4 in)
2004	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
2005	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2006	206.7 mm (8.1 in)
2007	145.0 mm (5.7 in)
2008	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
2009	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
2010	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
2011	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
2012	170.4 mm (6.7 in)
2013	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
2014	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
2015	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
2016	64.9 mm (2.6 in)
2017	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
2018	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
2019	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
2020	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
2021	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
2022	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
2023	91.8 mm (3.6 in)
2024	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
2025	53.4 mm (2.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Port Elizabeth Intl, 1973 to 2025. The record is 24 days in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 8 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Port Elizabeth Intl by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1973	1 day
1974	7 days
1975	n/a
1976	7 days
1977	15 days
1978	17 days
1979	21 days
1980	24 days
1981	15 days
1982	5 days
1983	7 days
1984	14 days
1985	10 days
1986	15 days
1987	13 days
1988	10 days
1989	22 days
1990	11 days
1991	15 days
1992	14 days
1993	20 days
1994	14 days
1995	13 days
1996	10 days
1997	15 days
1998	19 days
1999	8 days
2000	6 days
2001	4 days
2002	10 days
2003	8 days
2004	8 days
2005	13 days
2006	6 days
2007	5 days
2008	4 days
2009	4 days
2010	8 days
2011	6 days
2012	3 days
2013	4 days
2014	5 days
2015	7 days
2016	3 days
2017	6 days
2018	7 days
2019	4 days
2020	4 days
2021	6 days
2022	6 days
2023	4 days
2024	6 days
2025	4 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).