Pietermaritzburg weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Pietermaritzburg is expected to be 29°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Pietermaritzburg, South Africa for more weather parameters.

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Monday 22nd December 2025 GMT

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The 5-day weather forecast for South Africa (Pietermaritzburg) is provided by the Swiss meteorological agency, meteoblue. Find out more about our data sources.

Pietermaritzburg weather forecast by day

Below are the detailed weather forecasts for Pietermaritzburg for the next 5 days.

Pietermaritzburg weather for Tuesday 23rd December 2025

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa with a maximum temperature of 29°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 11+ (Extreme) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 67% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the north.

  • 29°C maximum temperature29
    °C maximum temperature
  • 18°C minimum temperature18
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 7 hours of bright sunshine7
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme)11
    UV index (Extreme)
  • 67% chance of some rain67
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Low heat & humidityL
    low heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 15 kph from the North15
    kph wind from N

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Pietermaritzburg weather for Wednesday 24th December 2025

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa with a maximum temperature of 22°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 76% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the south.

  • 22°C maximum temperature22
    °C maximum temperature
  • 16°C minimum temperature16
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 4 (Moderate)4
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 76% chance of some rain76
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 22°C wind chill22
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 18 kph from the South18
    kph wind from S

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Pietermaritzburg weather for Thursday 25th December 2025

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa with a maximum temperature of 20°C, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 51% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the east.

  • 20°C maximum temperature20
    °C maximum temperature
  • 16°C minimum temperature16
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 1 hour of bright sunshine1
    hour of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 7 (High)7
    UV index (High)
  • 51% chance of some rain51
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 20°C wind chill20
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 14 kph from the East14
    kph wind from E

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Pietermaritzburg weather for Friday 26th December 2025

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa with a maximum temperature of 23°C, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 63% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the east.

  • 23°C maximum temperature23
    °C maximum temperature
  • 17°C minimum temperature17
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 6 hours of bright sunshine6
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 9 (Very High)9
    UV index (Very High)
  • 63% chance of some rain63
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 23°C wind chill23
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 13 kph from the East13
    kph wind from E

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Pietermaritzburg weather for Saturday 27th December 2025

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa with a maximum temperature of 23°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 20-30 mm of rainfall expected with 88% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 20 kph from the south-east.

  • 23°C maximum temperature23
    °C maximum temperature
  • 18°C minimum temperature18
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 4 hours of bright sunshine4
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 4 (Moderate)4
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 88% chance of some rain88
    % chance of some rain
  • 20-30 mm of rainfall expected<30
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 20 kph from the South-East20
    kph wind from SE

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