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.

• Wednesday
  15th Apr
  29
  16
  
  8
  6
• Thursday
  16th Apr
  22
  18
  
  4
  6
• Friday
  17th Apr
  25
  16
  
  3
  4
• Saturday
  18th Apr
  24
  17
  
  4
  5
• Sunday
  19th Apr
  28
  16
  
  7
  6

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Wednesday 15th April 2026 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 Wednesday 15th April 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa with a maximum temperature of 29°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 42% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 21 kph from the south-east.

• 29
  °C maximum temperature
• 16
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  isolated thunderstorms
• 8
  hours of sunshine
• 6
  UV index (High)
• 42
  % chance of some rain
• <2
  mm of rainfall expected
• L
  low heat & humidity
• 21
  kph wind from SE

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Pietermaritzburg weather for Thursday 16th April 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa with a maximum temperature of 22°C, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 42% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the north-east.

• 22
  °C maximum temperature
• 18
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  isolated thunderstorms
• 4
  hours of sunshine
• 6
  UV index (High)
• 42
  % chance of some rain
• <10
  mm of rainfall expected
• 22
  °C wind chill
• 15
  kph wind from NE

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Pietermaritzburg weather for Friday 17th April 2026

Expect broken clouds in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa with a maximum temperature of 25°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the north-west.

• 25
  °C maximum temperature
• 16
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  broken clouds
• 3
  hours of sunshine
• 4
  UV index (Moderate)
• 0
  mm of rainfall expected
• 0
  no heat & humidity
• 16
  kph wind from NW

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Pietermaritzburg weather for Saturday 18th April 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa with a maximum temperature of 24°C, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 57% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the south-east.

• 24
  °C maximum temperature
• 17
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  isolated thunderstorms
• 4
  hours of sunshine
• 5
  UV index (Moderate)
• 57
  % chance of some rain
• <5
  mm of rainfall expected
• 0
  no heat & humidity
• 16
  kph wind from SE

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Pietermaritzburg weather for Sunday 19th April 2026

Expect broken clouds in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa with a maximum temperature of 28°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the north-west.

• 28
  °C maximum temperature
• 16
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  broken clouds
• 7
  hours of sunshine
• 6
  UV index (High)
• 0
  mm of rainfall expected
• L
  low heat & humidity
• 16
  kph wind from NW

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