Is it safe to be outside in Durban today?
Mostly — but keep an eye on conditions in Durban right now: Heads up — High UV around midday — a bit of sunscreen goes a long way. It's about 24° (feels like 25°), no rain expected soon, and UV peaks around 7. Air quality is fair (European AQI 32). Fire danger is low (index 4).
High UV around midday — a bit of sunscreen goes a long way.
Updated 12:45, 11 Sep (SAST) · live weather for Durban
- 24°now
- 25°feels like
- 18 km/hwind
- 67%humidity
- UV 7peak today
- AQI 32air
- FDI 4fire danger
Today in Durban
- UV & sun UV 7High UV around midday — a bit of sunscreen goes a long way.
- Fire danger FDI 4Low fire danger — the veld isn’t dangerously dry today.
- Air quality AQI 32Air is clean and easy to breathe today.
Next 7 days
- Fri17° / 24°UV 7
- Sat17° / 23°UV 7
- Sun19° / 24°UV 7
- Mon20° / 27°UV 7
- Tue18° / 27°UV 6
- Wed16° / 24°UV 7
- Thu15° / 20°
Weather in Durban
On the humid KwaZulu-Natal coast, Durban has muggy summers with heavy downpours and thunderstorms, and mild, pleasant winters. Warm and humid off the Indian Ocean, Durban's surprise is the 'berg wind' — a hot, dry blast that can spike temperatures even in winter.
Open the live Durban appHow Durban has changed
There has been little measurable change in how much of the land around Durban is built on since 2017. The built-up area looks much the same on satellite images today as it did then.
We measure the same 10 km by 10 km square around every place we cover. How we measured this
Land cover: Impact Observatory, Esri and Microsoft, CC-BY-4.0. Derived from Copernicus Sentinel data.
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Common questions
Is it safe to be outside in Durban right now?
Mostly — but keep an eye on conditions in Durban right now: Heads up — High UV around midday — a bit of sunscreen goes a long way. It's about 24° (feels like 25°), no rain expected soon, and UV peaks around 7. Air quality is fair (European AQI 32). Fire danger is low (index 4).
Will it rain in Durban today?
No rain is expected in Durban in the next few hours. The 7-day outlook shows what's coming.
How hot is it in Durban today?
It's about 24° in Durban right now, feeling like 25°, with a high near 24° and a low near 17°.
Is the UV high in Durban today?
Today's UV in Durban peaks around 7 (high) — wear sunscreen and a hat around midday.
What is the fire danger in Durban today?
Fire danger in Durban is low right now, at a fire-danger index of 4. The veld is not dangerously dry today. The nearest satellite fire detection is about 52 km west of Durban, 4 hours ago.
Overhead is a free guide built on live open weather data from Open-Meteo. It is advisory only — for official warnings and emergencies, follow the South African Weather Service.