Is it safe to be outside in George today?
Mostly — but keep an eye on conditions in George right now: Heads up — High UV around midday — a bit of sunscreen goes a long way. It's about 18° (feels like 19°), no rain expected soon, and UV peaks around 6. Air quality is fair (European AQI 27). Fire danger is low (index 2).
High UV around midday — a bit of sunscreen goes a long way.
Updated 12:45, 11 Sep (SAST) · live weather for George
- 18°now
- 19°feels like
- 8 km/hwind
- 77%humidity
- UV 6peak today
- AQI 27air
- FDI 2fire danger
Today in George
- UV & sun UV 6High UV around midday — a bit of sunscreen goes a long way.
- Fire danger FDI 2Low fire danger — the veld isn’t dangerously dry today.
- Air quality AQI 27Air is clean and easy to breathe today.
Next 7 days
- Fri13° / 18°UV 6
- Sat13° / 17°
- Sun14° / 21°
- Mon15° / 18°
- Tue13° / 22°UV 7
- Wed11° / 15°
- Thu10° / 14°
Weather in George
Along the Garden Route, George catches rain in every season, with wind and the occasional coastal storm rolling in off the sea. In the foothills of the Outeniqua mountains, George catches rain in every season, often when the rest of the country is dry.
Open the live George appHow George has changed
Roughly 120 hectares of land around George became built-up between 2017 and 2023.
A hectare is about the size of a rugby field. 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 George right now?
Mostly — but keep an eye on conditions in George right now: Heads up — High UV around midday — a bit of sunscreen goes a long way. It's about 18° (feels like 19°), no rain expected soon, and UV peaks around 6. Air quality is fair (European AQI 27). Fire danger is low (index 2).
Will it rain in George today?
No rain is expected in George in the next few hours. The 7-day outlook shows what's coming.
How hot is it in George today?
It's about 18° in George right now, feeling like 19°, with a high near 18° and a low near 13°.
Is the UV high in George today?
Today's UV in George peaks around 6 (high) — wear sunscreen and a hat around midday.
What is the fire danger in George today?
Fire danger in George is low right now, at a fire-danger index of 2. The veld is not dangerously dry today. No active fire detections within 150 km of George in the last twelve hours, though satellites cannot see through thick cloud.
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.