Is it safe to be outside in Makhanda today?
Yes — it's a good time to be outside in Makhanda right now: Good to go — Clear and calm. A good day to be outside. It's about 18° (feels like 18°), showers possible later, and UV peaks around 4. Air quality is fair (European AQI 25). Fire danger is low (index 2).
Clear and calm. A good day to be outside.
Updated 13:15, 11 Sep (SAST) · live weather for Makhanda
- 18°now
- 18°feels like
- 10 km/hwind
- 76%humidity
- UV 4peak today
- AQI 25air
- FDI 2fire danger
Today in Makhanda
- Fire danger FDI 2Low fire danger — the veld isn’t dangerously dry today.
- Air quality AQI 25Air is clean and easy to breathe today.
- UV & sun UV 4Sun is gentle today (peaks around UV 4).
Next 7 days
- Fri14° / 18°
- Sat13° / 23°
- Sun16° / 19°
- Mon14° / 21°
- Tue13° / 22°UV 7
- Wed10° / 13°
- Thu9° / 17°
Weather in Makhanda
On the Eastern Cape coast, Makhanda is often breezy and changeable, as weather fronts sweep past between warm spells. Set in a valley, Makhanda has a changeable, often chilly climate, with sharp cold snaps between warm spells.
Open the live Makhanda appHow Makhanda has changed
Roughly 210 hectares of land around Makhanda became built-up between 2017 and 2023. That is about 10% more built-up land than Makhanda had in 2017.
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 Makhanda right now?
Yes — it's a good time to be outside in Makhanda right now: Good to go — Clear and calm. A good day to be outside. It's about 18° (feels like 18°), showers possible later, and UV peaks around 4. Air quality is fair (European AQI 25). Fire danger is low (index 2).
Will it rain in Makhanda today?
Showers are possible in Makhanda later today. Check the minute-by-minute rain timing.
How hot is it in Makhanda today?
It's about 18° in Makhanda right now, feeling like 18°, with a high near 18° and a low near 14°.
Is the UV high in Makhanda today?
Today's UV in Makhanda peaks around 4 (moderate) — sun protection is optional today.
What is the fire danger in Makhanda today?
Fire danger in Makhanda 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 Makhanda 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.