Is it safe to be outside in Mthatha today?
Mostly — but keep an eye on conditions in Mthatha right now: Heads up — High UV around midday — a bit of sunscreen goes a long way. It's about 21° (feels like 20°), no rain expected soon, and UV peaks around 7. Air quality is fair (European AQI 27). Fire danger is low (index 3).
High UV around midday — a bit of sunscreen goes a long way.
Updated 12:45, 11 Sep (SAST) · live weather for Mthatha
- 21°now
- 20°feels like
- 10 km/hwind
- 68%humidity
- UV 7peak today
- AQI 27air
- FDI 3fire danger
Today in Mthatha
- UV & sun UV 7High UV around midday — a bit of sunscreen goes a long way.
- Fire danger FDI 3Low fire danger — the veld isn’t dangerously dry today.
- Air quality AQI 27Air is clean and easy to breathe today.
Next 7 days
- Fri14° / 21°UV 7
- Sat15° / 25°UV 7
- Sun17° / 25°UV 7
- Mon17° / 26°
- Tue13° / 24°UV 7
- Wed10° / 16°UV 7
- Thu10° / 15°
Weather in Mthatha
On the Eastern Cape coast, Mthatha is often breezy and changeable, as weather fronts sweep past between warm spells. Inland in the former Transkei, Mthatha has warm, wet summers and cool, dry winters.
Open the live Mthatha appHow Mthatha has changed
Roughly 560 hectares of land around Mthatha became built-up between 2017 and 2023. That is about 10% more built-up land than Mthatha 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 Mthatha right now?
Mostly — but keep an eye on conditions in Mthatha right now: Heads up — High UV around midday — a bit of sunscreen goes a long way. It's about 21° (feels like 20°), no rain expected soon, and UV peaks around 7. Air quality is fair (European AQI 27). Fire danger is low (index 3).
Will it rain in Mthatha today?
No rain is expected in Mthatha in the next few hours. The 7-day outlook shows what's coming.
How hot is it in Mthatha today?
It's about 21° in Mthatha right now, feeling like 20°, with a high near 21° and a low near 14°.
Is the UV high in Mthatha today?
Today's UV in Mthatha peaks around 7 (high) — wear sunscreen and a hat around midday.
What is the fire danger in Mthatha today?
Fire danger in Mthatha is low right now, at a fire-danger index of 3. The veld is not dangerously dry today. The nearest satellite fire detection is about 93 km north of Mthatha, 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.