Is it safe to be outside in Tzaneen today?
Mostly — but keep an eye on conditions in Tzaneen right now: Mind the air — Poor for sensitive people — asthma and older folks, take it easy outside. (Satellite estimate — other apps may read differently.) It's about 27° (feels like 28°), no rain expected soon, and UV peaks around 8. Air quality is poor (European AQI 79). Fire danger is low (index 2).
Poor for sensitive people — asthma and older folks, take it easy outside. (Satellite estimate — other apps may read differently.)
Updated 13:15, 11 Sep (SAST) · live weather for Tzaneen
- 27°now
- 28°feels like
- 7 km/hwind
- 32%humidity
- UV 8peak today
- AQI 79air
- FDI 2fire danger
Today in Tzaneen
- Air quality AQI 79Poor for sensitive people — asthma and older folks, take it easy outside. (Satellite estimate — other apps may read differently.)
- UV & sun UV 8High UV around midday — a bit of sunscreen goes a long way.
- Fire danger FDI 2Low fire danger — the veld isn’t dangerously dry today.
Next 7 days
- Fri10° / 27°UV 8
- Sat14° / 24°UV 8
- Sun13° / 25°UV 8
- Mon13° / 21°UV 8
- Tue14° / 25°UV 8
- Wed14° / 28°UV 8
- Thu16° / 21°UV 8
Weather in Tzaneen
Tzaneen sits in the subtropical Lowveld — hot, humid summers with heavy thundershowers, and dry winters when the bush turns tinder-dry and fire danger rises. One of the wettest, greenest corners of South Africa, Tzaneen is humid and subtropical with heavy summer rain.
Open the live Tzaneen appHow Tzaneen has changed
Roughly 300 hectares of land around Tzaneen became built-up between 2017 and 2023. That is about 15% more built-up land than Tzaneen 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 Tzaneen right now?
Mostly — but keep an eye on conditions in Tzaneen right now: Mind the air — Poor for sensitive people — asthma and older folks, take it easy outside. (Satellite estimate — other apps may read differently.) It's about 27° (feels like 28°), no rain expected soon, and UV peaks around 8. Air quality is poor (European AQI 79). Fire danger is low (index 2).
Will it rain in Tzaneen today?
No rain is expected in Tzaneen in the next few hours. The 7-day outlook shows what's coming.
How hot is it in Tzaneen today?
It's about 27° in Tzaneen right now, feeling like 28°, with a high near 27° and a low near 10°.
Is the UV high in Tzaneen today?
Today's UV in Tzaneen peaks around 8 (very high) — wear sunscreen and a hat around midday.
What is the fire danger in Tzaneen today?
Fire danger in Tzaneen is low right now, at a fire-danger index of 2. The veld is not dangerously dry today. The nearest satellite fire detection is about 137 km south of Tzaneen, 5 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.