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Climate in Durban


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Durban has a humid subtropical climate with hot, rainy summers and short warm winters, which are frost-free. Durban has an annual rainfall of 1,009 millimetres (39.7 in) The average temperature in summer ranges from 28 °C (82 °F) to 35 °C (95 °F), while in winter the average temperature is 20 °C (68 °F) to 23 °C (73 °F). Sunrise in Durban on summer solstice occurs at 04h45 and sunset at 19h00; on winter solstice sunrise is at 06h30 and sunset at 17h20. The wet season is in summer which begins sometime in November, ending in mid-April. Summers are hot and humid during the day, but are relieved by afternoon or evening thunderstorms. Some of the summer thunderstorms can be quite violent, especially during the peak of summer, from December to February, often coupled with high winds and occasional hail. The city is also occasionally effected by tropical storms and cyclones during the cyclone season which is from November 15 to April 30. The most recent cyclonic storm was Tropical Storm Irina which made landfall on March 4, 2012. Winters, which are from June to August, are generally warm and sunny and heatwaves sometimes occur from late June to mid-July
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