Eastern Cape

Compare countries and cities by VanSky score and pick your next stop

Cities: 52 Updated: 14 Oct, 18:01 Open-Meteo

A comparison of 52 towns in the Eastern Cape region (South Africa) by VanSky score — where it's most comfortable to stop on your trip right now.

The country score (0–100) is computed from all of its cities, not a single point. Cities are grouped into regions, and a region's score is the median of its cities so dense clusters don't outweigh sparse ones. Final score = 0.65 × “best areas” (80th percentile of regions) + 0.35 × “typical conditions” (median of regions), so one warm city can't push the whole country to 100. Each city's score blends warmth (feels-like), sun, rain and wind, adjusted for night temperature and, on the coast, the sea. Data: Open-Meteo, refreshed several times a day.

80–100

Ideal

60–79

Comfortable

40–59

Acceptable

20–39

Challenging

0–19

Extreme

The scale above shows what share of the country's cities falls into each comfort band. “Best spot” is the most comfortable region or city this week; “typical conditions” is the median score across regions.

∅ 7-day average

Top 30 Cities in Eastern Cape by VanSky

City	VanSky	Temp.	Solar	Wind	Water
Molteno	98	24° / 10°	3 kWh	28 (↑50) km/h	—
Dordrecht	97	25° / 11°	3 kWh	28 (↑50) km/h	—
Barkly East	96	24° / 10°	2.8 kWh	23 (↑45) km/h	—
Queenstown	95	28° / 11°	3 kWh	19 (↑37) km/h	—
Gqeberha	93	23° / 16°	2.8 kWh	30 (↑50) km/h	—
Burgersdorp	93	27° / 10°	2.9 kWh	20 (↑34) km/h	—
Cala	92	28° / 12°	2.9 kWh	21 (↑41) km/h	—
Khowa	92	28° / 13°	2.8 kWh	22 (↑39) km/h	—
Middelburg	91	28° / 13°	2.9 kWh	29 (↑46) km/h	—
Lady Frere	91	29° / 12°	3 kWh	21 (↑38) km/h	—
Tlokoeng	91	26° / 14°	2.3 kWh	16 (↑36) km/h	—
Aliwal North	91	28° / 10°	2.9 kWh	21 (↑36) km/h	—
Queensdale	90	29° / 11°	3 kWh	18 (↑31) km/h	—
Whittlesea	89	28° / 13°	2.9 kWh	21 (↑35) km/h	—
Bedford	89	29° / 13°	2.9 kWh	29 (↑64) km/h	—
Gonubie	88	24° / 18°	2.8 kWh	30 (↑51) km/h	—
Ilinge	88	29° / 13°	3 kWh	18 (↑33) km/h	—
Cradock	87	30° / 13°	2.9 kWh	29 (↑52) km/h	—
Ugie	86	29° / 13°	2.5 kWh	17 (↑32) km/h	—
Somerset East	86	31° / 13°	2.6 kWh	26 (↑55) km/h	—
Ngcobo	85	29° / 14°	2.8 kWh	14 (↑42) km/h	—
Maclear	84	29° / 15°	2.4 kWh	11 (↑29) km/h	—
East London	83	26° / 18°	2.8 kWh	27 (↑58) km/h	—
Graaff Reinet	82	31° / 14°	2.8 kWh	30 (↑53) km/h	—
Cofimvaba	81	30° / 13°	3 kWh	20 (↑34) km/h	—
Stutterheim	77	31° / 15°	2.9 kWh	20 (↑45) km/h	—
Clydesdale	76	28° / 16°	1.9 kWh	15 (↑31) km/h	—
Dutywa	75	31° / 15°	2.9 kWh	17 (↑31) km/h	—
Adelaide	73	33° / 12°	2.8 kWh	29 (↑47) km/h	—
Humansdorp	73	28° / 12°	2.8 kWh	16 (↑42) km/h	—

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Molteno

Dordrecht

Barkly East

Queenstown

Gqeberha

Burgersdorp

Cala

Khowa

Middelburg

Lady Frere

Tlokoeng

Aliwal North

Queensdale

Whittlesea

Bedford

VanSky Index

A weather comfort index for travel: a 0–100 score. Recalculated daily from live weather data — temperature, rainfall, wind and sun.

80–100 Ideal

60–79 Comfortable

40–59 Acceptable

20–39 Challenging

0–19 Extreme

How it's calculated:

Thermal comfort 35% — temperature + humidity
Sunshine 25% — panel charge, mood; in heat the sun is no longer a bonus
Precipitation 25% — rain → muddy ground
Wind 15% — awning, driving, noise
Extremes override all: frost, heat, storm, downpour
Heat counts by feels-like temperature: at 32°+ the score can’t reach “Comfortable”, muggy nights lower it further
A dangerous day drags the week down: a storm or downpour in the forecast keeps the week from being “Comfortable”
Bonus: warm sea, high panel output