KwaZulu-Natal

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Cities: 53 Updated: 14 Oct, 21:01 Open-Meteo

A comparison of 53 towns in the KwaZulu-Natal 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 KwaZulu-Natal by VanSky

City	VanSky	Temp.	Solar	Wind	Water
Kokstad	91	26° / 13°	2.3 kWh	20 (↑50) km/h	—
Matatiele	91	24° / 13°	2.3 kWh	29 (↑57) km/h	—
Mooi River	88	24° / 15°	1.7 kWh	20 (↑44) km/h	—
Mpophomeni	85	23° / 14°	1.5 kWh	13 (↑37) km/h	—
Estcourt	84	26° / 17°	1.7 kWh	18 (↑36) km/h	—
Glencoe	84	28° / 17°	1.8 kWh	13 (↑40) km/h	—
Ladysmith	84	27° / 18°	1.8 kWh	16 (↑34) km/h	—
Ixopo	83	27° / 16°	1.8 kWh	15 (↑35) km/h	—
Margate	82	25° / 20°	1.7 kWh	20 (↑39) km/h	—
Dundee	82	28° / 17°	1.7 kWh	13 (↑32) km/h	—
Vryheid	81	27° / 18°	1.8 kWh	22 (↑46) km/h	—
Ga-Malakhe	81	26° / 18°	1.6 kWh	16 (↑36) km/h	—
Folweni	81	26° / 17°	1.5 kWh	15 (↑34) km/h	—
Richmond	81	24° / 15°	1.5 kWh	8 (↑42) km/h	—
Craigieburn	81	26° / 18°	1.6 kWh	17 (↑35) km/h	—
eMkhomazi	81	26° / 18°	1.6 kWh	17 (↑35) km/h	—
Scottburgh	81	26° / 18°	1.6 kWh	17 (↑35) km/h	—
Tongaat	81	26° / 20°	1.8 kWh	17 (↑31) km/h	—
Ntuzuma	81	26° / 20°	1.7 kWh	15 (↑32) km/h	—
Harding	80	28° / 16°	2.3 kWh	16 (↑36) km/h	—
Hazelmere	80	26° / 18°	1.8 kWh	17 (↑32) km/h	—
Inanda	80	26° / 18°	1.8 kWh	17 (↑32) km/h	—
Wembesi	80	26° / 18°	1.6 kWh	10 (↑35) km/h	—
Pinetown	80	26° / 17°	1.6 kWh	15 (↑36) km/h	—
Port Shepstone	79	23° / 22°	1.6 kWh	25 km/h	—
Mpumalanga	79	27° / 17°	1.6 kWh	12 (↑26) km/h	—
Dannhauser	78	28° / 17°	1.8 kWh	29 (↑55) km/h	—
eMuziwezinto	77	27° / 18°	1.7 kWh	14 (↑31) km/h	—
Newcastle	77	31° / 18°	1.9 kWh	17 (↑39) km/h	—
Mondlo	76	29° / 18°	1.7 kWh	20 (↑35) km/h	—

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Kokstad

Matatiele

Mooi River

Mpophomeni

Estcourt

Glencoe

Ladysmith

Ixopo

Margate

Dundee

Vryheid

Ga-Malakhe

Folweni

Richmond

Craigieburn

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