Mossel Bay is synonymous with good weather – perfect for enjoying our beaches and the great outdoors.

Average Temperatures:

• Summer (September – April).
  Day Time: 26° C
  Night Time: 12° C
  Dress sense: Wear light clothing, a hat and sun block.
• Winter (May – August)
  Day Time: 19° C
  Night Time: 8° C
  Dress sense: Wear light clothing during the day; you’ll need a sweater or coat at night and during the occasional cold snap. Frost is rare and snow has never been recorded in Mossel Bay, although it is sometimes seen on the peaks of the Outeniqua Mountains, 60 km to the north.

Sunshine and Rain:
320 Sunny days per year. Rain falls mostly at night and mostly during summer. In 1992, the Guinness Book of Records reported Mossel Bay as having ‘the second mildest climate in the world” (first was a small town in Hawaii).

Statistics  and Weather Information

Mossel Bay local Johan Terblanche runs the  South African Weather and Disaster Information Service (SAWDIS) -you’ll find heaps if information on his saweatherobserver blog at http://saweatherobserver.blogspot.com

Download a .pdf version of our 100-page information brochure here – or collect a copy from our offices on the corner of Market & Church Streets, Mossel Bay