Location & Surroundings
Pietermaritzburg is a city in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa with 839,327 inhabitants, at 636 m elevation. The national capital Pretoria is about 480 km to the northwest. The nearest airport is Pieter Maritzburg, 4 km away.
Also known as: بيترماريتزبرغ · ピーターマリッツバーグ · Питермарицбург · 彼得马里茨堡 · पीटरमैरिट्सबर्ग · Пітэрмарыцбург
Overview
Pietermaritzburg is city in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
It is located in Msunduzi Local Municipality, South Africa.
Established in 1839-01-01.
It covers about 126 square kilometre.
The elevation is around 596 metre.
Also known as: DE Maritzburg
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Basic Data
- Country South Africa
- Located in Msunduzi Local Municipality
- Area 126 square kilometre
- Type seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLA)
- seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLC takes precedence over PPLA)
Geography
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Coordinates
29° 37' 0" S, 30° 23' 34" E
- Elevation DEM: 636 m
- Timezone Africa/Johannesburg
- Time Shift GMT 2 (DST 2)
Statistics & Country
- Population 839,327
- Pop. Density 2,759 p/km²
- Built-up 21.9%
- Settlement Urban centre
- Currency Rand (ZAR)
- Phone Prefix +27
Sun & Local Time
- Local time 14:33
- Sunrise 05:21
- Sunset 18:07
- Day length 12 h 46 min
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Weather in Pietermaritzburg
Current conditions and a 3-day (72-hour) weather forecast for Pietermaritzburg, updated from the NOAA GFS model.
Now 22.3 C with mostly cloudy skies and a 1.6 m/s easterly wind. Next 24h: 15.2 to 26.7 C, max wind 5.0 m/s. No precipitation expected. Solar peaks near 826 W/m2.
| Hour | Temp (C) | Wind (m/s) | Dir (deg) | RH (%) | Pressure (hPa) | Precip (step/total mm) | Clouds (%) | Solar (W/m2) | UV-B (W/m2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOW | 22.3 | 1.6 | 107 | 62 | 1,018.2 | - / 0.00 | 64 | 0.0 | n/a |
| 6h | 26.7 | 5.0 | 122 | 50 | 1,014.7 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 90 | 826.2 | n/a |
| 12h | 16.1 | 0.5 | 155 | 92 | 1,021.4 | 0.98 / 0.98 | 51 | 212.0 | n/a |
| 18h | 15.2 | 1.0 | 299 | 93 | 1,019.4 | 0.00 / 0.11 | 6 | 0.0 | n/a |
| Tomorrow | 19.5 | 0.8 | 329 | 73 | 1,017.8 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 99 | 55.9 | n/a |
| 30h | 32.3 | 3.6 | 90 | 28 | 1,011.2 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 64 | 808.6 | n/a |
| 36h | 17.9 | 1.9 | 302 | 83 | 1,017.0 | 2.62 / 2.62 | 94 | 133.3 | n/a |
| 42h | 18.1 | 2.1 | 306 | 75 | 1,014.5 | 0.00 / 0.07 | 13 | 0.0 | n/a |
| Thursday | 27.3 | 1.7 | 309 | 40 | 1,014.3 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 1 | 108.0 | n/a |
| 54h | 32.7 | 4.7 | 117 | 31 | 1,010.7 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 71 | 846.8 | n/a |
| 60h | 20.5 | 1.2 | 307 | 77 | 1,016.8 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 19 | 165.0 | n/a |
| 66h | 17.6 | 0.6 | 36 | 81 | 1,016.1 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 10 | 0.0 | n/a |
| Friday | 25.6 | 1.3 | 8 | 49 | 1,016.5 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 0 | 106.8 | n/a |
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Links
- Wikidata entry Wikidata entry
- Wikipedia (DE) Wikipedia (DE)
- Wikipedia (EN) Wikipedia (EN)
- Official website www.msunduzi.gov.za
- Commons category Pietermaritzburg