East London
City in South Africa: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
East London Town Hall: Original photographer and uploader was Tim giddings at en.wikipedia, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
East London is a city in South Africa, in Eastern Cape. About 478,676 people live in the city proper, making it the 13th largest city of South Africa in our atlas.
It lies at 33.02° S, 27.91° E, about 48 m (157 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Johannesburg time zone.
Location
Red dot: East London. Green dots: other major cities of South Africa. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
East London has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). The warmest month is usually Feb, with average highs near 25°C (77°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 15°C (59°F). Around 985 mm (39 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jan.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in South AfricaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Gqeberha · 238 km
- Pietermaritzburg · 442 km
- Durban · 455 km
- Bloemfontein · 460 km
- Vereeniging · 704 km
- Evaton · 720 km
- Soweto · 749 km
- Boksburg · 756 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1006984 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q209537 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- East London Town Hall: Original photographer and uploader was Tim giddings at en.wikipedia, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
- Dronte med egg: Frode Inge Helland, CC BY 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons)
