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Year-round; warm and humid, mildest April–September
Durban's Golden Mile is a wide, palm-fringed promenade tracing the city's warm-water beaches on the Indian Ocean. It runs from uShaka Marine World — one of Africa's largest marine parks — northward past piers, pools and surf breaks.
Warm all year, it is made for morning runs, rickshaw rides and sunset strolls, with the city's Afro-Indian food culture close at hand.
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Facts last reviewed Aug 24, 2026.
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