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Regional slice of South Africa with its own temperature profile. Best months here: Mar · Apr · May.

Range
21–31 °C
Compare
+1.4°C vs. South Africa mean
Country
South Africa
TZ
Africa/Johannesburg
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12-month climate · North West

How the year moves in North West

Ten years of ERA5, aggregated over North West itself rather than over South Africa as a whole — the same series the month-by-month scores below are built from.

Temperature°C
Temperature · 12-month climatologyNorth West, South Africa. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in July (20.9), highest in December (30.7). Monthly means: 30.7, 29.8, 28.9, 25.6, 23.7, 21.1, 20.9, 24.3, 28.4, 30.0, 30.7, 30.7.
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)
January30.7
February29.8
March28.9
April25.6
May23.7
June21.1
July20.9
August24.3
September28.4
October30.0
November30.7
December30.7
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologyNorth West, South Africa. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in August (3), highest in December (99). Monthly means: 94, 97, 56, 63, 11, 6, 4, 3, 7, 32, 60, 99.
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MonthRainfall (mm)
January94
February97
March56
April63
May11
June6
July4
August3
September7
October32
November60
December99
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologyNorth West, South Africa. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in April (6.9), highest in October (9.2). Monthly means: 8.3, 7.4, 7.6, 6.9, 7.6, 7.3, 7.6, 8.2, 9.0, 9.2, 8.9, 8.5.
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MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January8.3
February7.4
March7.6
April6.9
May7.6
June7.3
July7.6
August8.2
September9.0
October9.2
November8.9
December8.5
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AU

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CA

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DE

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UK

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US

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