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Monthly climate in Darkton, Eswatini

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Darkton features a subtropical climate (Cwb).Temperatures typically range between 12 °C (53 °F) and 20 °C (67 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -2 °C (29 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (94 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1011 mm (39.8 inches) and receives 140 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Darkton enjoys an average of 3854 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 30 minutes to 13 hours 44 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Darkton, Eswatini §

The warmest months in Darkton are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 19 to 20 °C (67 - 67 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 12 to 14 °C (53 - 58 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Darkton experiences 110 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 1 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Darkton, Eswatini.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(91°F)
Mean maximum 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Average high 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Daily mean 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Average low 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Mean minimum 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(50°F)
Minimum 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 9°C
(48°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Darkton, Eswatini §

Darkton usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 19 rainy days and 174 mm (6.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Darkton are June, July and August. On average, 15 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Darkton, Eswatini.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 171 (6.7) 199 (7.8) 117 (4.6) 64 (2.5) 31 (1.2) 15 (0.6) 6 (0.2) 24 (1.0) 37 (1.5) 78 (3.1) 115 (4.5) 153 (6.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 16 20 16 13 5 2 1 6 7 13 18 23

Monthly sunshine hours in Darkton, Eswatini §

The sunniest months in Darkton are March, October and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 11 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Darkton: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 53 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Darkton, Eswatini.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 293 299 342 312 311 297 316 323 319 341 339 356
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 33m 12h 57m 12h 12m 11h 26m 10h 48m 10h 30m 10h 39m 11h 12m 11h 56m 12h 42m 13h 23m 13h 44m

Solar UV radiation in Darkton, Eswatini §

Darkton experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 7. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Darkton UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Darkton, Eswatini.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 16 15 13 10 7 6 6 8 11 13 14 15