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Monthly climate in Burgersdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Burgersdorp features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 8 °C (47 °F) and 21 °C (71 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -7 °C (19 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (99 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 516 mm (20.3 inches) and receives 62 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Burgersdorp enjoys an average of 4098 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 9 minutes to 14 hours 6 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Burgersdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa §

The warmest months in Burgersdorp are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 21 °C (69 - 71 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 8 to 10 °C (47 - 50 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Burgersdorp experiences 141 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 32 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Burgersdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa.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 36°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(99°F)
Mean maximum 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)
Average high 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Daily mean 21°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Average low 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(56°F)
Mean minimum 9°C
(48°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 7°C
(44°F)
Minimum 7°C
(45°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -7°C
(21°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 6°C
(42°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Burgersdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa §

Burgersdorp usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 10 rainy days and 93 mm (3.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Burgersdorp are June, July and August. On average, 7 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Burgersdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa.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) 77 (3.0) 123 (4.8) 47 (1.9) 60 (2.4) 15 (0.6) 5 (0.2) 5 (0.2) 9 (0.4) 11 (0.4) 38 (1.5) 43 (1.7) 80 (3.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 9 12 7 9 2 1 1 1 2 4 5 9

Monthly sunshine hours in Burgersdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa §

The sunniest months in Burgersdorp are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 44 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Burgersdorp: April, June and July receive an average of 10 hours 1 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Burgersdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa.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 330 341 361 309 312 293 309 327 340 374 388 409
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 53m 13h 9m 12h 13m 11h 17m 10h 31m 10h 9m 10h 20m 11h 1m 11h 54m 12h 50m 13h 40m 14h 6m

Solar UV radiation in Burgersdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa §

Burgersdorp 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 Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 6. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Burgersdorp UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Burgersdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa.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) 15 15 13 10 6 5 5 7 10 12 14 16