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Monthly climate in Butterworth, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Butterworth features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 14 °C (57 °F) and 21 °C (69 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 0 °C (33 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (103 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 863 mm (34.0 inches) and receives 118 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Butterworth enjoys an average of 3793 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 2 minutes to 14 hours 13 minutes per day.

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

The warmest months in Butterworth are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 21 °C (68 - 69 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 14 to 14 °C (57 - 58 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Butterworth experiences 130 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Butterworth, 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 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 35°C
(96°F)
Mean maximum 36°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)
Average high 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Daily mean 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Average low 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Mean minimum 11°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 5°C
(40°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(50°F)
Minimum 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(47°F)

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

Butterworth usually has the most precipitation in February, March and December, with an average of 16 rainy days and 114 mm (4.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Butterworth are June, July and August. On average, 17 mm (0.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Butterworth, 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) 102 (4.0) 113 (4.4) 108 (4.2) 105 (4.1) 31 (1.2) 19 (0.7) 7 (0.3) 25 (1.0) 49 (1.9) 91 (3.6) 94 (3.7) 120 (4.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 16 17 14 11 4 1 1 5 7 9 14 19

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

The sunniest months in Butterworth are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 29 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Butterworth: January, April and June receive an average of 9 hours 26 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Butterworth, 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 289 313 328 290 300 279 300 313 320 347 346 363
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 59m 13h 12m 12h 14m 11h 15m 10h 26m 10h 2m 10h 15m 10h 57m 11h 53m 12h 53m 13h 46m 14h 13m

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

Butterworth experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Butterworth UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Butterworth, 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) 14 14 11 8 5 4 4 6 9 11 12 14