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Monthly climate in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Cradock features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 10 °C (50 °F) and 21 °C (70 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -5 °C (24 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (101 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 533 mm (21.0 inches) and receives 75 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Cradock enjoys an average of 4037 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 3 minutes to 14 hours 12 minutes per day.

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

The warmest months in Cradock are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 21 °C (68 - 70 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 10 to 10 °C (50 - 51 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Cradock experiences 136 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 13 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Cradock, 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)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 38°C
(100°F)
Mean maximum 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(97°F)
Average high 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Daily mean 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Average low 15°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Mean minimum 9°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -2°C
(30°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 7°C
(45°F)
Minimum 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -4°C
(24°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 6°C
(43°F)

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

Cradock usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 11 rainy days and 86 mm (3.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Cradock are June, July and August. On average, 8 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Cradock, 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) 91 (3.6) 98 (3.8) 69 (2.7) 56 (2.2) 23 (0.9) 3 (0.1) 7 (0.3) 13 (0.5) 21 (0.8) 47 (1.8) 37 (1.5) 68 (2.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 11 13 10 8 4 0 2 3 3 6 6 9

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

The sunniest months in Cradock are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 37 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Cradock: May, June and July receive an average of 9 hours 43 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Cradock, 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 328 336 353 309 303 287 303 320 331 367 382 411
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 58m 13h 12m 12h 14m 11h 15m 10h 27m 10h 3m 10h 15m 10h 58m 11h 53m 12h 53m 13h 45m 14h 12m

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

Cradock experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 15, 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 Cradock UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Cradock, 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 14 12 9 6 4 4 7 10 12 13 15