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Monthly climate in Dordrecht, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Dordrecht features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 7 °C (45 °F) and 19 °C (66 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -8 °C (19 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (95 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 810 mm (31.9 inches) and receives 94 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Dordrecht enjoys an average of 4086 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 7 minutes to 14 hours 8 minutes per day.

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

The warmest months in Dordrecht are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 18 to 19 °C (64 - 66 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 7 to 9 °C (45 - 48 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Dordrecht experiences 89 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 35 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Dordrecht, 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 35°C
(95°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(94°F)
Mean maximum 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)
Average high 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(78°F)
Daily mean 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Average low 12°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(53°F)
Mean minimum 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -0°C
(31°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 5°C
(41°F)
Minimum 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -8°C
(19°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 3°C
(38°F)

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

Dordrecht usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 14 rainy days and 142 mm (5.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Dordrecht are June, July and September. On average, 10 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Dordrecht, 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) 113 (4.4) 178 (7.0) 89 (3.5) 91 (3.6) 24 (0.9) 6 (0.2) 8 (0.3) 17 (0.7) 17 (0.7) 60 (2.4) 71 (2.8) 136 (5.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 13 16 12 11 3 1 2 3 3 8 8 14

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

The sunniest months in Dordrecht are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 40 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Dordrecht: May, June and July receive an average of 9 hours 54 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Dordrecht, 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 329 340 361 311 310 291 308 327 339 371 385 408
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 54m 13h 10m 12h 13m 11h 17m 10h 30m 10h 7m 10h 19m 11h 0m 11h 54m 12h 51m 13h 42m 14h 8m

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

Dordrecht 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 Dordrecht UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Dordrecht, 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