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Monthly climate in Kirkwood, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kirkwood features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 14 °C (57 °F) and 23 °C (74 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 1 °C (33 °F) or can rise to as high as 44 °C (111 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 359 mm (14.1 inches) and receives 63 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kirkwood enjoys an average of 3979 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 57 minutes to 14 hours 18 minutes per day.

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

The warmest months in Kirkwood are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 23 °C (71 - 74 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 14 to 15 °C (57 - 59 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kirkwood experiences 180 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 Kirkwood, 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 43°C
(110°F)		 42°C
(109°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 42°C
(108°F)
Mean maximum 41°C
(106°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(99°F)
Average high 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Daily mean 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Average low 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(60°F)
Mean minimum 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(51°F)
Minimum 11°C
(53°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(49°F)

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

Kirkwood usually has the most precipitation in February, November and December, with an average of 8 rainy days and 47 mm (1.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kirkwood are May, June and July. On average, 11 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kirkwood, 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) 28 (1.1) 49 (1.9) 40 (1.6) 30 (1.2) 16 (0.6) 5 (0.2) 12 (0.5) 24 (0.9) 31 (1.2) 30 (1.2) 43 (1.7) 50 (2.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 6 9 6 5 3 1 3 4 4 7 7 8

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

The sunniest months in Kirkwood are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 26 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kirkwood: May, June and July receive an average of 9 hours 31 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kirkwood, 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 325 340 350 304 298 279 298 309 326 366 374 404
Mean daily daylight hours 14h 3m 13h 15m 12h 14m 11h 13m 10h 22m 9h 57m 10h 10m 10h 54m 11h 53m 12h 55m 13h 50m 14h 18m

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

Kirkwood experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 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 Kirkwood UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kirkwood, 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 13 11 8 5 4 4 6 9 11 12 14