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Monthly climate in Maclear, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Maclear features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 7 °C (46 °F) and 18 °C (64 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -6 °C (21 °F) or can rise to as high as 32 °C (90 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1316 mm (51.8 inches) and receives 153 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Maclear enjoys an average of 3982 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 8 minutes to 14 hours 6 minutes per day.

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

The warmest months in Maclear are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 17 to 18 °C (62 - 64 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 7 to 9 °C (46 - 48 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Maclear experiences 62 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 28 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Maclear, 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 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Mean maximum 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Average high 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Daily mean 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(62°F)
Average low 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(53°F)
Mean minimum 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -5°C
(22°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 6°C
(44°F)
Minimum 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 5°C
(41°F)

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

Maclear usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 22 rainy days and 224 mm (8.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Maclear are May, June and July. On average, 18 mm (0.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Maclear, 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) 198 (7.8) 242 (9.5) 149 (5.9) 105 (4.1) 31 (1.2) 16 (0.6) 7 (0.3) 40 (1.6) 46 (1.8) 104 (4.1) 144 (5.7) 233 (9.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 19 22 19 12 5 2 1 7 7 14 19 26

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

The sunniest months in Maclear are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 13 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Maclear: April, June and July receive an average of 9 hours 56 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Maclear, 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 311 322 350 307 308 288 308 324 335 364 368 391
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 53m 13h 9m 12h 13m 11h 17m 10h 31m 10h 8m 10h 20m 11h 0m 11h 54m 12h 51m 13h 41m 14h 6m

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

Maclear 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 Maclear UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Maclear, 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 11 12 14 16