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Monthly climate in Middelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Middelburg features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 8 °C (47 °F) and 22 °C (72 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -7 °C (19 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (101 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 396 mm (15.6 inches) and receives 54 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Middelburg enjoys an average of 4108 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 6 minutes to 14 hours 8 minutes per day.

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

The warmest months in Middelburg are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 22 °C (70 - 72 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 8 to 9 °C (47 - 49 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Middelburg experiences 150 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 Middelburg, 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 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(99°F)
Mean maximum 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(96°F)
Average high 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Daily mean 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Average low 15°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Mean minimum 8°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 7°C
(45°F)
Minimum 7°C
(45°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 5°C
(42°F)

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

Middelburg usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 8 rainy days and 71 mm (2.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Middelburg are June, July and August. On average, 4 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Middelburg, 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) 76 (3.0) 86 (3.4) 45 (1.8) 43 (1.7) 13 (0.5) 2 (0.1) 4 (0.2) 6 (0.3) 12 (0.5) 26 (1.0) 31 (1.2) 51 (2.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 8 11 7 6 3 0 1 1 2 4 4 7

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

The sunniest months in Middelburg are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 50 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Middelburg: May, June and July receive an average of 9 hours 51 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Middelburg, 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 333 347 360 314 309 290 307 325 339 376 389 415
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 55m 13h 10m 12h 14m 11h 16m 10h 29m 10h 6m 10h 18m 10h 59m 11h 54m 12h 51m 13h 42m 14h 8m

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

Middelburg 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 Middelburg UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Middelburg, 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 12 9 6 5 5 7 10 13 14 16