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Monthly climate in Molteno, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Molteno features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 8 °C (46 °F) and 20 °C (68 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -8 °C (19 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 636 mm (25.0 inches) and receives 76 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Molteno enjoys an average of 4064 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 Molteno, Eastern Cape, South Africa §

The warmest months in Molteno are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 19 to 20 °C (66 - 68 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 8 to 9 °C (46 - 48 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Molteno experiences 111 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 33 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Molteno, 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 36°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(97°F)
Mean maximum 33°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Average high 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Daily mean 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Average low 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 12°C
(53°F)
Mean minimum 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 5°C
(41°F)
Minimum 6°C
(42°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 -8°C
(19°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 3°C
(39°F)

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

Molteno usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 11 rainy days and 109 mm (4.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Molteno are June, July and August. On average, 9 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Molteno, 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) 100 (3.9) 142 (5.6) 74 (2.9) 78 (3.1) 20 (0.8) 5 (0.2) 9 (0.4) 12 (0.5) 18 (0.7) 45 (1.8) 48 (1.9) 85 (3.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 11 14 10 9 3 1 2 2 2 6 6 10

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

The sunniest months in Molteno are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 38 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Molteno: May, June and July receive an average of 9 hours 50 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Molteno, 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 328 339 357 309 309 289 307 324 336 370 383 407
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 54m 13h 10m 12h 14m 11h 17m 10h 30m 10h 7m 10h 19m 11h 0m 11h 54m 12h 51m 13h 42m 14h 8m

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

Molteno 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 Molteno UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Molteno, 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) 16 15 13 9 6 5 5 7 10 12 14 16