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Monthly climate in Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Mthatha features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 12 °C (55 °F) and 20 °C (68 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -2 °C (28 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (99 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1037 mm (40.8 inches) and receives 134 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Mthatha enjoys an average of 3734 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 6 minutes to 14 hours 9 minutes per day.

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

The warmest months in Mthatha are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 19 to 20 °C (67 - 68 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 12 to 13 °C (55 - 55 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Mthatha experiences 121 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 Mthatha, 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)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(94°F)
Mean maximum 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)
Average high 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Daily mean 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Average low 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(58°F)
Mean minimum 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(49°F)
Minimum 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 7°C
(45°F)

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

Mthatha usually has the most precipitation in February, March and December, with an average of 18 rainy days and 151 mm (5.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Mthatha are May, June and July. On average, 20 mm (0.8 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Mthatha, 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) 123 (4.8) 172 (6.8) 127 (5.0) 111 (4.4) 34 (1.3) 20 (0.8) 7 (0.3) 38 (1.5) 39 (1.5) 98 (3.9) 114 (4.5) 153 (6.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 17 19 16 12 5 2 1 7 6 12 17 20

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

The sunniest months in Mthatha are March, October and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 58 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Mthatha: January, April and June receive an average of 9 hours 24 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Mthatha, 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 279 299 326 294 301 281 302 313 316 346 325 347
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 55m 13h 10m 12h 14m 11h 16m 10h 29m 10h 6m 10h 18m 10h 59m 11h 54m 12h 52m 13h 43m 14h 9m

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

Mthatha experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 15, 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 Mthatha UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Mthatha, 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 14 12 9 6 4 4 7 10 12 13 15