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Monthly climate in Qumbu, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Qumbu features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 11 °C (52 °F) and 20 °C (68 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -4 °C (25 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (99 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1062 mm (41.8 inches) and receives 143 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Qumbu enjoys an average of 3799 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 8 minutes to 14 hours 7 minutes per day.

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

The warmest months in Qumbu are January, February and March, 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 11 to 12 °C (52 - 54 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Qumbu experiences 115 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 3 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Qumbu, 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
(97°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(94°F)
Mean maximum 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Average high 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Daily mean 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Average low 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(57°F)
Mean minimum 10°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(48°F)
Minimum 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 6°C
(43°F)

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

Qumbu usually has the most precipitation in February, March and December, with an average of 19 rainy days and 162 mm (6.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Qumbu 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 Qumbu, 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) 134 (5.3) 188 (7.4) 134 (5.3) 103 (4.0) 34 (1.3) 20 (0.8) 6 (0.3) 38 (1.5) 39 (1.5) 89 (3.5) 114 (4.5) 163 (6.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 17 20 18 13 5 2 1 7 9 12 18 21

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

The sunniest months in Qumbu are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 21 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Qumbu: January, April and June receive an average of 9 hours 32 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Qumbu, 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 284 305 335 299 302 283 304 316 322 349 337 358
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 7m

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

Qumbu 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 Qumbu UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Qumbu, 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 5 7 10 12 13 15