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Monthly climate in Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Somerset East features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 12 °C (53 °F) and 21 °C (71 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -3 °C (27 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (104 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 529 mm (20.8 inches) and receives 81 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Somerset East enjoys an average of 3983 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 0 minutes to 14 hours 15 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa §

The warmest months in Somerset East are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 21 °C (68 - 71 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 12 to 13 °C (53 - 55 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Somerset East experiences 149 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 4 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Somerset East, 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 40°C
(103°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 38°C
(101°F)
Mean maximum 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(97°F)
Average high 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Daily mean 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Average low 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(56°F)
Mean minimum 9°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 7°C
(45°F)
Minimum 8°C
(47°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 6°C
(44°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa §

Somerset East usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 10 rainy days and 73 mm (2.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Somerset East are June, July and August. On average, 13 mm (0.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Somerset East, 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) 64 (2.5) 85 (3.4) 55 (2.2) 49 (1.9) 23 (0.9) 5 (0.2) 13 (0.5) 21 (0.8) 34 (1.3) 56 (2.2) 54 (2.1) 70 (2.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 10 12 9 6 4 2 4 4 4 8 8 10

Monthly sunshine hours in Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa §

The sunniest months in Somerset East are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 28 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Somerset East: May, June and July receive an average of 9 hours 37 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Somerset East, 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 323 331 346 304 300 284 301 316 327 363 377 406
Mean daily daylight hours 14h 0m 13h 13m 12h 14m 11h 14m 10h 24m 10h 0m 10h 13m 10h 56m 11h 54m 12h 54m 13h 47m 14h 15m

Solar UV radiation in Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa §

Somerset East 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 Somerset East UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Somerset East, 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 8 6 4 4 6 9 11 13 15