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Monthly climate in Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Uitenhage features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 14 °C (58 °F) and 22 °C (73 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 3 °C (38 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (107 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 391 mm (15.4 inches) and receives 71 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Uitenhage enjoys an average of 3979 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 55 minutes to 14 hours 20 minutes per day.

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

The warmest months in Uitenhage are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 22 °C (71 - 73 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 14 to 16 °C (58 - 60 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Uitenhage experiences 146 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 Uitenhage, 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 39°C
(103°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(102°F)
Mean maximum 37°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Average high 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Daily mean 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(69°F)
Average low 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Mean minimum 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 3°C
(39°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(54°F)
Minimum 12°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(51°F)

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

Uitenhage usually has the most precipitation in February, November and December, with an average of 9 rainy days and 50 mm (2.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Uitenhage are May, June and July. On average, 14 mm (0.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Uitenhage, 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) 29 (1.1) 53 (2.1) 45 (1.8) 30 (1.2) 19 (0.7) 7 (0.3) 15 (0.6) 32 (1.3) 33 (1.3) 32 (1.3) 47 (1.9) 50 (2.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 7 10 6 5 4 1 3 6 5 7 8 9

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

The sunniest months in Uitenhage are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 26 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Uitenhage: May, June and July receive an average of 9 hours 31 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Uitenhage, 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 325 340 350 304 298 279 298 309 326 366 374 404
Mean daily daylight hours 14h 5m 13h 16m 12h 14m 11h 12m 10h 21m 9h 55m 10h 8m 10h 53m 11h 53m 12h 56m 13h 51m 14h 20m

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

Uitenhage experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Uitenhage UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Uitenhage, 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) 14 13 11 8 5 4 4 6 9 11 12 14