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Monthly climate in Carletonville, Gauteng, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Carletonville features a subtropical climate (Cwb).Temperatures typically range between 10 °C (51 °F) and 21 °C (70 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -4 °C (25 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (96 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 713 mm (28.1 inches) and receives 91 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Carletonville enjoys an average of 4024 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 29 minutes to 13 hours 44 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Carletonville, Gauteng, South Africa §

The warmest months in Carletonville are January, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 21 °C (69 - 70 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 10 to 14 °C (51 - 57 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Carletonville experiences 138 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 Carletonville, Gauteng, 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 35°C
(96°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)
Mean maximum 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(89°F)
Average high 27°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)
Daily mean 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Average low 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(60°F)
Mean minimum 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 12°C
(53°F)
Minimum 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 -0°C
(31°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -0°C
(31°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 11°C
(52°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Carletonville, Gauteng, South Africa §

Carletonville usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 15 rainy days and 135 mm (5.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Carletonville are July, August and September. On average, 5 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Carletonville, Gauteng, 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) 124 (4.9) 139 (5.5) 66 (2.6) 57 (2.2) 10 (0.4) 8 (0.3) 4 (0.2) 2 (0.1) 8 (0.3) 52 (2.1) 101 (4.0) 141 (5.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 13 16 10 9 1 1 1 0 2 7 13 18

Monthly sunshine hours in Carletonville, Gauteng, South Africa §

The sunniest months in Carletonville are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 8 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Carletonville: January, June and July receive an average of 10 hours 2 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Carletonville, Gauteng, 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 310 322 355 317 319 299 313 329 338 365 372 378
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 33m 12h 58m 12h 12m 11h 26m 10h 48m 10h 29m 10h 39m 11h 12m 11h 56m 12h 42m 13h 23m 13h 44m

Solar UV radiation in Carletonville, Gauteng, South Africa §

Carletonville experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November 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 High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 7. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Carletonville UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Carletonville, Gauteng, 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 11 7 6 6 8 11 13 15 16