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Monthly climate in Howick, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Howick features a subtropical climate (Cwb).Temperatures typically range between 12 °C (53 °F) and 20 °C (69 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -2 °C (28 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (98 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1067 mm (42.0 inches) and receives 143 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Howick enjoys an average of 3718 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 16 minutes to 13 hours 59 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Howick, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa §

The warmest months in Howick are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 19 to 20 °C (67 - 69 °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 - 56 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Howick experiences 130 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 1 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Howick, KwaZulu-Natal, 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
(95°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(98°F)
Mean maximum 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)
Average high 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Daily mean 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Average low 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Mean minimum 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 -0°C
(31°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(50°F)
Minimum 11°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 8°C
(47°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Howick, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa §

Howick usually has the most precipitation in February, November and December, with an average of 19 rainy days and 164 mm (6.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Howick are June, July and August. On average, 23 mm (0.9 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Howick, KwaZulu-Natal, 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) 132 (5.2) 173 (6.8) 106 (4.2) 75 (2.9) 45 (1.8) 12 (0.5) 13 (0.5) 42 (1.6) 56 (2.2) 92 (3.6) 145 (5.7) 174 (6.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 15 18 16 12 6 2 2 9 9 13 18 23

Monthly sunshine hours in Howick, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa §

The sunniest months in Howick are March, October and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 47 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Howick: January, June and July receive an average of 9 hours 26 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Howick, KwaZulu-Natal, 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 283 300 333 304 301 284 300 307 310 325 324 343
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 46m 13h 5m 12h 13m 11h 20m 10h 37m 10h 16m 10h 27m 11h 4m 11h 55m 12h 48m 13h 35m 13h 59m

Solar UV radiation in Howick, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa §

Howick 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 Howick UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Howick, KwaZulu-Natal, 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 11 13 15