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Monthly climate in Kokstad, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kokstad features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 9 °C (49 °F) and 19 °C (66 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -5 °C (23 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (94 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 952 mm (37.5 inches) and receives 148 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kokstad enjoys an average of 3805 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 11 minutes to 14 hours 4 minutes per day.

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

The warmest months in Kokstad are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 18 to 19 °C (64 - 66 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 9 to 11 °C (49 - 52 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kokstad experiences 94 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 10 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Kokstad, 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 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(94°F)
Mean maximum 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Average high 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Daily mean 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Average low 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Mean minimum 9°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(46°F)
Minimum 8°C
(46°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 6°C
(43°F)

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

Kokstad usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 20 rainy days and 142 mm (5.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kokstad are May, June and July. On average, 19 mm (0.8 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kokstad, 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) 113 (4.5) 161 (6.3) 107 (4.2) 80 (3.2) 34 (1.4) 18 (0.7) 6 (0.2) 40 (1.6) 43 (1.7) 85 (3.4) 111 (4.4) 153 (6.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 16 20 17 13 5 2 1 7 9 15 19 24

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

The sunniest months in Kokstad are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 23 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kokstad: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 39 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kokstad, 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 283 299 337 300 305 285 305 318 322 349 340 357
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 51m 13h 8m 12h 13m 11h 18m 10h 33m 10h 11m 10h 22m 11h 2m 11h 54m 12h 50m 13h 39m 14h 4m

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

Kokstad experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February 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 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 Kokstad UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kokstad, 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 15 13 10 6 5 5 7 10 12 14 16