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Monthly climate in Mkuze, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Mkuze features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (64 °F) and 25 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 6 °C (42 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (110 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 622 mm (24.5 inches) and receives 87 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Mkuze enjoys an average of 3779 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 25 minutes to 13 hours 49 minutes per day.

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

The warmest months in Mkuze are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 25 °C (77 - 78 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 18 to 19 °C (64 - 67 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Mkuze experiences 247 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 Mkuze, 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 38°C
(101°F)		 40°C
(103°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 41°C
(106°F)
Mean maximum 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(102°F)
Average high 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(76°F)
Average low 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Mean minimum 17°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Minimum 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(59°F)

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

Mkuze usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 11 rainy days and 96 mm (3.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Mkuze are June, July and August. On average, 14 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Mkuze, 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) 77 (3.0) 126 (5.0) 74 (2.9) 35 (1.4) 23 (0.9) 19 (0.8) 3 (0.1) 20 (0.8) 27 (1.1) 62 (2.4) 72 (2.8) 83 (3.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 10 14 9 8 4 2 0 4 4 10 11 11

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

The sunniest months in Mkuze are March, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 4 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Mkuze: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 55 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Mkuze, 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 293 306 342 312 308 292 307 309 306 324 324 350
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 38m 13h 0m 12h 12m 11h 24m 10h 44m 10h 25m 10h 35m 11h 9m 11h 55m 12h 44m 13h 27m 13h 49m

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

Mkuze 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 7. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Mkuze UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Mkuze, 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 7 5 5 7 10 12 13 14