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Monthly climate in Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Mpumalanga features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).Temperatures typically range between 16 °C (60 °F) and 23 °C (74 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 5 °C (41 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (100 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 913 mm (36.0 inches) and receives 129 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Mpumalanga enjoys an average of 3760 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 14 minutes to 14 hours 0 minutes per day.

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

The warmest months in Mpumalanga are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 23 °C (73 - 74 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 16 to 17 °C (60 - 62 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Mpumalanga experiences 174 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 Mpumalanga, 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
(96°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)
Mean maximum 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)
Average high 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Daily mean 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Average low 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Mean minimum 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(58°F)
Minimum 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 14°C
(57°F)

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

Mpumalanga usually has the most precipitation in February, November and December, with an average of 16 rainy days and 131 mm (5.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Mpumalanga are June, July and August. On average, 22 mm (0.8 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Mpumalanga, 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) 80 (3.1) 136 (5.4) 83 (3.2) 84 (3.3) 64 (2.5) 16 (0.6) 11 (0.4) 38 (1.5) 63 (2.5) 84 (3.3) 123 (4.9) 132 (5.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 13 16 13 11 6 3 3 8 10 12 16 18

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

The sunniest months in Mpumalanga are March, October and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 58 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Mpumalanga: January, May and June receive an average of 9 hours 30 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Mpumalanga, 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 291 307 338 307 298 284 298 309 311 330 329 352
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 47m 13h 6m 12h 13m 11h 19m 10h 36m 10h 14m 10h 25m 11h 4m 11h 54m 12h 48m 13h 36m 14h 0m

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

Mpumalanga experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 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 Mpumalanga UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Mpumalanga, 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) 14 13 12 9 6 4 5 7 9 11 13 15