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Monthly climate in Nongoma, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Nongoma features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 16 °C (62 °F) and 24 °C (75 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 4 °C (39 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (107 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 768 mm (30.3 inches) and receives 102 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Nongoma enjoys an average of 3735 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 23 minutes to 13 hours 51 minutes per day.

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

The warmest months in Nongoma are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 24 °C (74 - 75 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 16 to 18 °C (62 - 64 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Nongoma experiences 206 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 Nongoma, 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
(100°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 38°C
(100°F)
Mean maximum 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(97°F)
Average high 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Average low 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 13°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Mean minimum 16°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(58°F)
Minimum 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 13°C
(56°F)

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

Nongoma usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 14 rainy days and 115 mm (4.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Nongoma are June, July and August. On average, 18 mm (0.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Nongoma, 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) 99 (3.9) 148 (5.8) 75 (2.9) 51 (2.0) 37 (1.4) 20 (0.8) 5 (0.2) 30 (1.2) 42 (1.6) 73 (2.9) 92 (3.6) 97 (3.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 12 15 10 8 4 2 0 6 6 11 13 15

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

The sunniest months in Nongoma are March, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 52 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Nongoma: January, May and June receive an average of 9 hours 36 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Nongoma, 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 287 305 340 309 303 292 307 306 307 314 319 340
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 40m 13h 1m 12h 12m 11h 23m 10h 42m 10h 23m 10h 33m 11h 8m 11h 55m 12h 45m 13h 29m 13h 51m

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

Nongoma 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 Nongoma UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Nongoma, 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