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Monthly climate in Apel, Limpopo, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Apel features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 14 °C (58 °F) and 24 °C (76 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 0 °C (33 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (103 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 341 mm (13.4 inches) and receives 54 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Apel enjoys an average of 4032 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 38 minutes to 13 hours 36 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Apel, Limpopo, South Africa §

The warmest months in Apel are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 24 °C (76 - 76 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 14 to 17 °C (58 - 64 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Apel experiences 232 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 Apel, Limpopo, 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)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 39°C
(103°F)
Mean maximum 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(98°F)
Average high 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Average low 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Mean minimum 15°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(58°F)
Minimum 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 13°C
(56°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Apel, Limpopo, South Africa §

Apel usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 10 rainy days and 70 mm (2.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Apel are June, July and August. On average, 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Apel, Limpopo, 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) 70 (2.8) 78 (3.1) 17 (0.7) 15 (0.6) 9 (0.3) 1 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 4 (0.1) 29 (1.1) 55 (2.2) 63 (2.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 8 11 5 3 1 0 0 0 1 6 8 11

Monthly sunshine hours in Apel, Limpopo, South Africa §

The sunniest months in Apel are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 1 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Apel: January, February and June receive an average of 10 hours 23 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Apel, Limpopo, 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 310 316 353 324 323 308 322 332 335 358 366 381
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 26m 12h 53m 12h 11m 11h 29m 10h 54m 10h 38m 10h 46m 11h 16m 11h 56m 12h 39m 13h 17m 13h 36m

Solar UV radiation in Apel, Limpopo, South Africa §

Apel 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 High / Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 8. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Apel UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Apel, Limpopo, 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) 16 15 13 11 8 6 6 9 11 13 14 15