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Monthly climate in Lephalale, Limpopo, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Lephalale features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 15 °C (59 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 1 °C (34 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (106 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 387 mm (15.2 inches) and receives 50 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Lephalale enjoys an average of 4011 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 41 minutes to 13 hours 33 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Lephalale, Limpopo, South Africa §

The warmest months in Lephalale are January, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 26 °C (79 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 15 to 18 °C (59 - 65 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Lephalale experiences 255 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 Lephalale, 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 39°C
(103°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 40°C
(103°F)		 40°C
(104°F)
Mean maximum 36°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(100°F)
Average high 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(89°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average low 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Mean minimum 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Minimum 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(59°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Lephalale, Limpopo, South Africa §

Lephalale usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 10 rainy days and 88 mm (3.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Lephalale are June, August and September. On average, 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Lephalale, 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) 77 (3.0) 110 (4.3) 14 (0.6) 24 (0.9) 6 (0.2) 0 (0.0) 3 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.1) 22 (0.8) 51 (2.0) 78 (3.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 9 12 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 7 10

Monthly sunshine hours in Lephalale, Limpopo, South Africa §

The sunniest months in Lephalale are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 53 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Lephalale: January, February and June receive an average of 10 hours 15 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Lephalale, 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 306 311 355 324 324 305 323 333 333 359 369 364
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 23m 12h 51m 12h 11m 11h 30m 10h 57m 10h 41m 10h 49m 11h 18m 11h 57m 12h 38m 13h 14m 13h 33m

Solar UV radiation in Lephalale, Limpopo, South Africa §

Lephalale 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 Lephalale UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Lephalale, 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 7 9 11 13 14 15