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Monthly climate in Nkowakowa, Limpopo, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Nkowakowa features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa).Temperatures typically range between 15 °C (58 °F) and 23 °C (73 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 2 °C (37 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (103 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 893 mm (35.2 inches) and receives 116 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Nkowakowa enjoys an average of 3816 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 40 minutes to 13 hours 34 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Nkowakowa, Limpopo, South Africa §

The warmest months in Nkowakowa are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 23 °C (73 - 73 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 15 to 17 °C (58 - 62 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Nkowakowa experiences 176 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 Nkowakowa, 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 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(98°F)
Mean maximum 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)
Average high 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(82°F)
Daily mean 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(73°F)
Average low 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Mean minimum 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)
Minimum 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Nkowakowa, Limpopo, South Africa §

Nkowakowa usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 16 rainy days and 177 mm (7.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Nkowakowa are May, June and July. On average, 10 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Nkowakowa, 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) 137 (5.4) 236 (9.3) 58 (2.3) 51 (2.0) 16 (0.6) 8 (0.3) 6 (0.2) 20 (0.8) 30 (1.2) 71 (2.8) 104 (4.1) 156 (6.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 15 17 11 11 3 1 1 5 6 13 15 18

Monthly sunshine hours in Nkowakowa, Limpopo, South Africa §

The sunniest months in Nkowakowa are March, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 4 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Nkowakowa: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 57 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Nkowakowa, 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 289 298 345 311 324 307 318 317 318 312 325 347
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 24m 12h 52m 12h 11m 11h 30m 10h 56m 10h 40m 10h 48m 11h 17m 11h 57m 12h 38m 13h 15m 13h 34m

Solar UV radiation in Nkowakowa, Limpopo, South Africa §

Nkowakowa experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 15, 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 Nkowakowa UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Nkowakowa, 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) 15 15 13 10 8 6 6 9 10 12 14 15