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Monthly climate in Phalaborwa, Limpopo, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Phalaborwa features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 19 °C (66 °F) and 26 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 7 °C (45 °F) or can rise to as high as 45 °C (113 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 454 mm (17.9 inches) and receives 55 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Phalaborwa enjoys an average of 3821 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 39 minutes to 13 hours 34 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Phalaborwa, Limpopo, South Africa §

The warmest months in Phalaborwa are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 26 °C (80 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 19 to 21 °C (66 - 70 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Phalaborwa experiences 269 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 Phalaborwa, 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 41°C
(105°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 42°C
(109°F)
Mean maximum 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 40°C
(105°F)
Average high 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(80°F)
Average low 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Mean minimum 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Minimum 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(62°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Phalaborwa, Limpopo, South Africa §

Phalaborwa usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 10 rainy days and 101 mm (4.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Phalaborwa are June, July and August. On average, 3 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Phalaborwa, 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) 76 (3.0) 139 (5.5) 29 (1.2) 24 (0.9) 8 (0.3) 4 (0.2) 2 (0.1) 4 (0.1) 7 (0.3) 30 (1.2) 44 (1.7) 87 (3.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 8 12 5 4 1 1 0 1 1 5 7 10

Monthly sunshine hours in Phalaborwa, Limpopo, South Africa §

The sunniest months in Phalaborwa are March, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 10 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Phalaborwa: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 56 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Phalaborwa, 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 290 302 346 311 321 302 316 316 317 315 327 353
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 24m 12h 52m 12h 11m 11h 30m 10h 56m 10h 39m 10h 48m 11h 17m 11h 57m 12h 38m 13h 15m 13h 34m

Solar UV radiation in Phalaborwa, Limpopo, South Africa §

Phalaborwa 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 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 Phalaborwa UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Phalaborwa, 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 12 10 8 6 6 9 10 12 14 14