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Monthly climate in Polokwane, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Polokwane features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 13 °C (55 °F) and 22 °C (71 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 1 °C (34 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (98 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 565 mm (22.3 inches) and receives 77 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Polokwane enjoys an average of 4007 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 Polokwane, South Africa §

The warmest months in Polokwane are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 22 °C (71 - 71 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 13 to 16 °C (55 - 60 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Polokwane experiences 170 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 Polokwane, 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)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)
Mean maximum 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Average high 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Daily mean 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Average low 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(62°F)
Mean minimum 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)
Minimum 11°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(52°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Polokwane, South Africa §

Polokwane usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 13 rainy days and 116 mm (4.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Polokwane are June, July and August. On average, 2 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Polokwane, 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) 107 (4.2) 134 (5.3) 38 (1.5) 28 (1.1) 12 (0.5) 2 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 3 (0.1) 7 (0.3) 38 (1.5) 87 (3.4) 108 (4.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 12 13 7 6 2 0 1 0 1 7 13 15

Monthly sunshine hours in Polokwane, South Africa §

The sunniest months in Polokwane are March, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 51 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Polokwane: January, February and June receive an average of 10 hours 17 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Polokwane, 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 307 308 354 323 324 309 323 331 334 353 361 374
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 Polokwane, South Africa §

Polokwane experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 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 Polokwane UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Polokwane, 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 16 13 11 8 6 7 9 11 13 15 16