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Monthly climate in Nelspruit, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Nelspruit features a subtropical climate (Cwb).Temperatures typically range between 14 °C (57 °F) and 22 °C (72 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 1 °C (33 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (100 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 901 mm (35.5 inches) and receives 126 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Nelspruit enjoys an average of 3892 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 33 minutes to 13 hours 41 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Nelspruit, South Africa §

The warmest months in Nelspruit are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 22 °C (71 - 72 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 14 to 16 °C (57 - 61 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Nelspruit 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 Nelspruit, 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 35°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(98°F)
Mean maximum 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)
Average high 27°C
(80°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)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Daily mean 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Average low 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Mean minimum 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Minimum 11°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(53°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Nelspruit, South Africa §

Nelspruit usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 17 rainy days and 164 mm (6.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Nelspruit are May, June and July. On average, 14 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Nelspruit, 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) 154 (6.1) 216 (8.5) 84 (3.3) 52 (2.1) 25 (1.0) 13 (0.5) 5 (0.2) 25 (1.0) 29 (1.2) 65 (2.6) 108 (4.3) 122 (4.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 15 19 14 9 4 2 2 6 7 13 16 19

Monthly sunshine hours in Nelspruit, South Africa §

The sunniest months in Nelspruit are March, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 27 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Nelspruit: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 58 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Nelspruit, 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 295 300 344 313 316 301 318 326 323 341 344 364
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 30m 12h 56m 12h 12m 11h 27m 10h 51m 10h 33m 10h 42m 11h 14m 11h 56m 12h 41m 13h 20m 13h 41m

Solar UV radiation in Nelspruit, South Africa §

Nelspruit 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 Nelspruit UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Nelspruit, 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 10 8 6 6 8 11 13 13 15