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Monthly climate in Piet Retief, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Piet Retief features a subtropical climate (Cwb).Temperatures typically range between 12 °C (53 °F) and 20 °C (68 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -3 °C (27 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (96 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 860 mm (33.9 inches) and receives 122 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Piet Retief enjoys an average of 3854 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 27 minutes to 13 hours 47 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Piet Retief, Mpumalanga, South Africa §

The warmest months in Piet Retief are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 20 °C (68 - 68 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 12 to 14 °C (53 - 58 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Piet Retief experiences 140 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 2 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Piet Retief, Mpumalanga, 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 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(93°F)
Mean maximum 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(91°F)
Average high 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Daily mean 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Average low 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Mean minimum 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 3°C
(39°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(51°F)
Minimum 9°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 8°C
(47°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Piet Retief, Mpumalanga, South Africa §

Piet Retief usually has the most precipitation in February, November and December, with an average of 19 rainy days and 143 mm (5.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Piet Retief are June, July and August. On average, 13 mm (0.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Piet Retief, Mpumalanga, 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) 100 (4.0) 169 (6.6) 92 (3.6) 58 (2.3) 28 (1.1) 13 (0.5) 4 (0.2) 21 (0.8) 36 (1.4) 79 (3.1) 109 (4.3) 151 (6.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 14 18 12 9 3 2 1 5 6 13 17 22

Monthly sunshine hours in Piet Retief, Mpumalanga, South Africa §

The sunniest months in Piet Retief are March, October and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 12 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Piet Retief: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 54 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Piet Retief, Mpumalanga, 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 294 302 343 310 311 296 315 322 320 340 339 358
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 36m 12h 59m 12h 12m 11h 24m 10h 45m 10h 27m 10h 36m 11h 10m 11h 56m 12h 43m 13h 26m 13h 47m

Solar UV radiation in Piet Retief, Mpumalanga, South Africa §

Piet Retief 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 Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 7. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Piet Retief UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Piet Retief, Mpumalanga, 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 7 5 6 8 11 13 14 15