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Monthly climate in Witbank, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Witbank features a subtropical climate (Cwb).Temperatures typically range between 11 °C (53 °F) and 21 °C (71 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -3 °C (28 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (95 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 677 mm (26.7 inches) and receives 89 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Witbank enjoys an average of 4016 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 31 minutes to 13 hours 42 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Witbank, Mpumalanga, South Africa §

The warmest months in Witbank are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 21 °C (70 - 71 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 11 to 14 °C (53 - 58 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Witbank experiences 150 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 1 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Witbank, 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 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)
Mean maximum 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Average high 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)
Daily mean 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Average low 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Mean minimum 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(53°F)
Minimum 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 10°C
(51°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Witbank, Mpumalanga, South Africa §

Witbank usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 15 rainy days and 125 mm (4.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Witbank 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 Witbank, 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) 106 (4.2) 124 (4.9) 62 (2.5) 52 (2.0) 22 (0.9) 3 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 10 (0.4) 62 (2.5) 86 (3.4) 146 (5.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 14 14 8 8 1 0 0 0 3 9 13 19

Monthly sunshine hours in Witbank, Mpumalanga, South Africa §

The sunniest months in Witbank are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 1 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Witbank: January, June and July receive an average of 10 hours 5 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Witbank, 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 311 324 351 320 319 301 315 330 335 361 368 375
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 31m 12h 57m 12h 12m 11h 26m 10h 49m 10h 31m 10h 41m 11h 13m 11h 56m 12h 42m 13h 22m 13h 42m

Solar UV radiation in Witbank, Mpumalanga, South Africa §

Witbank 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 Witbank UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Witbank, 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) 16 15 13 10 8 6 6 9 11 13 14 16