Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Christiana features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 10 °C (50 °F) and 24 °C (76 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -7 °C (19 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (103 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 503 mm (19.8 inches) and receives 62 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Christiana enjoys an average of 4098 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 23 minutes to 13 hours 51 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Christiana are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 24 °C (74 - 76 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 10 to 13 °C (50 - 55 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Christiana experiences 198 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 15 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 39°C (103°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 39°C (103°F) |
Mean maximum | 36°C (96°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 37°C (99°F) |
Average high | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 28°C (84°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (89°F) |
Daily mean | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (76°F) |
Average low | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 17°C (63°F) |
Mean minimum | 12°C (55°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -4°C (24°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 7°C (46°F) | 12°C (54°F) |
Minimum | 10°C (51°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 4°C (39°F) | -2°C (28°F) | -4°C (24°F) | -7°C (19°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 11°C (51°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Christiana, North-West, South Africa with other places around the world.
Christiana usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 10 rainy days and 91 mm (3.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Christiana are May, June and July. On average, 4 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 77 (3.0) | 118 (4.6) | 62 (2.4) | 72 (2.8) | 5 (0.2) | 4 (0.2) | 3 (0.1) | 12 (0.5) | 8 (0.3) | 27 (1.1) | 36 (1.4) | 79 (3.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 9 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
The sunniest months in Christiana are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 37 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Christiana: January, June and July receive an average of 10 hours 5 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 316 | 336 | 360 | 321 | 318 | 297 | 313 | 329 | 341 | 375 | 386 | 400 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 13h 40m | 13h 1m | 12h 12m | 11h 23m | 10h 42m | 10h 23m | 10h 33m | 11h 8m | 11h 55m | 12h 45m | 13h 29m | 13h 51m |
Christiana 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 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 Christiana UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 |