Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Fochville features a subtropical climate (Cwb).Temperatures typically range between 10 °C (51 °F) and 22 °C (71 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -5 °C (23 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (96 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 685 mm (27.0 inches) and receives 89 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Fochville enjoys an average of 4024 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 29 minutes to 13 hours 45 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Fochville are January, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 22 °C (70 - 71 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 10 to 14 °C (51 - 57 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Fochville experiences 158 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 6 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 36°C (96°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 36°C (96°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 (80°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (93°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) | 19°C (67°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (81°F) |
Daily mean | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (71°F) |
Average low | 17°C (62°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 15°C (58°F) | 16°C (61°F) |
Mean minimum | 12°C (55°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 2°C (37°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 12°C (54°F) |
Minimum | 10°C (51°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 3°C (37°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 0°C (33°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 11°C (52°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Fochville, North-West, South Africa with other places around the world.
Fochville usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 15 rainy days and 129 mm (5.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Fochville are July, August and September. 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) | 120 (4.7) | 131 (5.2) | 64 (2.5) | 54 (2.1) | 10 (0.4) | 8 (0.3) | 4 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | 7 (0.3) | 52 (2.0) | 97 (3.8) | 136 (5.3) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 13 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 17 |
The sunniest months in Fochville are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 8 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Fochville: January, June and July receive an average of 10 hours 2 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 310 | 322 | 355 | 317 | 319 | 299 | 313 | 329 | 338 | 365 | 372 | 378 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 13h 34m | 12h 58m | 12h 12m | 11h 25m | 10h 47m | 10h 29m | 10h 38m | 11h 12m | 11h 56m | 12h 43m | 13h 24m | 13h 45m |
Fochville experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November 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 exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 7. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Fochville UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 |