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Monthly climate in Lichtenburg, North-West, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Lichtenburg features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 10 °C (51 °F) and 22 °C (72 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -3 °C (26 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (99 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 579 mm (22.8 inches) and receives 76 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Lichtenburg enjoys an average of 4067 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 30 minutes to 13 hours 44 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Lichtenburg, North-West, South Africa §

The warmest months in Lichtenburg are January, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 22 °C (71 - 72 °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, Lichtenburg experiences 169 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 5 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Lichtenburg, North-West, 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)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(99°F)
Mean maximum 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Average high 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Daily mean 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°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
(69°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Average low 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(62°F)
Mean minimum 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -2°C
(30°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 12°C
(53°F)
Minimum 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 11°C
(51°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Lichtenburg, North-West, South Africa §

Lichtenburg usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 13 rainy days and 116 mm (4.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Lichtenburg are July, August and September. On average, 3 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Lichtenburg, North-West, 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) 99 (3.9) 130 (5.1) 51 (2.0) 52 (2.0) 7 (0.3) 6 (0.2) 2 (0.1) 1 (0.1) 5 (0.2) 38 (1.5) 69 (2.7) 120 (4.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 12 14 9 9 1 0 0 0 1 6 9 15

Monthly sunshine hours in Lichtenburg, North-West, South Africa §

The sunniest months in Lichtenburg are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 22 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Lichtenburg: 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 Lichtenburg, North-West, 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 313 327 360 321 321 299 315 330 339 373 378 385
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 33m 12h 57m 12h 12m 11h 26m 10h 48m 10h 30m 10h 40m 11h 12m 11h 56m 12h 42m 13h 23m 13h 44m

Solar UV radiation in Lichtenburg, North-West, South Africa §

Lichtenburg experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 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 Lichtenburg UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Lichtenburg, North-West, 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 16 13 11 7 6 6 9 11 13 15 16