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Monthly climate in Mahikeng, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Mahikeng features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 12 °C (53 °F) and 23 °C (74 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -3 °C (26 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (100 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 528 mm (20.8 inches) and receives 68 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Mahikeng enjoys an average of 4063 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 Mahikeng, South Africa §

The warmest months in Mahikeng are January, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 23 °C (73 - 74 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 12 to 15 °C (53 - 59 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Mahikeng experiences 192 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 4 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Mahikeng, 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 37°C
(99°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(100°F)
Mean maximum 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(94°F)
Average high 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Daily mean 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Average low 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Mean minimum 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(56°F)
Minimum 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 12°C
(55°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Mahikeng, South Africa §

Mahikeng usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 12 rainy days and 107 mm (4.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Mahikeng are July, August and September. On average, 2 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Mahikeng, 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) 91 (3.6) 124 (4.9) 43 (1.7) 46 (1.8) 5 (0.2) 5 (0.2) 2 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 3 (0.1) 44 (1.7) 60 (2.4) 106 (4.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 11 13 6 8 1 0 0 0 0 5 10 14

Monthly sunshine hours in Mahikeng, South Africa §

The sunniest months in Mahikeng are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 19 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Mahikeng: January, June and July receive an average of 10 hours 4 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Mahikeng, 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 308 321 361 323 323 302 316 330 340 371 378 383
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 31m 12h 56m 12h 12m 11h 26m 10h 49m 10h 31m 10h 41m 11h 13m 11h 56m 12h 42m 13h 22m 13h 42m

Solar UV radiation in Mahikeng, South Africa §

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

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Mahikeng, 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 11 7 6 6 9 11 13 14 16