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Monthly climate in Orkney, North-West, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Orkney features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 10 °C (51 °F) and 23 °C (74 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -5 °C (23 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (101 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 573 mm (22.6 inches) and receives 79 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Orkney enjoys an average of 4066 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 27 minutes to 13 hours 47 minutes per day.

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

The warmest months in Orkney are January, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 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 10 to 14 °C (51 - 58 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Orkney experiences 203 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 11 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Orkney, 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 37°C
(100°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(101°F)
Mean maximum 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(95°F)
Average high 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Daily mean 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Average low 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(62°F)
Mean minimum 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 12°C
(54°F)
Minimum 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 10°C
(50°F)

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

Orkney usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 13 rainy days and 107 mm (4.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Orkney are May, July and August. On average, 4 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Orkney, 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) 94 (3.7) 104 (4.1) 53 (2.1) 59 (2.3) 6 (0.2) 8 (0.3) 2 (0.1) 4 (0.2) 6 (0.2) 40 (1.6) 74 (2.9) 123 (4.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 12 14 9 10 1 0 0 1 2 6 9 15

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

The sunniest months in Orkney are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 22 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Orkney: 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 Orkney, 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 313 329 360 320 320 299 314 330 339 372 378 387
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 36m 12h 59m 12h 12m 11h 24m 10h 46m 10h 27m 10h 36m 11h 11m 11h 56m 12h 43m 13h 26m 13h 47m

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

Orkney 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 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 Orkney UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Orkney, 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 15 13 11 7 5 6 8 11 13 15 16