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Monthly climate in Rustenburg, North-West, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Rustenburg features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa).Temperatures typically range between 12 °C (55 °F) and 23 °C (74 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 0 °C (32 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (100 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 576 mm (22.7 inches) and receives 73 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Rustenburg enjoys an average of 4026 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 32 minutes to 13 hours 41 minutes per day.

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

The warmest months in Rustenburg are January, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 23 °C (74 - 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 (55 - 60 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Rustenburg experiences 195 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Rustenburg, 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 38°C
(100°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(100°F)
Mean maximum 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)
Average high 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Daily mean 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Average low 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Mean minimum 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(57°F)
Minimum 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 13°C
(56°F)

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

Rustenburg usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 13 rainy days and 117 mm (4.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Rustenburg 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 Rustenburg, 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) 106 (4.2) 120 (4.7) 54 (2.1) 39 (1.6) 9 (0.4) 6 (0.2) 2 (0.1) 1 (0.1) 4 (0.2) 45 (1.8) 66 (2.6) 124 (4.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 12 13 8 7 1 0 0 0 1 6 10 15

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

The sunniest months in Rustenburg are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 10 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Rustenburg: January, June and July receive an average of 10 hours 2 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Rustenburg, 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 308 317 356 320 320 300 315 329 338 368 374 376
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 31m 12h 56m 12h 12m 11h 27m 10h 50m 10h 32m 10h 42m 11h 14m 11h 56m 12h 41m 13h 21m 13h 41m

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

Rustenburg 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 Rustenburg UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Rustenburg, 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 10 7 6 6 9 11 13 14 16