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Monthly climate in Taung, North-West, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Taung features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 10 °C (51 °F) and 25 °C (77 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -6 °C (21 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (105 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 495 mm (19.5 inches) and receives 60 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Taung enjoys an average of 4108 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 24 minutes to 13 hours 50 minutes per day.

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

The warmest months in Taung are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 25 °C (75 - 77 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 10 to 13 °C (51 - 56 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Taung experiences 215 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 Taung, 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 41°C
(105°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 40°C
(104°F)
Mean maximum 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(99°F)
Average high 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(76°F)
Average low 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Mean minimum 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 12°C
(54°F)
Minimum 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 3°C
(39°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 11°C
(51°F)

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

Taung usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 11 rainy days and 95 mm (3.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Taung are May, June and July. On average, 4 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Taung, 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) 85 (3.3) 116 (4.6) 62 (2.4) 73 (2.9) 3 (0.1) 4 (0.2) 4 (0.2) 10 (0.4) 5 (0.2) 26 (1.0) 24 (1.0) 83 (3.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 10 12 9 8 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 11

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

The sunniest months in Taung are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 38 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Taung: 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 Taung, 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 315 338 361 321 320 299 314 330 342 375 387 400
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 38m 13h 0m 12h 12m 11h 23m 10h 44m 10h 24m 10h 34m 11h 9m 11h 55m 12h 44m 13h 28m 13h 50m

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

Taung 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 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 Taung UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Taung, 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) 15 15 13 10 7 5 6 8 11 13 14 16