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Monthly climate in Barkly West, Northern Cape, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Barkly West features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 10 °C (51 °F) and 26 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -5 °C (23 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (105 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 434 mm (17.1 inches) and receives 54 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Barkly West enjoys an average of 4104 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 20 minutes to 13 hours 54 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Barkly West, Northern Cape, South Africa §

The warmest months in Barkly West are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 26 °C (77 - 78 °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 - 55 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Barkly West experiences 229 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 14 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Barkly West, Northern Cape, 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 40°C
(105°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 40°C
(105°F)
Mean maximum 38°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 39°C
(102°F)
Average high 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Average low 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Mean minimum 13°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 12°C
(55°F)
Minimum 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 11°C
(52°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Barkly West, Northern Cape, South Africa §

Barkly West usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 8 rainy days and 78 mm (3.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Barkly West are June, July and September. On average, 4 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Barkly West, Northern Cape, 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) 76 (3.0) 84 (3.3) 56 (2.2) 61 (2.4) 6 (0.2) 2 (0.1) 4 (0.1) 8 (0.3) 5 (0.2) 22 (0.9) 36 (1.4) 73 (2.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 7 10 9 8 1 0 0 0 1 4 5 9

Monthly sunshine hours in Barkly West, Northern Cape, South Africa §

The sunniest months in Barkly West are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 40 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Barkly West: January, June and July receive an average of 10 hours 3 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Barkly West, Northern Cape, 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 314 339 362 320 317 297 312 330 342 374 387 403
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 42m 13h 3m 12h 13m 11h 22m 10h 40m 10h 20m 10h 30m 11h 7m 11h 55m 12h 46m 13h 31m 13h 54m

Solar UV radiation in Barkly West, Northern Cape, South Africa §

Barkly West 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 Barkly West UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Barkly West, Northern Cape, 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 5 8 11 13 14 16