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Monthly climate in Brandvlei, Northern Cape, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Brandvlei features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 11 °C (53 °F) and 27 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -4 °C (25 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (109 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 94 mm (3.7 inches) and receives 14 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Brandvlei enjoys an average of 4159 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 11 minutes to 14 hours 3 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Brandvlei, Northern Cape, South Africa §

The warmest months in Brandvlei are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 27 °C (75 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 11 to 12 °C (53 - 54 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Brandvlei experiences 211 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 5 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Brandvlei, 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 43°C
(109°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 39°C
(103°F)
Mean maximum 40°C
(105°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(101°F)
Average high 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Daily mean 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Average low 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(60°F)
Mean minimum 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 10°C
(50°F)
Minimum 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 5°C
(40°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 8°C
(47°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Brandvlei, Northern Cape, South Africa §

Brandvlei usually has the most precipitation in February, March and October, with an average of 2 rainy days and 15 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Brandvlei are August, September and November. On average, 2 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Brandvlei, 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) 10 (0.4) 16 (0.6) 15 (0.6) 11 (0.4) 5 (0.2) 3 (0.1) 5 (0.2) 1 (0.0) 2 (0.1) 14 (0.5) 3 (0.1) 10 (0.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 2 3 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2

Monthly sunshine hours in Brandvlei, Northern Cape, South Africa §

The sunniest months in Brandvlei are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 58 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Brandvlei: May, June and July receive an average of 9 hours 51 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Brandvlei, 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 338 355 366 324 310 290 306 329 343 378 396 419
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 50m 13h 8m 12h 13m 11h 18m 10h 33m 10h 11m 10h 23m 11h 2m 11h 54m 12h 50m 13h 38m 14h 3m

Solar UV radiation in Brandvlei, Northern Cape, South Africa §

Brandvlei experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 15, 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 6. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Brandvlei UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Brandvlei, 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 12 9 6 5 5 7 11 12 14 15