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Monthly climate in Douglas, Northern Cape, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Douglas features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 11 °C (52 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -6 °C (22 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (105 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 422 mm (16.6 inches) and receives 49 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Douglas enjoys an average of 4128 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 18 minutes to 13 hours 57 minutes per day.

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

The warmest months in Douglas are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 26 °C (77 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 11 to 13 °C (52 - 56 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Douglas experiences 233 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 12 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Douglas, 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)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 40°C
(104°F)
Mean maximum 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(102°F)
Average high 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Average low 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Mean minimum 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -2°C
(30°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -2°C
(30°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 12°C
(54°F)
Minimum 13°C
(55°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 11°C
(51°F)

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

Douglas usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 8 rainy days and 73 mm (2.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Douglas are June, July and August. On average, 3 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Douglas, 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) 76 (3.0) 60 (2.4) 57 (2.2) 6 (0.2) 2 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 4 (0.2) 6 (0.2) 18 (0.7) 49 (1.9) 66 (2.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 7 10 8 7 1 0 0 0 1 3 4 8

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

The sunniest months in Douglas are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 47 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Douglas: May, 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 Douglas, 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 321 344 362 321 315 297 311 332 343 377 390 409
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 44m 13h 4m 12h 13m 11h 21m 10h 38m 10h 18m 10h 28m 11h 6m 11h 55m 12h 47m 13h 33m 13h 57m

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

Douglas 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 Douglas UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Douglas, 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 16 13 10 7 5 5 8 11 13 14 16