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Monthly climate in Fraserburg, Northern Cape, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Fraserburg features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between 9 °C (48 °F) and 23 °C (73 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -5 °C (24 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (105 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 177 mm (7.0 inches) and receives 28 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Fraserburg enjoys an average of 4150 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 4 minutes to 14 hours 11 minutes per day.

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

The warmest months in Fraserburg are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 23 °C (70 - 73 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 9 to 9 °C (48 - 49 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Fraserburg experiences 148 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 15 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Fraserburg, 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)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 36°C
(98°F)
Mean maximum 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)
Average high 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Daily mean 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Average low 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Mean minimum 9°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 7°C
(44°F)
Minimum 7°C
(44°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 5°C
(41°F)

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

Fraserburg usually has the most precipitation in January, April and December, with an average of 3 rainy days and 23 mm (0.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Fraserburg are June, August and September. On average, 7 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Fraserburg, 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) 22 (0.9) 17 (0.7) 18 (0.7) 28 (1.1) 9 (0.4) 8 (0.3) 11 (0.4) 4 (0.2) 9 (0.3) 16 (0.6) 16 (0.6) 19 (0.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 4 4 2 3 2 2 2 1 1 3 1 3

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

The sunniest months in Fraserburg are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 0 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Fraserburg: May, June and July receive an average of 9 hours 48 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Fraserburg, 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 340 355 366 321 308 289 304 327 340 379 394 422
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 57m 13h 11m 12h 14m 11h 15m 10h 28m 10h 4m 10h 16m 10h 58m 11h 54m 12h 52m 13h 44m 14h 11m

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

Fraserburg 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 6. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Fraserburg UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Fraserburg, 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 4 4 7 11 12 13 16