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Monthly climate in Garies, Northern Cape, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Garies features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between 12 °C (53 °F) and 22 °C (71 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -1 °C (30 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (101 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 153 mm (6.0 inches) and receives 25 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Garies enjoys an average of 4145 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 11 minutes to 14 hours 4 minutes per day.

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

The warmest months in Garies are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 22 °C (68 - 71 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 12 to 14 °C (53 - 57 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Garies experiences 169 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Garies, 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 38°C
(100°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(100°F)
Mean maximum 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)
Average high 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(80°F)
Daily mean 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Average low 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Mean minimum 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 9°C
(48°F)
Minimum 9°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 8°C
(47°F)

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

Garies usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 4 rainy days and 24 mm (0.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Garies are January, February and March. On average, 7 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Garies, 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) 7 (0.3) 7 (0.3) 7 (0.3) 8 (0.3) 11 (0.4) 24 (1.0) 28 (1.1) 20 (0.8) 11 (0.4) 14 (0.6) 8 (0.3) 8 (0.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 3 2 1

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

The sunniest months in Garies are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 55 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Garies: 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 Garies, 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 336 358 363 324 311 288 307 327 338 374 394 419
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 51m 13h 8m 12h 13m 11h 18m 10h 33m 10h 11m 10h 22m 11h 2m 11h 54m 12h 50m 13h 39m 14h 4m

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

Garies experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 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 Garies UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Garies, 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 14 12 9 6 4 5 7 11 12 13 15