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Monthly climate in Hopetown, Northern Cape, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Hopetown 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 -5 °C (23 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (104 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 363 mm (14.3 inches) and receives 48 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Hopetown enjoys an average of 4116 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 15 minutes to 13 hours 59 minutes per day.

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

The warmest months in Hopetown 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 - 55 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Hopetown experiences 216 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 9 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Hopetown, 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
(104°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(103°F)
Mean maximum 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 38°C
(100°F)
Average high 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Average low 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Mean minimum 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 12°C
(54°F)
Minimum 13°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 11°C
(51°F)

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

Hopetown usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 8 rainy days and 62 mm (2.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Hopetown 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 Hopetown, 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) 66 (2.6) 63 (2.5) 43 (1.7) 51 (2.0) 6 (0.2) 3 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 5 (0.2) 6 (0.2) 21 (0.8) 40 (1.6) 58 (2.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 7 10 7 7 1 0 0 0 1 3 4 8

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

The sunniest months in Hopetown are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 46 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Hopetown: May, June and July receive an average of 9 hours 58 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Hopetown, 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 324 343 362 318 313 294 310 331 343 376 389 409
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 47m 13h 5m 12h 13m 11h 20m 10h 36m 10h 15m 10h 26m 11h 4m 11h 55m 12h 48m 13h 35m 13h 59m

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

Hopetown 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 Hopetown UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Hopetown, 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