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Monthly climate in Kakamas, Northern Cape, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kakamas features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 13 °C (56 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -2 °C (29 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (109 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 109 mm (4.3 inches) and receives 14 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kakamas enjoys an average of 4159 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 19 minutes to 13 hours 55 minutes per day.

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

The warmest months in Kakamas are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 29 °C (81 - 84 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 13 to 14 °C (56 - 57 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kakamas experiences 240 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 1 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Kakamas, 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)		 42°C
(109°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 41°C
(107°F)
Mean maximum 40°C
(105°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 40°C
(104°F)
Average high 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(95°F)
Daily mean 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Average low 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Mean minimum 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(56°F)
Minimum 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 12°C
(54°F)

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

Kakamas usually has the most precipitation in January, February and April, with an average of 3 rainy days and 21 mm (0.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kakamas are August, September and November. On average, 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kakamas, 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) 26 (1.0) 20 (0.8) 8 (0.3) 17 (0.7) 4 (0.2) 3 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.1) 10 (0.4) 1 (0.1) 14 (0.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 3 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2

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

The sunniest months in Kakamas are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 54 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kakamas: May, June and July receive an average of 10 hours 2 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kakamas, 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 330 353 365 324 315 296 311 332 343 376 393 416
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 43m 13h 3m 12h 13m 11h 21m 10h 39m 10h 19m 10h 29m 11h 6m 11h 55m 12h 47m 13h 32m 13h 55m

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

Kakamas experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 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 Kakamas UV Index data.

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