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Monthly climate in Kathu, Northern Cape, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kathu features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 11 °C (52 °F) and 25 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -6 °C (22 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (103 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 368 mm (14.5 inches) and receives 48 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kathu enjoys an average of 4121 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 24 minutes to 13 hours 50 minutes per day.

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

The warmest months in Kathu are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 25 °C (76 - 78 °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, Kathu experiences 225 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 Kathu, 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 39°C
(103°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 39°C
(103°F)
Mean maximum 37°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(99°F)
Average high 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(91°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°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
(77°F)
Average low 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(62°F)
Mean minimum 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 11°C
(52°F)
Minimum 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 10°C
(50°F)

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

Kathu usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 9 rainy days and 75 mm (3.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kathu are June, July and August. On average, 2 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kathu, 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) 78 (3.1) 84 (3.3) 35 (1.4) 49 (1.9) 2 (0.1) 1 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 3 (0.1) 23 (0.9) 26 (1.0) 64 (2.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 9 11 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 8

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

The sunniest months in Kathu are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 40 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kathu: January, June and July receive an average of 10 hours 6 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kathu, 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 316 341 363 325 318 298 313 333 344 373 389 402
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 39m 13h 1m 12h 12m 11h 23m 10h 43m 10h 24m 10h 34m 11h 9m 11h 55m 12h 45m 13h 28m 13h 50m

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

Kathu 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 Kathu UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kathu, 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 6 8 11 13 14 16