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Monthly climate in Kenhardt, Northern Cape, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kenhardt features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 13 °C (55 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -2 °C (28 °F) or can rise to as high as 42 °C (108 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 139 mm (5.5 inches) and receives 16 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kenhardt enjoys an average of 4162 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 16 minutes to 13 hours 58 minutes per day.

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

The warmest months in Kenhardt are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 28 °C (80 - 83 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 13 to 13 °C (55 - 56 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kenhardt experiences 229 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 2 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Kenhardt, 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 42°C
(108°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 40°C
(105°F)
Mean maximum 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 39°C
(102°F)
Average high 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)
Daily mean 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(80°F)
Average low 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Mean minimum 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(55°F)
Minimum 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -2°C
(30°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 12°C
(53°F)

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

Kenhardt usually has the most precipitation in January, February and April, with an average of 4 rainy days and 26 mm (1.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kenhardt are June, August and September. On average, 2 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kenhardt, 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) 36 (1.4) 24 (0.9) 17 (0.7) 19 (0.7) 4 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 3 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 2 (0.1) 11 (0.4) 5 (0.2) 17 (0.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 4 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2

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

The sunniest months in Kenhardt are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 56 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kenhardt: May, June and July receive an average of 10 hours 0 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kenhardt, 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 331 352 365 325 314 294 312 331 343 378 393 418
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 45m 13h 5m 12h 13m 11h 20m 10h 37m 10h 16m 10h 27m 11h 5m 11h 55m 12h 48m 13h 34m 13h 58m

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

Kenhardt 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 Kenhardt UV Index data.

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