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Monthly climate in Kimberley, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kimberley features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 11 °C (51 °F) and 25 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -6 °C (21 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (103 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 474 mm (18.6 inches) and receives 57 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kimberley enjoys an average of 4101 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 Kimberley, South Africa §

The warmest months in Kimberley 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 (51 - 55 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kimberley experiences 211 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 13 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Kimberley, 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)		 38°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 39°C
(103°F)
Mean maximum 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(100°F)
Average high 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(91°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(51°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)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Mean minimum 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 12°C
(54°F)
Minimum 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 11°C
(52°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kimberley, South Africa §

Kimberley usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 9 rainy days and 80 mm (3.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kimberley are June, July and September. On average, 4 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kimberley, 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) 84 (3.3) 82 (3.2) 61 (2.4) 66 (2.6) 9 (0.4) 2 (0.1) 4 (0.2) 8 (0.3) 5 (0.2) 29 (1.1) 48 (1.9) 75 (2.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 9 11 9 7 2 0 0 1 1 3 5 9

Monthly sunshine hours in Kimberley, South Africa §

The sunniest months in Kimberley are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 40 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kimberley: 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 Kimberley, 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 317 340 361 319 316 295 311 329 341 375 387 403
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 43m 13h 3m 12h 13m 11h 21m 10h 39m 10h 19m 10h 30m 11h 6m 11h 55m 12h 46m 13h 32m 13h 55m

Solar UV radiation in Kimberley, South Africa §

Kimberley 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 Kimberley UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kimberley, 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 11 12 14 16