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Monthly climate in Kuruman, Northern Cape, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kuruman features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 11 °C (51 °F) and 24 °C (76 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -4 °C (24 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (101 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 475 mm (18.7 inches) and receives 54 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kuruman enjoys an average of 4122 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 25 minutes to 13 hours 49 minutes per day.

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

The warmest months in Kuruman are January, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 24 °C (74 - 76 °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 - 56 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kuruman experiences 195 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 6 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Kuruman, 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 38°C
(101°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 38°C
(101°F)
Mean maximum 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(97°F)
Average high 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Average low 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(62°F)
Mean minimum 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(54°F)
Minimum 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 5°C
(40°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -4°C
(24°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 5°C
(40°F)		 11°C
(52°F)

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

Kuruman usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 10 rainy days and 98 mm (3.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kuruman are May, June and July. On average, 3 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kuruman, 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) 102 (4.0) 116 (4.6) 49 (1.9) 62 (2.4) 2 (0.1) 3 (0.1) 3 (0.1) 5 (0.2) 5 (0.2) 25 (1.0) 26 (1.0) 77 (3.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 9 13 8 7 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 9

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

The sunniest months in Kuruman are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 41 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kuruman: 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 Kuruman, 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 315 340 362 324 319 299 314 332 344 374 388 404
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 38m 13h 0m 12h 12m 11h 24m 10h 44m 10h 25m 10h 35m 11h 9m 11h 55m 12h 44m 13h 27m 13h 49m

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

Kuruman experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, November 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 Kuruman UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kuruman, 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 15 16