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Monthly climate in Orania, Northern Cape, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Orania features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 11 °C (51 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -5 °C (22 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (104 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 359 mm (14.1 inches) and receives 47 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Orania enjoys an average of 4120 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 14 minutes to 14 hours 0 minutes per day.

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

The warmest months in Orania are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 26 °C (77 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 11 to 12 °C (51 - 55 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Orania experiences 205 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 12 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Orania, 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 40°C
(104°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 39°C
(103°F)
Mean maximum 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(100°F)
Average high 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(91°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 18°C
(64°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
(61°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(62°F)
Mean minimum 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 11°C
(53°F)
Minimum 12°C
(54°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -4°C
(24°F)		 -5°C
(22°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 10°C
(50°F)

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

Orania usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 8 rainy days and 62 mm (2.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Orania are June, July and September. On average, 3 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Orania, 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) 59 (2.3) 69 (2.7) 43 (1.7) 47 (1.9) 8 (0.3) 2 (0.1) 3 (0.1) 5 (0.2) 4 (0.2) 21 (0.8) 38 (1.5) 59 (2.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 8 10 7 6 1 0 0 0 1 3 4 7

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

The sunniest months in Orania are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 47 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Orania: May, June and July receive an average of 9 hours 59 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Orania, 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 325 344 363 318 314 294 310 330 342 376 389 410
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 47m 13h 6m 12h 13m 11h 19m 10h 35m 10h 14m 10h 25m 11h 4m 11h 54m 12h 48m 13h 36m 14h 0m

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

Orania 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 Orania UV Index data.

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