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Monthly climate in Petrusville, Northern Cape, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Petrusville features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 10 °C (51 °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 331 mm (13.0 inches) and receives 41 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Petrusville enjoys an average of 4126 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 13 minutes to 14 hours 2 minutes per day.

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

The warmest months in Petrusville 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 10 to 12 °C (51 - 54 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Petrusville experiences 193 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 Petrusville, 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
(100°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(102°F)
Mean maximum 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(98°F)
Average high 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°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)		 10°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Average low 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(62°F)
Mean minimum 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 11°C
(51°F)
Minimum 12°C
(53°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 8°C
(48°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 9°C
(48°F)

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

Petrusville usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 7 rainy days and 59 mm (2.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Petrusville are June, July and September. On average, 4 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Petrusville, 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) 52 (2.0) 69 (2.7) 36 (1.4) 42 (1.6) 9 (0.3) 2 (0.1) 4 (0.2) 5 (0.2) 4 (0.2) 18 (0.7) 34 (1.4) 56 (2.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 6 9 5 6 1 0 1 0 1 3 3 6

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

The sunniest months in Petrusville are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 49 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Petrusville: May, June and July receive an average of 9 hours 58 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Petrusville, 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 330 345 364 317 313 293 310 329 342 377 390 411
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 49m 13h 7m 12h 13m 11h 19m 10h 34m 10h 13m 10h 24m 11h 3m 11h 54m 12h 49m 13h 37m 14h 2m

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

Petrusville 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 Petrusville UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Petrusville, 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