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Monthly climate in Port Nolloth, Northern Cape, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Port Nolloth features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between 14 °C (57 °F) and 18 °C (64 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 8 °C (47 °F) or can rise to as high as 32 °C (90 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 63 mm (2.5 inches) and receives 8 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Port Nolloth enjoys an average of 4102 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 17 minutes to 13 hours 58 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Port Nolloth, Northern Cape, South Africa §

The warmest months in Port Nolloth are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 17 to 18 °C (64 - 64 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 14 to 15 °C (57 - 59 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Port Nolloth experiences 12 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Port Nolloth, 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 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Mean maximum 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Average high 20°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Daily mean 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Average low 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(60°F)
Mean minimum 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(57°F)
Minimum 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(56°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Port Nolloth, Northern Cape, South Africa §

Port Nolloth usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 1 rainy days and 8 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Port Nolloth are February, March and April. On average, 4 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Port Nolloth, 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) 4 (0.2) 4 (0.1) 4 (0.2) 3 (0.1) 5 (0.2) 7 (0.3) 11 (0.4) 6 (0.2) 5 (0.2) 4 (0.2) 5 (0.2) 5 (0.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1

Monthly sunshine hours in Port Nolloth, Northern Cape, South Africa §

The sunniest months in Port Nolloth are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 42 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Port Nolloth: May, June and July receive an average of 9 hours 52 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Port Nolloth, 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 329 350 358 322 311 288 308 328 336 373 386 408
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 45m 13h 4m 12h 13m 11h 20m 10h 38m 10h 17m 10h 28m 11h 5m 11h 55m 12h 47m 13h 34m 13h 58m

Solar UV radiation in Port Nolloth, Northern Cape, South Africa §

Port Nolloth experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 14, 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 6. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Port Nolloth UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Port Nolloth, 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) 14 14 12 9 6 5 5 7 10 12 13 14