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Monthly climate in Prieska, Northern Cape, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Prieska features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 11 °C (52 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -4 °C (24 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (106 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 243 mm (9.6 inches) and receives 34 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Prieska enjoys an average of 4148 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 15 minutes to 14 hours 0 minutes per day.

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

The warmest months in Prieska are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 27 °C (79 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 11 to 12 °C (52 - 55 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Prieska experiences 221 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 9 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Prieska, 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 41°C
(105°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 40°C
(103°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 39°C
(103°F)
Mean maximum 39°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(102°F)
Average high 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Daily mean 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average low 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(64°F)
Mean minimum 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Minimum 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -4°C
(24°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 11°C
(52°F)

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

Prieska usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 6 rainy days and 47 mm (1.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Prieska are May, June and August. On average, 2 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Prieska, 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) 46 (1.8) 51 (2.0) 24 (1.0) 35 (1.4) 3 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 4 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 6 (0.2) 12 (0.5) 14 (0.5) 44 (1.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 5 9 5 5 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 5

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

The sunniest months in Prieska are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 53 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Prieska: May, June and July receive an average of 10 hours 0 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Prieska, 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 330 348 364 322 313 295 311 331 344 378 392 415
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 47m 13h 6m 12h 13m 11h 20m 10h 36m 10h 15m 10h 26m 11h 4m 11h 55m 12h 48m 13h 35m 14h 0m

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

Prieska 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 Prieska UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Prieska, 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 12 10 7 5 5 8 10 13 14 16