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Monthly climate in Ritchie, Northern Cape, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ritchie features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 10 °C (51 °F) and 26 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -6 °C (21 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (103 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 463 mm (18.2 inches) and receives 54 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Ritchie enjoys an average of 4106 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 18 minutes to 13 hours 57 minutes per day.

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

The warmest months in Ritchie are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 26 °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 13 °C (51 - 55 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ritchie experiences 212 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 13 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Ritchie, 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)		 38°C
(101°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 39°C
(103°F)
Mean maximum 37°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(100°F)
Average high 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 18°C
(65°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
(60°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Mean minimum 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 12°C
(54°F)
Minimum 13°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 10°C
(51°F)

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

Ritchie usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 9 rainy days and 75 mm (3.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Ritchie 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 Ritchie, 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) 84 (3.3) 73 (2.9) 65 (2.6) 66 (2.6) 8 (0.3) 2 (0.1) 3 (0.1) 7 (0.3) 5 (0.2) 27 (1.1) 54 (2.1) 69 (2.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 8 10 8 7 1 0 0 1 1 4 5 9

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

The sunniest months in Ritchie are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 41 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Ritchie: May, June and July receive an average of 10 hours 2 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Ritchie, 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 318 341 362 320 315 296 311 330 342 375 388 404
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 44m 13h 4m 12h 13m 11h 21m 10h 38m 10h 18m 10h 28m 11h 6m 11h 55m 12h 47m 13h 33m 13h 57m

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

Ritchie 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 Ritchie UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Ritchie, 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