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Monthly climate in Upington, Northern Cape, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Upington features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 13 °C (56 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -4 °C (26 °F) or can rise to as high as 42 °C (108 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 158 mm (6.2 inches) and receives 22 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Upington enjoys an average of 4157 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 20 minutes to 13 hours 54 minutes per day.

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

The warmest months in Upington are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 29 °C (81 - 84 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 13 to 14 °C (56 - 58 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Upington experiences 247 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 4 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Upington, 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 42°C
(108°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 41°C
(106°F)
Mean maximum 40°C
(105°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 40°C
(104°F)
Average high 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)
Daily mean 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Average low 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Mean minimum 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 -2°C
(30°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 13°C
(56°F)
Minimum 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 13°C
(55°F)

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

Upington usually has the most precipitation in January, February and April, with an average of 4 rainy days and 32 mm (1.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Upington are July, August and September. On average, 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Upington, 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) 35 (1.4) 32 (1.3) 11 (0.4) 30 (1.2) 4 (0.2) 3 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 14 (0.5) 4 (0.2) 23 (0.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 4 6 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3

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

The sunniest months in Upington are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 51 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Upington: May, June and July receive an average of 10 hours 4 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Upington, 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 329 350 365 324 316 296 313 333 343 377 391 414
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 42m 13h 3m 12h 12m 11h 22m 10h 40m 10h 20m 10h 31m 11h 7m 11h 55m 12h 46m 13h 31m 13h 54m

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

Upington 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 Upington UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Upington, 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 16 13 10 7 5 5 8 11 13 14 15