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Monthly climate in Van Wyksvlei, Northern Cape, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Van Wyksvlei features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 11 °C (53 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -4 °C (25 °F) or can rise to as high as 42 °C (108 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 154 mm (6.0 inches) and receives 20 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Van Wyksvlei enjoys an average of 4169 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 12 minutes to 14 hours 3 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Van Wyksvlei, Northern Cape, South Africa §

The warmest months in Van Wyksvlei are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 28 °C (79 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 11 to 13 °C (53 - 55 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Van Wyksvlei experiences 218 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 7 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Van Wyksvlei, 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)		 40°C
(105°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 40°C
(105°F)
Mean maximum 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(103°F)
Average high 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(93°F)
Daily mean 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average low 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 5°C
(40°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Mean minimum 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Minimum 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 11°C
(52°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Van Wyksvlei, Northern Cape, South Africa §

Van Wyksvlei usually has the most precipitation in January, February and April, with an average of 3 rainy days and 29 mm (1.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Van Wyksvlei are June, August and September. On average, 2 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Van Wyksvlei, 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) 30 (1.2) 26 (1.0) 14 (0.6) 31 (1.2) 4 (0.2) 3 (0.1) 4 (0.2) 1 (0.0) 3 (0.1) 12 (0.5) 7 (0.3) 18 (0.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 3 5 2 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 3

Monthly sunshine hours in Van Wyksvlei, Northern Cape, South Africa §

The sunniest months in Van Wyksvlei are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 1 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Van Wyksvlei: May, June and July receive an average of 9 hours 55 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Van Wyksvlei, 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 337 354 366 325 312 292 308 330 343 381 395 421
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 50m 13h 7m 12h 13m 11h 18m 10h 33m 10h 12m 10h 23m 11h 2m 11h 54m 12h 49m 13h 38m 14h 3m

Solar UV radiation in Van Wyksvlei, Northern Cape, South Africa §

Van Wyksvlei experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 15, 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 Van Wyksvlei UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Van Wyksvlei, 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 14 12 9 6 5 5 7 10 12 14 15