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Monthly climate in Ficksburg, Orange Free State, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ficksburg features a subtropical climate (Cwb).Temperatures typically range between 7 °C (45 °F) and 20 °C (68 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -8 °C (18 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (96 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 936 mm (36.9 inches) and receives 99 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Ficksburg enjoys an average of 4061 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 18 minutes to 13 hours 56 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Ficksburg, Orange Free State, South Africa §

The warmest months in Ficksburg are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 19 to 20 °C (67 - 68 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 7 to 10 °C (45 - 50 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ficksburg experiences 107 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 46 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Ficksburg, Orange Free State, 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 33°C
(93°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(96°F)
Mean maximum 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Average high 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Daily mean 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Average low 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 8°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(56°F)
Mean minimum 10°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 9°C
(48°F)
Minimum 9°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 7°C
(46°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Ficksburg, Orange Free State, South Africa §

Ficksburg usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 16 rainy days and 160 mm (6.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Ficksburg are June, July and September. On average, 9 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Ficksburg, Orange Free State, 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) 128 (5.0) 173 (6.8) 106 (4.2) 92 (3.6) 19 (0.7) 6 (0.2) 4 (0.1) 26 (1.0) 18 (0.7) 62 (2.4) 122 (4.8) 180 (7.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 14 15 12 11 2 1 0 4 3 7 11 19

Monthly sunshine hours in Ficksburg, Orange Free State, South Africa §

The sunniest months in Ficksburg are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 26 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Ficksburg: January, June and July receive an average of 10 hours 1 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Ficksburg, Orange Free State, 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 311 331 356 316 319 298 313 329 339 373 377 394
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 44m 13h 4m 12h 13m 11h 21m 10h 39m 10h 18m 10h 29m 11h 6m 11h 55m 12h 47m 13h 32m 13h 56m

Solar UV radiation in Ficksburg, Orange Free State, South Africa §

Ficksburg experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 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 Ficksburg UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Ficksburg, Orange Free State, 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) 16 16 13 11 7 5 6 8 11 12 14 16