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Monthly climate in Hoopstad, Orange Free State, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Hoopstad features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 10 °C (50 °F) and 24 °C (75 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -6 °C (21 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (102 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 538 mm (21.2 inches) and receives 67 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Hoopstad enjoys an average of 4079 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 23 minutes to 13 hours 51 minutes per day.

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

The warmest months in Hoopstad are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 24 °C (74 - 75 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 10 to 13 °C (50 - 56 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Hoopstad experiences 196 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 Hoopstad, 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 39°C
(102°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 38°C
(101°F)
Mean maximum 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(97°F)
Average high 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Average low 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Mean minimum 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 12°C
(54°F)
Minimum 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -4°C
(24°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 9°C
(49°F)

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

Hoopstad usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 11 rainy days and 99 mm (3.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Hoopstad are May, June and July. On average, 5 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Hoopstad, 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) 85 (3.3) 121 (4.8) 65 (2.6) 66 (2.6) 6 (0.2) 7 (0.3) 1 (0.0) 12 (0.5) 8 (0.3) 27 (1.1) 46 (1.8) 93 (3.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 10 14 9 9 1 0 0 1 2 4 6 11

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

The sunniest months in Hoopstad are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 32 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Hoopstad: January, June and July receive an average of 10 hours 3 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Hoopstad, 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 314 333 360 317 318 297 314 328 341 374 384 394
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 39m 13h 1m 12h 12m 11h 23m 10h 43m 10h 23m 10h 33m 11h 8m 11h 55m 12h 45m 13h 29m 13h 51m

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

Hoopstad 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 Hoopstad UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Hoopstad, 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 15 13 10 7 5 6 8 11 13 14 16