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Monthly climate in Kroonstad, Orange Free State, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kroonstad features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 10 °C (50 °F) and 23 °C (73 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -5 °C (22 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (100 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 605 mm (23.8 inches) and receives 77 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kroonstad enjoys an average of 4065 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 24 minutes to 13 hours 50 minutes per day.

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

The warmest months in Kroonstad are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 23 °C (71 - 73 °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, Kroonstad experiences 171 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 14 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Kroonstad, 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 37°C
(99°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(100°F)
Mean maximum 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(94°F)
Average high 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Daily mean 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Average low 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Mean minimum 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 11°C
(52°F)
Minimum 10°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -5°C
(22°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 9°C
(48°F)

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

Kroonstad usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 13 rainy days and 110 mm (4.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kroonstad are June, July and September. On average, 6 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kroonstad, 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) 92 (3.6) 128 (5.1) 63 (2.5) 72 (2.8) 9 (0.4) 8 (0.3) 2 (0.1) 12 (0.5) 8 (0.3) 40 (1.6) 62 (2.4) 111 (4.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 11 14 8 9 1 0 0 2 2 5 9 16

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

The sunniest months in Kroonstad are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 25 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kroonstad: January, 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 Kroonstad, 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 315 331 357 317 319 298 312 329 339 372 378 391
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 39m 13h 1m 12h 12m 11h 23m 10h 43m 10h 24m 10h 34m 11h 9m 11h 55m 12h 45m 13h 28m 13h 50m

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

Kroonstad 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 Kroonstad UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kroonstad, 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 11 7 5 6 8 11 12 14 16