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Monthly climate in Marquard, Orange Free State, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Marquard features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa).Temperatures typically range between 8 °C (46 °F) and 21 °C (70 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -8 °C (19 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (98 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 805 mm (31.7 inches) and receives 89 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Marquard enjoys an average of 4055 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 19 minutes to 13 hours 55 minutes per day.

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

The warmest months in Marquard are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 21 °C (68 - 70 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 8 to 11 °C (46 - 52 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Marquard experiences 131 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 36 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Marquard, 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 35°C
(96°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(98°F)
Mean maximum 32°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(91°F)
Average high 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Daily mean 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Average low 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(57°F)
Mean minimum 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 9°C
(49°F)
Minimum 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -8°C
(19°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 7°C
(45°F)

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

Marquard usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 14 rainy days and 143 mm (5.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Marquard are June, July and September. On average, 7 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Marquard, 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) 122 (4.8) 168 (6.6) 91 (3.6) 82 (3.2) 14 (0.6) 5 (0.2) 3 (0.1) 23 (0.9) 12 (0.5) 53 (2.1) 91 (3.6) 141 (5.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 12 15 11 11 2 1 0 3 3 6 9 16

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

The sunniest months in Marquard are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 26 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Marquard: January, June and July receive an average of 10 hours 0 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Marquard, 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 310 332 356 314 318 298 311 328 339 374 376 393
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 43m 13h 3m 12h 13m 11h 22m 10h 40m 10h 19m 10h 30m 11h 6m 11h 55m 12h 46m 13h 32m 13h 55m

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

Marquard 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 Marquard UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Marquard, 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