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Monthly climate in Parys, Orange Free State, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Parys features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa).Temperatures typically range between 10 °C (51 °F) and 22 °C (72 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -5 °C (24 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (99 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 663 mm (26.1 inches) and receives 84 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Parys enjoys an average of 4043 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 27 minutes to 13 hours 47 minutes per day.

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

The warmest months in Parys are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 22 °C (71 - 72 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 10 to 14 °C (51 - 57 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Parys experiences 173 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 10 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Parys, 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 36°C
(98°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(99°F)
Mean maximum 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(93°F)
Average high 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Daily mean 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(65°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
(44°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Mean minimum 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(53°F)
Minimum 11°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 9°C
(49°F)

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

Parys usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 14 rainy days and 121 mm (4.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Parys are June, July and August. On average, 5 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Parys, 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) 110 (4.3) 110 (4.3) 65 (2.6) 62 (2.4) 9 (0.3) 7 (0.3) 3 (0.1) 5 (0.2) 8 (0.3) 53 (2.1) 87 (3.4) 144 (5.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 13 14 9 10 1 1 0 1 1 6 11 17

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

The sunniest months in Parys are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 14 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Parys: 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 Parys, 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 313 327 356 318 320 299 313 329 338 367 375 383
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 36m 12h 59m 12h 12m 11h 25m 10h 46m 10h 27m 10h 37m 11h 11m 11h 56m 12h 43m 13h 25m 13h 47m

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

Parys 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 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 Parys UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Parys, 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 6 6 8 11 12 14 16