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Monthly climate in Sasolburg, Orange Free State, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Sasolburg features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa).Temperatures typically range between 10 °C (51 °F) and 22 °C (71 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -5 °C (24 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (98 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 708 mm (27.9 inches) and receives 89 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Sasolburg enjoys an average of 4043 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 28 minutes to 13 hours 46 minutes per day.

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

The warmest months in Sasolburg are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 22 °C (70 - 71 °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, Sasolburg experiences 161 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 6 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Sasolburg, 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
(95°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(98°F)
Mean maximum 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(91°F)
Average high 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Daily mean 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)
Average low 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 3°C
(39°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Mean minimum 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 12°C
(53°F)
Minimum 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 5°C
(40°F)		 11°C
(51°F)

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

Sasolburg usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 15 rainy days and 129 mm (5.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Sasolburg are June, July and August. On average, 4 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Sasolburg, 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) 119 (4.7) 121 (4.8) 69 (2.7) 61 (2.4) 11 (0.4) 7 (0.3) 3 (0.1) 3 (0.1) 7 (0.3) 60 (2.4) 99 (3.9) 148 (5.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 14 14 9 9 2 1 0 1 2 7 12 18

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

The sunniest months in Sasolburg are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 14 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Sasolburg: 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 Sasolburg, 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 35m 12h 58m 12h 12m 11h 25m 10h 46m 10h 28m 10h 37m 11h 11m 11h 56m 12h 43m 13h 25m 13h 46m

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

Sasolburg 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 Sasolburg UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Sasolburg, 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