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Monthly climate in Senekal, Orange Free State, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Senekal features a subtropical climate (Cwb).Temperatures typically range between 9 °C (48 °F) and 22 °C (72 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -8 °C (19 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (100 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 696 mm (27.4 inches) and receives 77 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Senekal enjoys an average of 4056 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 21 minutes to 13 hours 53 minutes per day.

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

The warmest months in Senekal are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 22 °C (70 - 72 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 9 to 12 °C (48 - 54 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Senekal experiences 156 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 29 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Senekal, 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
(98°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(100°F)
Mean maximum 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(93°F)
Average high 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(84°F)
Daily mean 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(71°F)
Average low 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(57°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Mean minimum 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 10°C
(50°F)
Minimum 11°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -8°C
(19°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 8°C
(47°F)

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

Senekal usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 13 rainy days and 121 mm (4.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Senekal 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 Senekal, 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) 109 (4.3) 130 (5.1) 93 (3.7) 73 (2.9) 13 (0.5) 5 (0.2) 2 (0.1) 18 (0.7) 10 (0.4) 44 (1.8) 74 (2.9) 126 (5.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 10 14 10 10 1 0 0 2 2 5 8 15

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

The sunniest months in Senekal are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 25 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Senekal: January, June and July receive an average of 10 hours 1 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Senekal, 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 312 330 357 315 319 298 311 328 339 373 377 391
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 41m 13h 2m 12h 12m 11h 22m 10h 41m 10h 21m 10h 31m 11h 7m 11h 55m 12h 46m 13h 30m 13h 53m

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

Senekal 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 Senekal UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Senekal, 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