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Monthly climate in Thaba Nchu, Orange Free State, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Thaba Nchu features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).Temperatures typically range between 9 °C (48 °F) and 22 °C (72 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -6 °C (21 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (100 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 665 mm (26.2 inches) and receives 79 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Thaba Nchu enjoys an average of 4081 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 17 minutes to 13 hours 57 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Thaba Nchu, Orange Free State, South Africa §

The warmest months in Thaba Nchu 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 11 °C (48 - 52 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Thaba Nchu experiences 149 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 26 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Thaba Nchu, 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)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(100°F)
Mean maximum 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)
Average high 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Daily mean 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Average low 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Mean minimum 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 10°C
(51°F)
Minimum 11°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 9°C
(48°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Thaba Nchu, Orange Free State, South Africa §

Thaba Nchu usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 13 rainy days and 116 mm (4.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Thaba Nchu are June, July and September. On average, 5 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Thaba Nchu, 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) 111 (4.4) 119 (4.7) 85 (3.3) 80 (3.1) 13 (0.5) 4 (0.1) 4 (0.2) 15 (0.6) 8 (0.3) 42 (1.6) 67 (2.6) 117 (4.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 11 14 10 10 2 0 1 2 2 5 8 14

Monthly sunshine hours in Thaba Nchu, Orange Free State, South Africa §

The sunniest months in Thaba Nchu are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 36 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Thaba Nchu: 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 Thaba Nchu, 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 314 337 358 316 317 296 311 329 340 375 382 402
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 45m 13h 4m 12h 13m 11h 21m 10h 38m 10h 17m 10h 28m 11h 5m 11h 55m 12h 47m 13h 34m 13h 57m

Solar UV radiation in Thaba Nchu, Orange Free State, South Africa §

Thaba Nchu 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 Thaba Nchu UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Thaba Nchu, 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) 15 15 13 10 7 5 5 8 11 12 14 16