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Monthly climate in Malmesbury, Western Cape, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Malmesbury features a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa).Temperatures typically range between 11 °C (53 °F) and 24 °C (75 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -1 °C (30 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (104 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 513 mm (20.2 inches) and receives 67 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Malmesbury enjoys an average of 4048 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 57 minutes to 14 hours 18 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Malmesbury, Western Cape, South Africa §

The warmest months in Malmesbury are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 24 °C (72 - 75 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 11 to 13 °C (53 - 55 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Malmesbury experiences 162 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Malmesbury, Western Cape, 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 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 40°C
(104°F)
Mean maximum 38°C
(101°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 37°C
(99°F)
Average high 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(84°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Average low 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(60°F)
Mean minimum 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 11°C
(52°F)
Minimum 11°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 -0°C
(31°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(49°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Malmesbury, Western Cape, South Africa §

Malmesbury usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 10 rainy days and 88 mm (3.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Malmesbury are January, February and March. On average, 14 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Malmesbury, Western Cape, 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) 15 (0.6) 7 (0.3) 20 (0.8) 26 (1.0) 53 (2.1) 101 (4.0) 95 (3.8) 68 (2.7) 41 (1.6) 32 (1.3) 35 (1.4) 21 (0.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 3 2 3 4 5 10 9 11 7 5 4 4

Monthly sunshine hours in Malmesbury, Western Cape, South Africa §

The sunniest months in Malmesbury are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 53 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Malmesbury: May, June and July receive an average of 9 hours 15 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Malmesbury, Western Cape, 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 340 359 356 316 294 267 289 309 329 373 390 422
Mean daily daylight hours 14h 4m 13h 15m 12h 14m 11h 12m 10h 22m 9h 57m 10h 10m 10h 54m 11h 53m 12h 55m 13h 50m 14h 18m

Solar UV radiation in Malmesbury, Western Cape, South Africa §

Malmesbury experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Malmesbury UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Malmesbury, Western Cape, 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) 14 13 11 8 5 4 4 6 9 11 12 14