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Monthly climate in Prince Albert, Western Cape, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Prince Albert features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 11 °C (53 °F) and 23 °C (74 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -2 °C (29 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (106 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 217 mm (8.5 inches) and receives 42 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Prince Albert enjoys an average of 4075 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 58 minutes to 14 hours 17 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Prince Albert, Western Cape, South Africa §

The warmest months in Prince Albert are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 23 °C (71 - 74 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 11 to 12 °C (53 - 55 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Prince Albert experiences 166 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 3 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Prince Albert, 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 41°C
(106°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 40°C
(105°F)
Mean maximum 40°C
(105°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 38°C
(100°F)
Average high 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Daily mean 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Average low 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(58°F)
Mean minimum 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(49°F)
Minimum 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 8°C
(47°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Prince Albert, Western Cape, South Africa §

Prince Albert usually has the most precipitation in October, November and December, with an average of 4 rainy days and 25 mm (1.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Prince Albert are May, June and July. On average, 12 mm (0.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Prince Albert, 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) 19 (0.8) 15 (0.6) 16 (0.6) 18 (0.7) 13 (0.5) 10 (0.4) 13 (0.5) 16 (0.6) 20 (0.8) 23 (0.9) 29 (1.1) 24 (1.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 4 5 4

Monthly sunshine hours in Prince Albert, Western Cape, South Africa §

The sunniest months in Prince Albert are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 49 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Prince Albert: May, June and July receive an average of 9 hours 37 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Prince Albert, 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 332 354 361 314 303 282 300 317 330 370 388 420
Mean daily daylight hours 14h 3m 13h 15m 12h 14m 11h 13m 10h 23m 9h 58m 10h 11m 10h 55m 11h 53m 12h 54m 13h 49m 14h 17m

Solar UV radiation in Prince Albert, Western Cape, South Africa §

Prince Albert experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 15, 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 6. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Prince Albert UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Prince Albert, 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 14 11 8 6 4 4 6 9 12 13 15