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Monthly climate in Zoar, Western Cape, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Zoar features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between 12 °C (53 °F) and 22 °C (72 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 0 °C (31 °F) or can rise to as high as 42 °C (107 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 346 mm (13.6 inches) and receives 69 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Zoar enjoys an average of 4059 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 56 minutes to 14 hours 19 minutes per day.

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

The warmest months in Zoar are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 22 °C (69 - 72 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 12 to 13 °C (53 - 55 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Zoar experiences 156 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 Zoar, 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 42°C
(107°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 41°C
(106°F)
Mean maximum 40°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(98°F)
Average high 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Daily mean 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Average low 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(58°F)
Mean minimum 11°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 10°C
(50°F)
Minimum 10°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 -0°C
(31°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 9°C
(48°F)

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

Zoar usually has the most precipitation in January, November and December, with an average of 6 rainy days and 39 mm (1.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Zoar are May, June and July. On average, 18 mm (0.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Zoar, 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) 38 (1.5) 25 (1.0) 33 (1.3) 25 (1.0) 20 (0.8) 13 (0.5) 22 (0.9) 25 (1.0) 32 (1.3) 33 (1.3) 44 (1.7) 34 (1.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 7 6 7 5 4 4 5 6 6 6 7 6

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

The sunniest months in Zoar are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 47 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Zoar: May, June and July receive an average of 9 hours 35 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Zoar, 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 328 354 358 312 301 280 299 316 330 370 388 419
Mean daily daylight hours 14h 4m 13h 15m 12h 14m 11h 12m 10h 21m 9h 56m 10h 10m 10h 54m 11h 53m 12h 55m 13h 50m 14h 19m

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

Zoar experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 15, 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 Zoar UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Zoar, 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 13 15