Climate averages 1991–2020
Bhisho weather
in July.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 11th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a mild month in Bhisho: daytime highs average 20.0°C and nights cool to about 6.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 27 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes July a fairly dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 12 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Qonce (6 km away). In July its highs average 20.7°C, 0.7°C warmer than Bhisho, with 27 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Bhisho ranks joint 22nd of 95 for the warmest July highs and joint 76th of 95 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 95 cities is 18.5°C; Bhisho is 1.5°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 0.7°C to 20.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 27 mm to 41 mm.
The annual picture
July in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Bhisho climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.1°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 117 | 14.2 | 14.014 h |
| February | 26.1°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 111 | 13.0 | 13.313 h |
| March | 25.2°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 108 | 12.3 | 12.312 h |
| April | 23.1°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 84 | 9.5 | 11.311 h |
| May | 21.8°C9.9°C | 9.9°C | 28 | 4.9 | 10.510 h |
| June | 19.9°C7.1°C | 7.1°C | 25 | 3.4 | 10.010 h |
| July, selected | 20.0°C6.7°C | 6.7°C | 27 | 4.2 | 10.210 h |
| August | 20.7°C7.8°C | 7.8°C | 41 | 5.9 | 10.911 h |
| September | 22.1°C9.6°C | 9.6°C | 56 | 8.0 | 11.912 h |
| October | 22.5°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 86 | 11.9 | 12.913 h |
| November | 23.5°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 99 | 11.8 | 13.814 h |
| December | 25.0°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 114 | 13.8 | 14.314 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
July in nearby cities
- Qonce in JulySouth Africa · 6 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 7.2°C · 27 mm rain
- Mdantsane in JulySouth Africa · 33 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 10.0°C · 28 mm rain
- East London in JulySouth Africa · 48 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 13.0°C · 38 mm rain
- Grahamstown in JulySouth Africa · 99 kmHigh 19.6°C · Low 6.9°C · 22 mm rain
- Queenstown in JulySouth Africa · 118 kmHigh 17.7°C · Low 3.3°C · 13 mm rain
- Mthatha in JulySouth Africa · 188 kmHigh 20.0°C · Low 7.2°C · 22 mm rain
- Motherwell in JulySouth Africa · 202 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 9.6°C · 24 mm rain
- Gqeberha in JulySouth Africa · 210 kmHigh 19.0°C · Low 12.2°C · 38 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Bhisho) is explained once on the Bhisho year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.