Climate averages 1991–2020
Dundee, South Africa weather
in July.
A mild, very 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 Dundee, South Africa: daytime highs average 18.7°C and nights cool to about 5.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 14 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes July a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 32 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Newcastle, South Africa (54 km away). In July its highs average 18.4°C, about as warm as Dundee, South Africa, with 13 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Dundee, South Africa ranks joint 38th of 95 for the warmest July highs and joint 67th of 95 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 95 cities is 18.5°C; Dundee, South Africa is 0.1°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 2.8°C to 21.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 14 mm to 22 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
Dundee, South Africa climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.4°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 151 | 17.6 | 13.714 h |
| February | 26.2°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 129 | 14.9 | 13.113 h |
| March | 25.1°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 105 | 12.9 | 12.312 h |
| April | 22.8°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 52 | 7.6 | 11.411 h |
| May | 20.9°C8.7°C | 8.7°C | 18 | 3.2 | 10.711 h |
| June | 18.6°C5.9°C | 5.9°C | 11 | 1.8 | 10.410 h |
| July, selected | 18.7°C5.4°C | 5.4°C | 14 | 1.7 | 10.511 h |
| August | 21.5°C7.5°C | 7.5°C | 22 | 3.7 | 11.111 h |
| September | 24.8°C10.4°C | 10.4°C | 35 | 6.1 | 11.912 h |
| October | 25.0°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 92 | 12.7 | 12.713 h |
| November | 25.6°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 125 | 17.0 | 13.513 h |
| December | 26.3°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 154 | 19.1 | 13.914 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
- Newcastle, South Africa in JulySouth Africa · 54 kmHigh 18.4°C · Low 3.8°C · 13 mm rain
- Ladysmith in JulySouth Africa · 62 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 3.8°C · 16 mm rain
- Vryheid in JulySouth Africa · 70 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 4.6°C · 14 mm rain
- Piet Retief in JulySouth Africa · 141 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 5.3°C · 12 mm rain
- Phuthaditjhaba in JulySouth Africa · 144 kmHigh 15.1°C · Low 0.6°C · 11 mm rain
- Pietermaritzburg in JulySouth Africa · 162 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 6.5°C · 28 mm rain
- KwaDukuza in JulySouth Africa · 165 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 12.7°C · 41 mm rain
- Standerton in JulySouth Africa · 168 kmHigh 17.1°C · Low 2.2°C · 6.6 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 Dundee) is explained once on the Dundee, South Africa year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.