Climate averages 1991–2020
Kimberley weather
in July.
A mild, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a mild month in Kimberley: daytime highs average 18.5°C and nights cool to about 3.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 5.4 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes July a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 30 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bloemfontein (148 km away). In July its highs average 16.8°C, 1.6°C cooler than Kimberley, with 8.0 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Kimberley ranks 44th of 95 for the warmest July highs and 47th of 95 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 95 cities is 18.5°C; Kimberley is 0.1°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 3.1°C to 21.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 5.4 mm to 10 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
Kimberley climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32.0°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 79 | 11.3 | 13.714 h |
| February | 31.0°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 63 | 10.5 | 13.113 h |
| March | 29.0°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 63 | 10.1 | 12.312 h |
| April | 24.9°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 41 | 6.4 | 11.411 h |
| May | 21.6°C7.6°C | 7.6°C | 18 | 3.0 | 10.711 h |
| June | 18.2°C3.9°C | 3.9°C | 12 | 1.9 | 10.310 h |
| July, selected | 18.5°C3.4°C | 3.4°C | 5.4 | 1.0 | 10.510 h |
| August | 21.6°C5.6°C | 5.6°C | 10 | 1.7 | 11.111 h |
| September | 26.2°C9.5°C | 9.5°C | 13 | 2.5 | 11.912 h |
| October | 28.9°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 33 | 5.8 | 12.813 h |
| November | 30.3°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 55 | 7.8 | 13.514 h |
| December | 32.2°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 61 | 9.5 | 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
- Bloemfontein in JulySouth Africa · 148 kmHigh 16.8°C · Low 1.8°C · 8.0 mm rain
- Schweizer-Reneke in JulySouth Africa · 180 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 4.0°C · 4.4 mm rain
- Botshabelo in JulySouth Africa · 200 kmHigh 16.1°C · Low 1.3°C · 8.4 mm rain
- Thaba Nchu in JulySouth Africa · 209 kmHigh 15.7°C · Low 1.1°C · 8.4 mm rain
- Welkom in JulySouth Africa · 210 kmHigh 17.3°C · Low 2.2°C · 6.3 mm rain
- Odendaalsrus in JulySouth Africa · 212 kmHigh 17.7°C · Low 2.5°C · 6.1 mm rain
- Virginia in JulySouth Africa · 217 kmHigh 17.7°C · Low 2.7°C · 6.3 mm rain
- Kutloanong in JulySouth Africa · 219 kmHigh 17.8°C · Low 2.4°C · 6.1 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 Kimberley) is explained once on the Kimberley year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.