Climate averages 1991–2020
Louis Trichardt weather
in July.
A mild, very dry month: the coolest 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 Louis Trichardt: daytime highs average 21.0°C and nights cool to about 9.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 5.1 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes July a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 52 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Thohoyandou (61 km away). In July its highs average 21.2°C, about as warm as Louis Trichardt, with 21 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Louis Trichardt ranks joint 9th of 95 for the warmest July highs and 46th of 95 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 95 cities is 18.5°C; Louis Trichardt is 2.4°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 3.0°C to 24.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 5.1 mm to 3.3 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
Louis Trichardt climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.1°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 102 | 13.2 | 13.413 h |
| February | 27.9°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 87 | 10.6 | 12.913 h |
| March | 27.1°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 50 | 9.0 | 12.212 h |
| April | 25.3°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 21 | 5.1 | 11.612 h |
| May | 23.7°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 10 | 1.9 | 11.011 h |
| June | 21.4°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 5.3 | 1.1 | 10.711 h |
| July, selected | 21.0°C9.2°C | 9.2°C | 5.1 | 0.9 | 10.911 h |
| August | 24.0°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 3.3 | 0.9 | 11.311 h |
| September | 27.2°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 9.7 | 2.1 | 11.912 h |
| October | 28.1°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 22 | 4.6 | 12.613 h |
| November | 28.3°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 76 | 10.3 | 13.213 h |
| December | 28.2°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 103 | 13.4 | 13.514 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
- Thohoyandou in JulySouth Africa · 61 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 9.8°C · 21 mm rain
- Polokwane in JulySouth Africa · 105 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 6.9°C · 3.2 mm rain
- Mokopane in JulySouth Africa · 157 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 7.9°C · 2.7 mm rain
- Phalaborwa in JulySouth Africa · 161 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 11.0°C · 4.5 mm rain
- Bela Bela in JulySouth Africa · 263 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 6.2°C · 2.6 mm rain
- Somaroboro in JulySouth Africa · 278 kmHigh 19.0°C · Low 4.6°C · 2.5 mm rain
- Mbombela in JulySouth Africa · 291 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 6.9°C · 12 mm rain
- Middelburg in JulySouth Africa · 307 kmHigh 18.1°C · Low 3.9°C · 5.9 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 Louis Trichardt) is explained once on the Louis Trichardt year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.