Climate averages 1991–2020
Middelburg weather
in July.
A mild, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a mild month in Middelburg: daytime highs average 18.1°C and nights cool to about 3.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 5.9 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 41 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Emalahleni (26 km away). In July its highs average 17.3°C, 0.8°C cooler than Middelburg, with 6.0 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Middelburg ranks 49th of 95 for the warmest July highs and joint 48th of 95 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 95 cities is 18.5°C; Middelburg is 0.4°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 3.1°C to 21.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 5.9 mm to 8.5 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
Middelburg climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.5°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 122 | 15.6 | 13.514 h |
| February | 25.6°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 91 | 12.1 | 13.013 h |
| March | 24.5°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 86 | 11.1 | 12.312 h |
| April | 22.3°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 40 | 6.1 | 11.512 h |
| May | 20.3°C7.6°C | 7.6°C | 15 | 2.4 | 10.911 h |
| June | 18.0°C4.5°C | 4.5°C | 5.3 | 1.1 | 10.611 h |
| July, selected | 18.1°C3.9°C | 3.9°C | 5.9 | 0.8 | 10.711 h |
| August | 21.2°C6.7°C | 6.7°C | 8.5 | 1.5 | 11.211 h |
| September | 25.0°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 18 | 3.4 | 11.912 h |
| October | 25.6°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 68 | 10.4 | 12.713 h |
| November | 24.9°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 102 | 14.3 | 13.413 h |
| December | 25.3°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 114 | 16.5 | 13.714 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
- Emalahleni in JulySouth Africa · 26 kmHigh 17.3°C · Low 2.7°C · 6.0 mm rain
- Bethal in JulySouth Africa · 76 kmHigh 16.8°C · Low 2.4°C · 5.9 mm rain
- Somaroboro in JulySouth Africa · 79 kmHigh 19.0°C · Low 4.6°C · 2.5 mm rain
- Delmas in JulySouth Africa · 88 kmHigh 17.7°C · Low 3.1°C · 4.2 mm rain
- eMbalenhle in JulySouth Africa · 93 kmHigh 17.5°C · Low 2.9°C · 4.7 mm rain
- Ermelo in JulySouth Africa · 99 kmHigh 16.4°C · Low 2.8°C · 6.5 mm rain
- Etwatwa in JulySouth Africa · 108 kmHigh 17.6°C · Low 3.3°C · 3.7 mm rain
- Brakpan in JulySouth Africa · 121 kmHigh 17.3°C · Low 2.8°C · 3.1 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 Middelburg) is explained once on the Middelburg year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.