Climate averages 1991–2020
Mokopane weather
by month.
See how the year changes. October has the highest average daily maximum; August has the lowest average monthly rainfall.
Pleasant-weather months by our simple rule: AprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptember
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
Across the year Mokopane averages a daytime high of 26.3°C and a nighttime low of 13.8°C, with about 522 mm of rain on roughly 72 days. October is the warmest month (average high 29.4°C) and July the coolest (21.0°C). January is the wettest month with 112 mm; August is the driest with 2.5 mm.
Months with pleasant weather by a simple rule (average high between 18°C and 29°C, average low of at least 5°C and at most 8 rain days): April, May, June, July, August and September. This looks at temperature and rain only, not humidity, wind, sea temperature or crowds.
The annual picture
A year in Mokopane
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
Mokopane climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.7°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 112 | 12.5 | 13.413 h |
| February | 28.8°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 72 | 9.1 | 12.913 h |
| March | 27.7°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 59 | 8.1 | 12.212 h |
| April | 25.6°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 32 | 4.3 | 11.512 h |
| May | 23.5°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 8.6 | 1.7 | 11.011 h |
| June | 21.1°C8.6°C | 8.6°C | 3.3 | 0.7 | 10.711 h |
| July | 21.0°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 2.7 | 0.6 | 10.811 h |
| August | 24.4°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 2.5 | 0.8 | 11.311 h |
| September | 28.2°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 11 | 1.9 | 11.912 h |
| October | 29.4°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 38 | 6.7 | 12.613 h |
| November | 28.8°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 82 | 11.4 | 13.313 h |
| December | 28.7°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 99 | 14.3 | 13.614 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
Nearby cities
- PolokwaneSouth Africa · 57 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 12.6°C · 628 mm rain a year
- Bela BelaSouth Africa · 106 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 13.6°C · 575 mm rain a year
- SomaroboroSouth Africa · 129 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 11.9°C · 526 mm rain a year
- HammanskraalSouth Africa · 153 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 13.3°C · 582 mm rain a year
- Louis TrichardtSouth Africa · 157 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 14.9°C · 495 mm rain a year
- SoshanguveSouth Africa · 169 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 13.1°C · 579 mm rain a year
- MiddelburgSouth Africa · 182 kmHigh 23.0°C · Low 10.8°C · 678 mm rain a year
- EmalahleniSouth Africa · 188 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 9.8°C · 718 mm rain a year
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 limitsWhat do the high and low temperatures mean?
We average the daily maximum and daily minimum for each calendar month over 1991–2020. They are not record extremes, a forecast range or temperatures at a fixed time of day.
How is a rain day counted?
A local calendar day (standard time, UTC+2, no daylight saving) with at least 1 mm of total precipitation counts as one rain day. We count these for each year and month, then average across 30 years. The average does not predict which days will be wet.
Where do the numbers come from?
ERA5-Land (temperature) and ERA5 (precipitation) reanalysis from the Copernicus Climate Change Service, read from the Open-Meteo open-data archive. Temperature comes from the 0.1° model cell at -24.20°, 29.00° (1 km from the city centre), adjusted up by 0.8°C for the difference between the city's elevation (1,117 m) and the cell's (1,243 m). Rain comes from the 0.25° cell at -24.25°, 29.00°. These are model estimates, not weather-station readings; coast, hills and city streets can differ.
Does this page show sunshine, humidity or sea temperature?
No. The data used here contain air temperature and precipitation only. Daylight hours are calculated from the city's latitude (sunrise to sunset), not measured sunshine.