Climate averages 1991–2020
Mokopane 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 Mokopane: daytime highs average 21.0°C and nights cool to about 7.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 2.7 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 47 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Polokwane (57 km away). In July its highs average 19.2°C, 1.8°C cooler than Mokopane, with 3.2 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Mokopane ranks joint 9th of 95 for the warmest July highs and joint 6th of 95 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 95 cities is 18.5°C; Mokopane is 2.4°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 3.4°C to 24.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 2.7 mm to 2.5 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
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, selected | 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
July in nearby cities
- Polokwane in JulySouth Africa · 57 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 6.9°C · 3.2 mm rain
- Bela Bela in JulySouth Africa · 106 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 6.2°C · 2.6 mm rain
- Somaroboro in JulySouth Africa · 129 kmHigh 19.0°C · Low 4.6°C · 2.5 mm rain
- Hammanskraal in JulySouth Africa · 153 kmHigh 20.6°C · Low 5.7°C · 2.7 mm rain
- Louis Trichardt in JulySouth Africa · 157 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 9.2°C · 5.1 mm rain
- Soshanguve in JulySouth Africa · 169 kmHigh 20.0°C · Low 5.6°C · 2.8 mm rain
- Middelburg in JulySouth Africa · 182 kmHigh 18.1°C · Low 3.9°C · 5.9 mm rain
- Emalahleni in JulySouth Africa · 188 kmHigh 17.3°C · Low 2.7°C · 6.0 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 Mokopane) is explained once on the Mokopane year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.