Climate averages 1991–2020
Motherwell weather
by month.
See how the year changes. February has the highest average daily maximum; May (tied with June) has the lowest average monthly rainfall.
Pleasant-weather months by our simple rule: JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
Across the year Motherwell averages a daytime high of 23.0°C and a nighttime low of 14.2°C, with about 458 mm of rain on roughly 77 days. February is the warmest month (average high 26.3°C) and August (tied with July) the coolest (20.3°C). November is the wettest month with 57 mm; May (tied with June) is the driest with 23 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): January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December. This looks at temperature and rain only, not humidity, wind, sea temperature or crowds.
The annual picture
A year in Motherwell
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
Motherwell climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.0°C18.5°C | 18.5°C | 40 | 7.9 | 14.114 h |
| February | 26.3°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 44 | 7.8 | 13.313 h |
| March | 25.3°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 47 | 7.8 | 12.312 h |
| April | 23.6°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 40 | 7.2 | 11.311 h |
| May | 22.3°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 23 | 4.5 | 10.410 h |
| June | 20.5°C10.2°C | 10.2°C | 23 | 4.1 | 9.910 h |
| July | 20.3°C9.6°C | 9.6°C | 24 | 3.9 | 10.110 h |
| August | 20.3°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 36 | 5.7 | 10.911 h |
| September | 21.0°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 31 | 5.5 | 11.912 h |
| October | 22.0°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 48 | 7.0 | 12.913 h |
| November | 23.0°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 57 | 7.8 | 13.814 h |
| December | 24.7°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 45 | 8.0 | 14.314 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
- KariegaSouth Africa · 18 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 13.8°C · 458 mm rain a year
- GqeberhaSouth Africa · 19 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 15.9°C · 510 mm rain a year
- GrahamstownSouth Africa · 103 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 11.7°C · 554 mm rain a year
- QonceSouth Africa · 196 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 12.5°C · 683 mm rain a year
- BhishoSouth Africa · 202 kmHigh 23.0°C · Low 11.7°C · 897 mm rain a year
- MdantsaneSouth Africa · 225 kmHigh 23.0°C · Low 14.2°C · 693 mm rain a year
- East LondonSouth Africa · 233 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 16.7°C · 791 mm rain a year
- QueenstownSouth Africa · 243 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 9.8°C · 634 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 -33.80°, 25.60° (2 km from the city centre), adjusted down by 0.3°C for the difference between the city's elevation (87 m) and the cell's (42 m). Rain comes from the 0.25° cell at -33.75°, 25.50°. Kariega lies in the same rainfall cell, so its rainfall figures are identical to these; temperatures differ because they come from smaller 0.1° cells. 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.