Climate averages 1991–2020
Mthatha weather
in July.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 11th warmest and the 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 Mthatha: daytime highs average 20.0°C and nights cool to about 7.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 22 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes July a fairly dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 18 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mdantsane (177 km away). In July its highs average 20.9°C, 0.8°C warmer than Mthatha, with 28 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Mthatha ranks joint 22nd of 95 for the warmest July highs and joint 71st of 95 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 95 cities is 18.5°C; Mthatha is 1.5°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 1.2°C to 21.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 22 mm to 32 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
Mthatha climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.9°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 145 | 18.7 | 13.914 h |
| February | 25.2°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 131 | 16.0 | 13.213 h |
| March | 24.4°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 120 | 16.1 | 12.312 h |
| April | 22.7°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 76 | 9.8 | 11.311 h |
| May | 21.6°C10.6°C | 10.6°C | 27 | 5.0 | 10.511 h |
| June | 19.8°C7.6°C | 7.6°C | 24 | 3.3 | 10.110 h |
| July, selected | 20.0°C7.2°C | 7.2°C | 22 | 3.2 | 10.310 h |
| August | 21.2°C8.6°C | 8.6°C | 32 | 5.5 | 11.011 h |
| September | 22.4°C10.2°C | 10.2°C | 56 | 8.4 | 11.912 h |
| October | 22.2°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 96 | 14.9 | 12.813 h |
| November | 22.9°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 129 | 16.4 | 13.714 h |
| December | 24.0°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 140 | 18.5 | 14.214 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
- Mdantsane in JulySouth Africa · 177 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 10.0°C · 28 mm rain
- East London in JulySouth Africa · 179 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 13.0°C · 38 mm rain
- Queenstown in JulySouth Africa · 184 kmHigh 17.7°C · Low 3.3°C · 13 mm rain
- Bhisho in JulySouth Africa · 188 kmHigh 20.0°C · Low 6.7°C · 27 mm rain
- Qonce in JulySouth Africa · 194 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 7.2°C · 27 mm rain
- Mpumalanga in JulySouth Africa · 265 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 6.9°C · 33 mm rain
- Pietermaritzburg in JulySouth Africa · 268 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 6.5°C · 28 mm rain
- Pinetown in JulySouth Africa · 281 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 10.4°C · 42 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 Mthatha) is explained once on the Mthatha year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.