Climate averages 1991–2020
Phuthaditjhaba weather
in July.
A mild, very dry month: one of the coolest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a mild month in Phuthaditjhaba: daytime highs average 15.1°C and nights cool to about 0.6°C. By daytime temperature it is one of the coolest months of the year.
Expect about 11 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes July a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 31 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bethlehem, South Africa (60 km away). In July its highs average 15.6°C, about as warm as Phuthaditjhaba, with 7.6 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Phuthaditjhaba ranks 95th of 95 for the warmest July highs and 62nd of 95 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 95 cities is 18.5°C; Phuthaditjhaba is 3.4°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 2.8°C to 17.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 11 mm to 29 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
Phuthaditjhaba climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.9°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 177 | 19.0 | 13.714 h |
| February | 23.6°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 135 | 15.3 | 13.113 h |
| March | 22.4°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 100 | 13.8 | 12.312 h |
| April | 19.9°C8.5°C | 8.5°C | 53 | 7.8 | 11.411 h |
| May | 17.6°C4.3°C | 4.3°C | 25 | 3.4 | 10.711 h |
| June | 15.1°C1.1°C | 1.1°C | 13 | 1.9 | 10.410 h |
| July, selected | 15.1°C0.6°C | 0.6°C | 11 | 1.9 | 10.511 h |
| August | 17.9°C3.1°C | 3.1°C | 29 | 4.2 | 11.111 h |
| September | 21.6°C6.8°C | 6.8°C | 32 | 4.5 | 11.912 h |
| October | 22.5°C9.4°C | 9.4°C | 106 | 12.5 | 12.813 h |
| November | 23.1°C10.9°C | 10.9°C | 135 | 14.3 | 13.514 h |
| December | 23.9°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 168 | 18.9 | 13.914 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
- Bethlehem, South Africa in JulySouth Africa · 60 kmHigh 15.6°C · Low 1.4°C · 7.6 mm rain
- Ladysmith in JulySouth Africa · 94 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 3.8°C · 16 mm rain
- Newcastle, South Africa in JulySouth Africa · 139 kmHigh 18.4°C · Low 3.8°C · 13 mm rain
- Dundee, South Africa in JulySouth Africa · 144 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 5.4°C · 14 mm rain
- Maseru in JulyLesotho · 157 kmHigh 14.9°C · Low -0.8°C · 10 mm rain
- Standerton in JulySouth Africa · 182 kmHigh 17.1°C · Low 2.2°C · 6.6 mm rain
- Kroonstad in JulySouth Africa · 183 kmHigh 17.5°C · Low 2.5°C · 6.6 mm rain
- Pietermaritzburg in JulySouth Africa · 196 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 6.5°C · 28 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 Phuthaditjhaba) is explained once on the Phuthaditjhaba year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.