Climate averages 1991–2020
Piet Retief weather
in July.
A mild, very dry month: the 11th warmest 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 Piet Retief: daytime highs average 18.3°C and nights cool to about 5.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 12 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes July a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 37 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Manzini (80 km away). In July its highs average 21.4°C, 3.1°C warmer than Piet Retief, with 14 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Piet Retief ranks joint 47th of 95 for the warmest July highs and joint 63rd of 95 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 95 cities is 18.5°C; Piet Retief is 0.3°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 2.6°C to 20.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 12 mm to 21 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
Piet Retief climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.8°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 144 | 18.2 | 13.614 h |
| February | 24.8°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 117 | 14.0 | 13.013 h |
| March | 23.8°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 103 | 13.5 | 12.312 h |
| April | 21.8°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 48 | 7.7 | 11.511 h |
| May | 20.2°C8.5°C | 8.5°C | 18 | 3.3 | 10.811 h |
| June | 18.2°C5.8°C | 5.8°C | 11 | 2.2 | 10.510 h |
| July, selected | 18.3°C5.3°C | 5.3°C | 12 | 2.0 | 10.611 h |
| August | 20.9°C7.5°C | 7.5°C | 21 | 3.6 | 11.211 h |
| September | 23.5°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 38 | 7.0 | 11.912 h |
| October | 23.3°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 96 | 13.3 | 12.713 h |
| November | 24.0°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 131 | 16.9 | 13.413 h |
| December | 24.9°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 155 | 19.4 | 13.814 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
- Manzini in JulyEswatini · 80 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 8.1°C · 14 mm rain
- Mbabane in JulyEswatini · 83 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 6.5°C · 18 mm rain
- Vryheid in JulySouth Africa · 85 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 4.6°C · 14 mm rain
- Ermelo in JulySouth Africa · 98 kmHigh 16.4°C · Low 2.8°C · 6.5 mm rain
- Newcastle, South Africa in JulySouth Africa · 121 kmHigh 18.4°C · Low 3.8°C · 13 mm rain
- Dundee, South Africa in JulySouth Africa · 141 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 5.4°C · 14 mm rain
- Bethal in JulySouth Africa · 147 kmHigh 16.8°C · Low 2.4°C · 5.9 mm rain
- Standerton in JulySouth Africa · 156 kmHigh 17.1°C · Low 2.2°C · 6.6 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 Piet Retief) is explained once on the Piet Retief year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.