Climate averages 1991–2020
Polokwane weather
in July.
A mild, very dry month: the coolest 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 Polokwane: daytime highs average 19.2°C and nights cool to about 6.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 3.2 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes July a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 48 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mokopane (57 km away). In July its highs average 21.0°C, 1.8°C warmer than Polokwane, with 2.7 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Polokwane ranks joint 29th of 95 for the warmest July highs and joint 21st of 95 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 95 cities is 18.5°C; Polokwane is 0.6°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 3.1°C to 22.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 3.2 mm to 3.8 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
Polokwane climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.7°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 116 | 13.7 | 13.413 h |
| February | 26.6°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 88 | 10.2 | 12.913 h |
| March | 25.6°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 74 | 9.5 | 12.212 h |
| April | 23.6°C13.0°C | 13.0°C | 39 | 5.4 | 11.612 h |
| May | 21.7°C10.2°C | 10.2°C | 11 | 2.5 | 11.011 h |
| June | 19.4°C7.5°C | 7.5°C | 4.2 | 0.9 | 10.711 h |
| July, selected | 19.2°C6.9°C | 6.9°C | 3.2 | 0.7 | 10.811 h |
| August | 22.2°C8.9°C | 8.9°C | 3.8 | 0.9 | 11.311 h |
| September | 25.6°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 13 | 2.6 | 11.912 h |
| October | 26.5°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 46 | 8.0 | 12.613 h |
| November | 26.3°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 98 | 13.5 | 13.313 h |
| December | 26.4°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 131 | 15.9 | 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
- Mokopane in JulySouth Africa · 57 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 7.9°C · 2.7 mm rain
- Louis Trichardt in JulySouth Africa · 105 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 9.2°C · 5.1 mm rain
- Thohoyandou in JulySouth Africa · 149 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 9.8°C · 21 mm rain
- Bela Bela in JulySouth Africa · 162 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 6.2°C · 2.6 mm rain
- Phalaborwa in JulySouth Africa · 170 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 11.0°C · 4.5 mm rain
- Somaroboro in JulySouth Africa · 173 kmHigh 19.0°C · Low 4.6°C · 2.5 mm rain
- Hammanskraal in JulySouth Africa · 206 kmHigh 20.6°C · Low 5.7°C · 2.7 mm rain
- Middelburg in JulySouth Africa · 208 kmHigh 18.1°C · Low 3.9°C · 5.9 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 Polokwane) is explained once on the Polokwane year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.