Climate averages 1991–2020
Polokwane weather
in June.
A mild, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a mild month in Polokwane: daytime highs average 19.4°C and nights cool to about 7.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 4.2 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes June a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 41 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mokopane (57 km away). In June its highs average 21.1°C, 1.7°C warmer than Polokwane, with 3.3 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Polokwane ranks joint 27th of 95 for the warmest June highs and 3rd of 95 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 95 cities is 18.5°C; Polokwane is 0.9°C warmer than that mean.
From June to July, average highs fall by 0.3°C to 19.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 4.2 mm to 3.2 mm.
The annual picture
June 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, selected | 19.4°C7.5°C | 7.5°C | 4.2 | 0.9 | 10.711 h |
| July | 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
June in nearby cities
- Mokopane in JuneSouth Africa · 57 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 8.6°C · 3.3 mm rain
- Louis Trichardt in JuneSouth Africa · 105 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 9.7°C · 5.3 mm rain
- Thohoyandou in JuneSouth Africa · 149 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 10.4°C · 15 mm rain
- Bela Bela in JuneSouth Africa · 162 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 6.9°C · 5.1 mm rain
- Phalaborwa in JuneSouth Africa · 170 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 11.6°C · 3.7 mm rain
- Somaroboro in JuneSouth Africa · 173 kmHigh 19.0°C · Low 5.1°C · 4.7 mm rain
- Hammanskraal in JuneSouth Africa · 206 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 6.2°C · 6.2 mm rain
- Middelburg in JuneSouth Africa · 208 kmHigh 18.0°C · Low 4.5°C · 5.3 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.