Climate averages 1991–2020
Queenstown weather
in July.
A mild, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a mild month in Queenstown: daytime highs average 17.7°C and nights cool to about 3.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 13 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 16 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bhisho (118 km away). In July its highs average 20.0°C, 2.3°C warmer than Queenstown, with 27 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Queenstown ranks joint 56th of 95 for the warmest July highs and joint 65th of 95 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 95 cities is 18.5°C; Queenstown is 0.8°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 2.2°C to 19.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 13 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
Queenstown climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.1°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 100 | 13.9 | 14.014 h |
| February | 27.5°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 98 | 13.4 | 13.213 h |
| March | 26.0°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 78 | 12.3 | 12.312 h |
| April | 22.9°C10.3°C | 10.3°C | 47 | 7.7 | 11.311 h |
| May | 20.6°C6.9°C | 6.9°C | 14 | 3.4 | 10.511 h |
| June | 17.6°C4.0°C | 4.0°C | 12 | 2.4 | 10.110 h |
| July, selected | 17.7°C3.3°C | 3.3°C | 13 | 2.3 | 10.310 h |
| August | 19.9°C5.0°C | 5.0°C | 21 | 3.8 | 11.011 h |
| September | 23.4°C7.8°C | 7.8°C | 33 | 5.4 | 11.912 h |
| October | 24.7°C10.0°C | 10.0°C | 55 | 10.1 | 12.813 h |
| November | 26.1°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 72 | 11.8 | 13.714 h |
| December | 27.7°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 91 | 13.7 | 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
- Bhisho in JulySouth Africa · 118 kmHigh 20.0°C · Low 6.7°C · 27 mm rain
- Qonce in JulySouth Africa · 120 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 7.2°C · 27 mm rain
- Mdantsane in JulySouth Africa · 143 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 10.0°C · 28 mm rain
- East London in JulySouth Africa · 158 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 13.0°C · 38 mm rain
- Grahamstown in JulySouth Africa · 160 kmHigh 19.6°C · Low 6.9°C · 22 mm rain
- Mthatha in JulySouth Africa · 184 kmHigh 20.0°C · Low 7.2°C · 22 mm rain
- Motherwell in JulySouth Africa · 243 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 9.6°C · 24 mm rain
- Kariega in JulySouth Africa · 248 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 9.5°C · 24 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 Queenstown) is explained once on the Queenstown year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.