Climate averages 1991–2020
Schweizer-Reneke weather
in July.
A mild, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a mild month in Schweizer-Reneke: daytime highs average 18.6°C and nights cool to about 4.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 4.4 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 36 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bothaville (129 km away). In July its highs average 18.6°C, about as warm as Schweizer-Reneke, with 5.0 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Schweizer-Reneke ranks joint 40th of 95 for the warmest July highs and 40th of 95 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 95 cities is 18.5°C; Schweizer-Reneke is level with that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 3.2°C to 21.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 4.4 mm to 11 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
Schweizer-Reneke climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.0°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 101 | 14.1 | 13.614 h |
| February | 29.2°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 74 | 12.7 | 13.013 h |
| March | 27.6°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 67 | 11.6 | 12.312 h |
| April | 24.3°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 40 | 6.6 | 11.511 h |
| May | 21.5°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 15 | 2.6 | 10.811 h |
| June | 18.4°C4.4°C | 4.4°C | 10 | 1.5 | 10.510 h |
| July, selected | 18.6°C4.0°C | 4.0°C | 4.4 | 0.7 | 10.611 h |
| August | 21.8°C6.5°C | 6.5°C | 11 | 1.4 | 11.211 h |
| September | 26.4°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 12 | 2.1 | 11.912 h |
| October | 28.6°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 40 | 7.3 | 12.713 h |
| November | 29.5°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 57 | 9.2 | 13.413 h |
| December | 30.4°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 77 | 12.9 | 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
- Bothaville in JulySouth Africa · 129 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 2.8°C · 5.0 mm rain
- Orkney in JulySouth Africa · 135 kmHigh 18.8°C · Low 2.9°C · 4.6 mm rain
- Klerksdorp in JulySouth Africa · 138 kmHigh 18.8°C · Low 3.2°C · 3.6 mm rain
- Stilfontein in JulySouth Africa · 148 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 2.9°C · 3.6 mm rain
- Mafikeng in JulySouth Africa · 150 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 4.1°C · 2.4 mm rain
- Odendaalsrus in JulySouth Africa · 154 kmHigh 17.7°C · Low 2.5°C · 6.1 mm rain
- Kutloanong in JulySouth Africa · 157 kmHigh 17.8°C · Low 2.4°C · 6.1 mm rain
- Welkom in JulySouth Africa · 164 kmHigh 17.3°C · Low 2.2°C · 6.3 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 Schweizer-Reneke) is explained once on the Schweizer-Reneke year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.