Climate averages 1991–2020
Thohoyandou weather
in July.
A mild, fairly dry month: the coolest and the 3rd 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 Thohoyandou: daytime highs average 21.2°C and nights cool to about 9.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 21 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes July a fairly dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 52 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Louis Trichardt (61 km away). In July its highs average 21.0°C, about as warm as Thohoyandou, with 5.1 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Thohoyandou ranks 8th of 95 for the warmest July highs and 70th of 95 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 95 cities is 18.5°C; Thohoyandou is 2.7°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 2.7°C to 23.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 21 mm to 17 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
Thohoyandou climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.5°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 179 | 15.4 | 13.413 h |
| February | 27.4°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 156 | 13.5 | 12.913 h |
| March | 26.8°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 97 | 12.6 | 12.212 h |
| April | 25.1°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 47 | 8.3 | 11.612 h |
| May | 23.7°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 24 | 4.4 | 11.011 h |
| June | 21.8°C10.4°C | 10.4°C | 15 | 3.0 | 10.711 h |
| July, selected | 21.2°C9.8°C | 9.8°C | 21 | 4.1 | 10.911 h |
| August | 23.9°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 17 | 3.6 | 11.311 h |
| September | 26.5°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 36 | 6.0 | 11.912 h |
| October | 27.3°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 55 | 9.5 | 12.613 h |
| November | 27.7°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 120 | 12.4 | 13.213 h |
| December | 27.7°C18.5°C | 18.5°C | 161 | 14.5 | 13.514 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
- Louis Trichardt in JulySouth Africa · 61 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 9.2°C · 5.1 mm rain
- Phalaborwa in JulySouth Africa · 130 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 11.0°C · 4.5 mm rain
- Polokwane in JulySouth Africa · 149 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 6.9°C · 3.2 mm rain
- Mokopane in JulySouth Africa · 205 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 7.9°C · 2.7 mm rain
- Mbombela in JulySouth Africa · 286 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 6.9°C · 12 mm rain
- Bela Bela in JulySouth Africa · 311 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 6.2°C · 2.6 mm rain
- Somaroboro in JulySouth Africa · 315 kmHigh 19.0°C · Low 4.6°C · 2.5 mm rain
- Ressano Garcia in JulyMozambique · 317 kmHigh 25.1°C · Low 13.1°C · 5.5 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 Thohoyandou) is explained once on the Thohoyandou year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.