Climate averages 1991–2020
Upington weather
in July.
A mild, very dry month: the coolest and the 2nd 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 Upington: daytime highs average 20.1°C and nights cool to about 6.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 3.9 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes July a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 31 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kimberley (344 km away). In July its highs average 18.5°C, 1.7°C cooler than Upington, with 5.4 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Upington ranks 21st of 95 for the warmest July highs and joint 36th of 95 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 95 cities is 18.5°C; Upington is 1.6°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 2.6°C to 22.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 3.9 mm to 2.8 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
Upington climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35.2°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 35 | 5.4 | 13.714 h |
| February | 34.7°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 31 | 6.5 | 13.113 h |
| March | 32.5°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 36 | 5.5 | 12.312 h |
| April | 27.8°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 25 | 3.6 | 11.411 h |
| May | 24.1°C10.8°C | 10.8°C | 12 | 1.8 | 10.711 h |
| June | 20.2°C6.8°C | 6.8°C | 5.2 | 0.8 | 10.410 h |
| July, selected | 20.1°C6.4°C | 6.4°C | 3.9 | 0.9 | 10.511 h |
| August | 22.8°C7.8°C | 7.8°C | 2.8 | 0.6 | 11.111 h |
| September | 27.2°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 4.9 | 0.9 | 11.912 h |
| October | 30.5°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 14 | 2.2 | 12.813 h |
| November | 32.5°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 13 | 2.4 | 13.514 h |
| December | 34.7°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 27 | 3.8 | 13.914 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
- Kimberley in JulySouth Africa · 344 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 3.4°C · 5.4 mm rain
- Schweizer-Reneke in JulySouth Africa · 424 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 4.0°C · 4.4 mm rain
- Bloemfontein in JulySouth Africa · 489 kmHigh 16.8°C · Low 1.8°C · 8.0 mm rain
- Mafikeng in JulySouth Africa · 520 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 4.1°C · 2.4 mm rain
- Odendaalsrus in JulySouth Africa · 537 kmHigh 17.7°C · Low 2.5°C · 6.1 mm rain
- Welkom in JulySouth Africa · 539 kmHigh 17.3°C · Low 2.2°C · 6.3 mm rain
- Bothaville in JulySouth Africa · 540 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 2.8°C · 5.0 mm rain
- Botshabelo in JulySouth Africa · 540 kmHigh 16.1°C · Low 1.3°C · 8.4 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 Upington) is explained once on the Upington year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.