Climate of Polokwane

Polokwane has a semi-arid climate. It is warm to hot all year round and trees don't grow here because of the drought. It consists mainly of sand with grasses and sometimes shrubs. The average annual temperature for Polokwane is 24° degrees and there is about 496 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 212 days a year with an average humidity of 62% and an UV-index of 5.

Climate averages for the whole year

Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 19°C and 27°C
Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 7°C and 18°C
Rain: it rains 126 days and there is a total of approximately 497 mm rainfall
Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3424 sun hours

Maximum temperature:	between 19°C and 27°C
Warmest month:	27°C in January
Coldest month:	19°C in June
Night temperature:	between 7°C and 18°C
Dry days:	239 days
Days with rain:	126 days
Days with snow:	0 days
Total rain sum:	497 mm
Hours of sunshine:	3424 hours

Climate of Polokwane
Temperature graph
Precipitation graph
Climate chart of Polokwane
The best travel time for Polokwane
Climate of Polokwane by month
Experiences with the weather of Polokwane

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Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Polokwane.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Polokwane.

Climate table of Polokwane

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Polokwane. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Polokwane might be like in a given month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day temp. (°C)	27	27	26	23	22	19	19	23	26	27	27	27
Night temp. (°C)	17	17	16	13	11	8	7	9	13	15	16	18
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Precipitation (mm)	100	72	50	25	8	3	1	1	7	33	64	133
Days with rain	22	17	16	11	4	1	2	1	4	10	16	22
Dry days	9	11	15	19	27	29	29	30	26	21	14	9
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sun hours per day	11	11	10	7	7	7	7	7	9	12	12	11
Wind force (Bft)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2
UV-index	6	6	6	5	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	6

Best time to visit Polokwane

The best time to visit Polokwane in South Africa is from February through November. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Polokwane is 27°C in January and the lowest is 19°C in June.

Climate of Polokwane by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Polokwane? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

January