The climate of Pretoria (South Africa)
Pretoria is the administrative capital of South Africa and is located
in the Gauteng province. Pretoria is just an hour’s drive away from
Johannesburg which is the largest city in South Africa.
Pretoria has a moderate savannah climate (type Cwa) with warm wet
summers and mild dry winters. From May to September it hardly ever
rains and when it does amounts are small. During the local summer
months (our winter) the climate is warmer, but wetter. During the
months of December and January rain falls every other day on average.
During this period over 100 millimeters of rain falls per month.
Subzero temperatures and snow are uncommon in this area. Subzero
temperatures may occur on ground levels but temperatures will rise to
a pleasant 15-22 degrees during the day.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Pretoria:
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
29
18
8
14
n/a
February
28
17
8
11
n/a
March
27
16
8
10
n/a
April
24
12
8
7
n/a
May
22
8
9
3
n/a
June
19
5
9
1
n/a
July
20
5
10
1
n/a
August
22
8
10
2
n/a
September
26
12
10
3
n/a
October
27
14
9
9
n/a
November
27
16
9
12
n/a
December
28
17
9
15
n/a
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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