Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Hardys Memories of Africa South AfricaIn Hardys Memories of Africa, the summers are warm, the winters are cold and windy, and it is dry and mostly clear year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 40°F to 86°F and is rarely below 33°F or above 96°F. Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Hardys Memories of Africa for warm-weather activities is from mid November to early April. Average Temperature in Hardys Memories of AfricaThe hot season lasts for 3.5 months, from December 3 to March 21, with an average daily high temperature above 82°F. The hottest month of the year in Hardys Memories of Africa is January, with an average high of 86°F and low of 59°F. The cool season lasts for 3.2 months, from May 25 to August 30, with an average daily high temperature below 69°F. The coldest month of the year in Hardys Memories of Africa is July, with an average low of 40°F and high of 65°F.
The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day. Sedco Hills, California, United States (10,053 miles away); Santiago, Chile (5,055 miles); and Florida, Uruguay (4,295 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Hardys Memories of Africa (view comparison). CloudsIn Hardys Memories of Africa, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year. The clearer part of the year in Hardys Memories of Africa begins around December 10 and lasts for 3.5 months, ending around March 24. The clearest month of the year in Hardys Memories of Africa is February, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 86% of the time. The cloudier part of the year begins around March 24 and lasts for 8.5 months, ending around December 10. The cloudiest month of the year in Hardys Memories of Africa is May, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 40% of the time.
PrecipitationHardys Memories of Africa does not experience significant seasonal variation in the frequency of wet days (i.e., those with greater than 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation). The frequency ranges from 10% to 17%, with an average value of 12%. Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Hardys Memories of Africa is April, with an average of 4.6 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 17% on April 7.
RainfallTo show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Hardys Memories of Africa experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall. Rain falls throughout the year in Hardys Memories of Africa. The month with the most rain in Hardys Memories of Africa is April, with an average rainfall of 1.4 inches. The month with the least rain in Hardys Memories of Africa is September, with an average rainfall of 0.8 inches.
SunThe length of the day in Hardys Memories of Africa varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is June 20, with 9 hours, 54 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 14 hours, 25 minutes of daylight.
The earliest sunrise is at 5:18 AM on December 5, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 24 minutes later at 7:43 AM on June 29. The earliest sunset is at 5:34 PM on June 11, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 17 minutes later at 7:52 PM on January 8. Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Hardys Memories of Africa during 2024. The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation. MoonThe figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. HumidityWe base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night. The perceived humidity level in Hardys Memories of Africa, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, staying within 1% of 1% throughout.
WindThis section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages. The average hourly wind speed in Hardys Memories of Africa experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year. The windier part of the year lasts for 6.8 months, from August 12 to March 5, with average wind speeds of more than 9.4 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Hardys Memories of Africa is December, with an average hourly wind speed of 10.5 miles per hour. The calmer time of year lasts for 5.2 months, from March 5 to August 12. The calmest month of the year in Hardys Memories of Africa is April, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.4 miles per hour.
The predominant average hourly wind direction in Hardys Memories of Africa varies throughout the year. The wind is most often from the west for 2.1 months, from April 9 to June 12 and for 3.1 months, from July 4 to October 6, with a peak percentage of 40% on July 29. The wind is most often from the north for 3.1 weeks, from June 12 to July 4, with a peak percentage of 40% on June 29. The wind is most often from the south for 6.1 months, from October 6 to April 9, with a peak percentage of 46% on January 1. Best Time of Year to VisitTo characterize how pleasant the weather is in Hardys Memories of Africa throughout the year, we compute two travel scores. The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Hardys Memories of Africa for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid November to early April, with a peak score in the second week of February. Tourism Score in Hardys Memories of AfricaThe beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Hardys Memories of Africa for hot-weather activities is from late December to early March, with a peak score in the last week of January. Beach/Pool Score in Hardys Memories of AfricaMethodologyFor each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed. Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies. Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more. Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter. Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter. Growing SeasonDefinitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere). The growing season in Hardys Memories of Africa typically lasts for 10 months (311 days), from around August 11 to around June 18, rarely starting after September 5, or ending before May 23. Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F. Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Hardys Memories of Africa should appear around July 23, only rarely appearing before July 16 or after July 31. Solar EnergyThis section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation. The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year. The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.4 months, from November 6 to February 19, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.5 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Hardys Memories of Africa is December, with an average of 8.5 kWh. The darker period of the year lasts for 3.6 months, from April 27 to August 15, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.9 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Hardys Memories of Africa is June, with an average of 2.8 kWh.
TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Hardys Memories of Africa are -33.905 deg latitude, 20.717 deg longitude, and 1,257 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Hardys Memories of Africa contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 909 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,382 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (4,948 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (7,336 feet). The area within 2 miles of Hardys Memories of Africa is covered by shrubs (71%) and cropland (20%), within 10 miles by shrubs (85%) and cropland (14%), and within 50 miles by shrubs (55%) and cropland (31%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather in Hardys Memories of Africa, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016. Temperature and Dew PointThere is only a single weather station, Cape Town International Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Hardys Memories of Africa. At a distance of 195 kilometers from Hardys Memories of Africa, further than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed insufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records. Consequently, the station records are blended with interpolated values from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis , and both are corrected for elevation differences according to the International Standard Atmosphere . The weight assigned to the MERRA-2 value depends on the distance from Hardys Memories of Africa to the nearest station, increasing from 0% at 150 kilometers to 100% at 200 kilometers. In this case, the MERRA-2 weight is 48%, making the weight assigned to the weather station 52%. Other DataAll data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus. All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid. Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database . Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com . Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors. DisclaimerThe information on this site is provided as is, without any assurances as to its accuracy or suitability for any purpose. Weather data is prone to errors, outages, and other defects. We assume no responsibility for any decisions made on the basis of the content presented on this site. We draw particular cautious attention to our reliance on the MERRA-2 model-based reconstructions for a number of important data series. While having the tremendous advantages of temporal and spatial completeness, these reconstructions: (1) are based on computer models that may have model-based errors, (2) are coarsely sampled on a 50 km grid and are therefore unable to reconstruct the local variations of many microclimates, and (3) have particular difficulty with the weather in some coastal areas, especially small islands. We further caution that our travel scores are only as good as the data that underpin them, that weather conditions at any given location and time are unpredictable and variable, and that the definition of the scores reflects a particular set of preferences that may not agree with those of any particular reader. Please review our full terms contained on our Terms of Service page. |