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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Nigel South Africa

In Nigel, the summers are long, warm, and partly cloudy and the winters are short, cold, dry, and clear. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 33°F to 79°F and is rarely below 27°F or above 86°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best times of year to visit Nigel for warm-weather activities are from late August to early November and from mid December to late April.

Climate in Nigel

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Nigel weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The warm season lasts for 6.0 months, from September 19 to March 18, with an average daily high temperature above 76°F. The hottest month of the year in Nigel is January, with an average high of 79°F and low of 59°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.0 months, from June 1 to August 1, with an average daily high temperature below 67°F. The coldest month of the year in Nigel is July, with an average low of 34°F and high of 65°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Nigel

Average High and Low Temperature in NigelwarmwarmcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJul 764°FJul 764°FJan 179°FJan 179°F33°F33°F59°F59°FSep 1976°FSep 1976°FMar 1876°FMar 1876°FJun 167°FJun 167°F48°F48°F56°F56°F36°F36°F35°F35°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 79°F78°F76°F73°F69°F65°F65°F70°F75°F77°F77°F78°F
Temp. 69°F68°F66°F60°F54°F48°F48°F54°F61°F65°F67°F68°F
Low 59°F59°F56°F49°F40°F34°F34°F39°F47°F53°F56°F58°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.

Average Hourly Temperature in Nigel

Average Hourly Temperature in NigelJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowvery coldvery coldcoldcoldcoolcomfortablecomfortablewarmwarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

San Juan de la Vaquería, Mexico (9,338 miles away); Campo Quijano, Argentina (5,712 miles); and Toowoomba, Australia (7,153 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Nigel (view comparison).

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In Nigel, 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 Nigel begins around March 28 and lasts for 6.3 months, ending around October 6.

The clearest month of the year in Nigel is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 90% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 6 and lasts for 5.7 months, ending around March 28.

The cloudiest month of the year in Nigel is November, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 36% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Nigel

Cloud Cover Categories in NigelclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Jul 2091%Jul 2091%Nov 2462%Nov 2462%Mar 2876%Mar 2876%Oct 677%Oct 677%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 33%27%24%19%14%11%10%11%16%28%36%35%
Clearer 67%73%76%81%86%89%90%89%84%72%64%65%

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Nigel varies very significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 5.5 months, from October 12 to March 28, with a greater than 27% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Nigel is December, with an average of 15.8 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 6.5 months, from March 28 to October 12. The month with the fewest wet days in Nigel is July, with an average of 0.5 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

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 Nigel is December, with an average of 15.8 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 53% on December 12.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Nigel

Daily Chance of Precipitation in NigelwetwetdryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Dec 1253%Dec 1253%Jul 51%Jul 51%Oct 1227%Oct 1227%Mar 2827%Mar 2827%NowNowrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 15.0d11.4d9.9d4.8d1.8d0.7d0.5d1.1d2.8d9.0d13.5d15.8d

To 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. Nigel experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 8.1 months, from September 5 to May 10, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Nigel is December, with an average rainfall of 3.7 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 3.9 months, from May 10 to September 5. The month with the least rain in Nigel is July, with an average rainfall of 0.1 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Nigel

Average Monthly Rainfall in NigelrainrainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in1 in1 in2 in2 in3 in3 in4 in4 in5 in5 in6 in6 in7 in7 inDec 143.7 inDec 143.7 inJul 120.1 inJul 120.1 inSep 50.5 inSep 50.5 inMay 100.5 inMay 100.5 inNowNow
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 3.6″2.9″2.3″1.1″0.4″0.2″0.1″0.2″0.7″2.3″3.4″3.7″

The length of the day in Nigel varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is June 20, with 10 hours, 29 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 13 hours, 48 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Nigel

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 13.6h13.0h12.2h11.4h10.8h10.5h10.7h11.2h12.0h12.7h13.4h13.8h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:05 AM on December 1, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 50 minutes later at 6:54 AM on July 3. The earliest sunset is at 5:20 PM on June 9, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 43 minutes later at 7:03 PM on January 11.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Nigel during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Nigel

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in NigelJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMDec 15:05 AMDec 15:05 AM7:03 PMJan 117:03 PMJan 11Jun 95:20 PMJun 95:20 PM6:54 AMJul 36:54 AMJul 3daynightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

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.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Nigel

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in NigelJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM000010101010202020203030303040404040505050606070708000001010101020202020303030304040404050505060606070708040NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The 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.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Nigel

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We 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 Nigel, 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 2% of 2% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Nigel

Humidity Comfort Levels in NigelJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Aug 10%Aug 10%Jan 314%Jan 314%NowNowhumidhumidcomfortablecomfortabledrydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 1.0d0.8d0.3d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.5d

This 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 Nigel experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 4.0 months, from July 30 to November 28, with average wind speeds of more than 8.3 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Nigel is September, with an average hourly wind speed of 9.9 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 8.0 months, from November 28 to July 30. The calmest month of the year in Nigel is March, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.7 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Nigel

Average Wind Speed in NigelwindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mphSep 2310.0 mphSep 2310.0 mphMar 306.6 mphMar 306.6 mphJul 308.3 mphJul 308.3 mphNov 288.3 mphNov 288.3 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 7.26.96.76.97.37.88.09.09.99.58.87.7

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Nigel varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the east for 1.9 months, from January 25 to March 22, with a peak percentage of 38% on February 19. The wind is most often from the north for 2.4 weeks, from March 22 to April 8 and for 5.7 months, from August 4 to January 25, with a peak percentage of 29% on March 26. The wind is most often from the west for 3.9 months, from April 8 to August 4, with a peak percentage of 35% on May 11.

Wind Direction in Nigel

Wind Direction in NigelNENWNJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwestsoutheastnorth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Nigel 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 times of year to visit Nigel for general outdoor tourist activities are from late August to early November and from mid December to late April, with a peak score in the first week of March.

Tourism Score in Nigel

Tourism Score in Nigelbest timebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.77.74.34.37.57.5NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The 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 Nigel for hot-weather activities is from mid December to early March, with a peak score in the second week of February.

Beach/Pool Score in Nigel

Beach/Pool Score in Nigelbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810105.45.40.30.34.44.44.24.2NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

For 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.

Definitions 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 Nigel typically lasts for 9.3 months (281 days), from around August 17 to around May 25, rarely starting before July 22 or after September 10, and rarely ending before May 1 or after June 12.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Nigel

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Nigelgrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%50%Aug 1750%Aug 1750%May 2550%May 2590%Sep 1090%Sep 1090%May 190%May 110%Jul 2210%Jul 2210%Jun 1210%Jun 120%Jun 290%Jun 29Dec 27100%Dec 27100%NowNowvery coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmhot
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

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 Nigel should appear around July 24, only rarely appearing before July 19 or after July 28.

Growing Degree Days in Nigel

Growing Degree Days in NigelJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F500°F500°F1,000°F1,000°F1,500°F1,500°F2,000°F2,000°F2,500°F2,500°F3,000°F3,000°F3,500°F3,500°F4,000°F4,000°F4,500°F4,500°FJul 2490°FJul 2490°FOct 13900°FOct 13900°FDec 81,800°FDec 81,800°FJun 304,478°FJun 304,478°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This 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 significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 4.2 months, from October 20 to February 26, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.0 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Nigel is December, with an average of 7.5 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.8 months, from May 7 to July 31, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.9 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Nigel is June, with an average of 4.2 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Nigel

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in NigelbrightbrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWh10 kWh10 kWhDec 297.7 kWhDec 297.7 kWhJun 204.2 kWhJun 204.2 kWhOct 207.0 kWhOct 207.0 kWhFeb 267.0 kWhFeb 267.0 kWhMay 74.9 kWhMay 74.9 kWhJul 314.9 kWhJul 314.9 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 7.57.26.45.54.74.24.55.46.46.97.37.5

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Nigel are -26.431 deg latitude, 28.477 deg longitude, and 5,138 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Nigel contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 299 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 5,140 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,102 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (2,159 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Nigel is covered by grassland (83%) and artificial surfaces (14%), within 10 miles by grassland (60%) and cropland (29%), and within 50 miles by grassland (52%) and cropland (31%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Nigel, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 4 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Nigel.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Nigel according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Nigel is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Nigel and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

  • Springs (FASI, 66%, 14 mi, north, 200 ft elevation change)
  • Vereeniging (FAVV, 18%, 33 mi, west, -292 ft elevation change)
  • Standerton (FASR, 8%, 57 mi, southeast, 49 ft elevation change)
  • Frankfort (FAFF, 8%, 58 mi, south, -207 ft elevation change)

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Nigel and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All 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.

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