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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Ga-Kgapane South Africa

In Ga-Kgapane, the summers are long, warm, and partly cloudy and the winters are short, cool, dry, and clear. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 46°F to 82°F and is rarely below 41°F or above 92°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best times of year to visit Ga-Kgapane for warm-weather activities are from mid March to early June and from late July to mid October.

Climate in Ga-Kgapane

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Ga-Kgapane weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The warm season lasts for 5.0 months, from October 20 to March 22, with an average daily high temperature above 80°F. The hottest month of the year in Ga-Kgapane is January, with an average high of 82°F and low of 66°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.0 months, from June 1 to August 2, with an average daily high temperature below 73°F. The coldest month of the year in Ga-Kgapane is July, with an average low of 46°F and high of 71°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Ga-Kgapane

Average High and Low Temperature in Ga-KgapanewarmwarmcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJul 770°FJul 770°FJan 2082°FJan 2082°F46°F46°F66°F66°FOct 2080°FOct 2080°FMar 2280°FMar 2280°FJun 173°FJun 173°FAug 273°FAug 273°F60°F60°F62°F62°F48°F48°F47°F47°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 82°F82°F80°F77°F75°F71°F71°F75°F79°F80°F81°F82°F
Temp. 73°F73°F71°F67°F62°F58°F58°F61°F67°F69°F71°F73°F
Low 66°F65°F63°F58°F51°F47°F46°F50°F55°F59°F62°F64°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 Ga-Kgapane

Average Hourly Temperature in Ga-KgapaneJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AMNowNowcoldcoldcoolcoolcomfortablewarmwarm
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.

Realeza, Brazil (5,166 miles away); Serra Negra, Brazil (4,827 miles); and Atherton, Australia (7,244 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Ga-Kgapane (view comparison).

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In Ga-Kgapane, 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 Ga-Kgapane begins around March 11 and lasts for 7.3 months, ending around October 21.

The clearest month of the year in Ga-Kgapane is June, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 93% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 21 and lasts for 4.7 months, ending around March 11.

The cloudiest month of the year in Ga-Kgapane is December, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 44% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Ga-Kgapane

Cloud Cover Categories in Ga-KgapaneclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Jun 1294%Jun 1294%Dec 1255%Dec 1255%Mar 1174%Mar 1174%Oct 2175%Oct 2175%NowNowclearmostly clearovercastpartly cloudy
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 42%34%25%15%8%7%7%7%11%22%38%44%
Clearer 58%66%75%85%92%93%93%93%89%78%62%56%

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

The wetter season lasts 5.0 months, from October 24 to March 24, with a greater than 25% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Ga-Kgapane is December, with an average of 13.8 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 7.0 months, from March 24 to October 24. The month with the fewest wet days in Ga-Kgapane is July, with an average of 0.9 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 Ga-Kgapane is December, with an average of 13.8 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 47% on December 2.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Ga-Kgapane

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Ga-KgapanewetwetdryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Dec 247%Dec 247%Jul 62%Jul 62%Oct 2425%Oct 2425%Mar 2425%Mar 2425%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 12.1d9.9d8.6d4.3d1.8d1.0d0.9d1.3d2.3d6.3d11.4d13.8d

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. Ga-Kgapane experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 8.1 months, from September 6 to May 9, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Ga-Kgapane is January, with an average rainfall of 3.9 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 3.9 months, from May 9 to September 6. The month with the least rain in Ga-Kgapane is June, with an average rainfall of 0.2 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Ga-Kgapane

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 3.9″3.5″2.5″1.0″0.4″0.2″0.2″0.3″0.6″1.5″3.2″3.7″

The length of the day in Ga-Kgapane varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is June 20, with 10 hours, 41 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 13 hours, 36 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Ga-Kgapane

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Ga-KgapaneJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 7 minSep 2212 hr, 7 minSep 2213 hr, 36 minDec 2113 hr, 36 minDec 2112 hr, 8 minMar 2012 hr, 8 minMar 2010 hr, 41 minJun 2010 hr, 41 minJun 20daydaynightNowNow
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 13.4h12.9h12.2h11.5h11.0h10.7h10.8h11.3h12.0h12.7h13.3h13.6h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:03 AM on November 29, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 38 minutes later at 6:42 AM on July 4. The earliest sunset is at 5:19 PM on June 7, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 32 minutes later at 6:51 PM on January 14.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Ga-Kgapane during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Ga-Kgapane

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Ga-KgapaneJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMNov 295:03 AMNov 295:03 AM6:51 PMJan 146:51 PMJan 14Jun 75:19 PMJun 75:19 PM6:42 AMJul 46:42 AMJul 4daySolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
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 Ga-Kgapane

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Ga-KgapaneJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM00001010101020202020303030304040404050505060607070800000101010102020202030303030404040405050506060607070804390NowNow
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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 Ga-Kgapane

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.

Ga-Kgapane experiences significant seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 4.8 months, from November 12 to April 6, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 10% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Ga-Kgapane is January, with 11.3 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Ga-Kgapane is July, with 0.0 days that are muggy or worse.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Ga-Kgapane

Humidity Comfort Levels in Ga-KgapanemuggymuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jul 210%Jul 210%Jan 2338%Jan 2338%Nov 1210%Nov 1210%Apr 610%Apr 610%NowNowmuggymuggyhumidhumidcomfortablecomfortabledrydryoppressiveoppressive
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 11.3d10.0d7.4d1.6d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d0.6d3.4d8.2d

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 Ga-Kgapane experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 3.6 months, from August 17 to December 3, with average wind speeds of more than 6.6 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Ga-Kgapane is October, with an average hourly wind speed of 7.8 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 8.4 months, from December 3 to August 17. The calmest month of the year in Ga-Kgapane is April, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.4 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Ga-Kgapane

Average Wind Speed in Ga-KgapanewindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mphOct 127.9 mphOct 127.9 mphApr 265.3 mphApr 265.3 mphAug 176.6 mphAug 176.6 mphDec 36.6 mphDec 36.6 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) 6.76.65.95.45.45.86.06.67.57.87.16.5

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Ga-Kgapane is from the east throughout the year.

Wind Direction in Ga-Kgapane

Wind Direction in Ga-KgapaneJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwesteastnorthsouth
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 Ga-Kgapane 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 Ga-Kgapane for general outdoor tourist activities are from mid March to early June and from late July to mid October, with a peak score in the last week of April.

Tourism Score in Ga-Kgapane

Tourism Score in Ga-Kgapanebest timebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810108.38.36.36.38.28.26.96.9NowNow 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 Ga-Kgapane for hot-weather activities is from mid December to late March, with a peak score in the last week of February.

Beach/Pool Score in Ga-Kgapane

Beach/Pool Score in Ga-Kgapanebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.66.62.12.15.35.3NowNowtemperaturetemperaturecloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/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).

Temperatures in Ga-Kgapane are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Ga-Kgapane

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Ga-KgapaneJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%100%Jan 1100%Jan 1100%Jul 2100%Jul 2NowNowcoldcoolcomfortablewarmhotvery cold
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.

Growing Degree Days in Ga-Kgapane

Growing Degree Days in Ga-KgapaneJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F1,000°F1,000°F2,000°F2,000°F3,000°F3,000°F4,000°F4,000°F5,000°F5,000°F6,000°F6,000°FJul 1290°FJul 1290°FSep 18900°FSep 18900°FNov 51,800°FNov 51,800°FJun 306,174°FJun 306,174°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 4.6 months, from October 16 to March 2, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.9 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Ga-Kgapane is January, with an average of 7.6 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.7 months, from May 10 to August 1, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 5.0 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Ga-Kgapane is June, with an average of 4.4 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Ga-Kgapane

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Ga-KgapanebrightbrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWh10 kWh10 kWhJan 137.6 kWhJan 137.6 kWhJun 214.3 kWhJun 214.3 kWhOct 166.9 kWhOct 166.9 kWhMar 26.9 kWhMar 26.9 kWhMay 105.0 kWhMay 105.0 kWhAug 15.0 kWhAug 15.0 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) 7.67.36.55.64.84.44.65.46.36.97.17.4

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Ga-Kgapane are -23.644 deg latitude, 30.223 deg longitude, and 2,539 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Ga-Kgapane contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,549 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 2,844 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (3,012 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (5,883 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Ga-Kgapane is covered by shrubs (59%), cropland (28%), and artificial surfaces (13%), within 10 miles by cropland (67%) and shrubs (31%), and within 50 miles by cropland (36%) and shrubs (34%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Ga-Kgapane, 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 2 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Ga-Kgapane.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Ga-Kgapane 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 Ga-Kgapane is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Ga-Kgapane and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Ga-Kgapane 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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