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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Mutale South Africa

In Mutale, the summers are long, hot, humid, and partly cloudy and the winters are short, cool, dry, and clear. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 52°F to 90°F and is rarely below 47°F or above 99°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best times of year to visit Mutale for hot-weather activities are from late February to early May and from late August to early November.

Climate in Mutale

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

The hot season lasts for 5.2 months, from October 18 to March 23, with an average daily high temperature above 87°F. The hottest month of the year in Mutale is January, with an average high of 89°F and low of 73°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.1 months, from June 2 to August 6, with an average daily high temperature below 79°F. The coldest month of the year in Mutale is July, with an average low of 52°F and high of 77°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Mutale

Average High and Low Temperature in MutalehothotcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJul 876°FJul 876°FJan 190°FJan 190°F52°F52°F73°F73°FOct 1887°FOct 1887°FMar 2387°FMar 2387°FJun 279°FJun 279°FAug 679°FAug 679°F67°F67°F69°F69°F54°F54°F54°F54°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 89°F89°F87°F84°F81°F77°F77°F80°F85°F87°F89°F89°F
Temp. 81°F80°F79°F74°F69°F64°F64°F68°F73°F77°F79°F80°F
Low 73°F72°F70°F64°F58°F53°F52°F56°F62°F67°F70°F72°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 Mutale

Average Hourly Temperature in MutaleJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AMNowNowcoldcoolcoolcomfortablecomfortablewarmwarmwarmhothot
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.

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In Mutale, 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 Mutale begins around March 16 and lasts for 7.4 months, ending around October 29.

The clearest month of the year in Mutale is June, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 95% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 29 and lasts for 4.6 months, ending around March 16.

The cloudiest month of the year in Mutale is December, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 47% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Mutale

Cloud Cover Categories in MutaleclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Jun 1295%Jun 1295%Dec 1852%Dec 1852%Mar 1674%Mar 1674%Oct 2974%Oct 2974%NowNowclearovercastmostly clearpartly cloudymostly 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 46%39%27%14%7%5%6%6%8%19%36%47%
Clearer 54%61%73%86%93%95%94%94%92%81%64%53%

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

The wetter season lasts 4.5 months, from November 1 to March 18, with a greater than 20% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Mutale is December, with an average of 11.2 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 7.4 months, from March 18 to November 1. The month with the fewest wet days in Mutale is June, with an average of 0.6 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 Mutale is December, with an average of 11.2 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 38% on December 1.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Mutale

Daily Chance of Precipitation in MutalewetwetdryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Dec 138%Dec 138%Aug 121%Aug 121%Nov 120%Nov 120%Mar 1820%Mar 1820%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 10.3d8.0d6.4d3.1d1.3d0.6d0.6d0.6d1.5d4.0d8.8d11.2d

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. Mutale experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 7.0 months, from September 29 to April 27, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Mutale is January, with an average rainfall of 3.2 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 5.0 months, from April 27 to September 29. The month with the least rain in Mutale is June, with an average rainfall of 0.1 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Mutale

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 3.2″2.7″1.6″0.7″0.2″0.1″0.4″0.2″0.3″0.9″2.2″3.0″

The length of the day in Mutale varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is June 20, with 10 hours, 45 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 13 hours, 31 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Mutale

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 13.3h12.8h12.2h11.6h11.0h10.8h10.9h11.4h12.0h12.6h13.2h13.5h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:03 AM on November 28, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 34 minutes later at 6:37 AM on July 3. The earliest sunset is at 5:19 PM on June 6, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 27 minutes later at 6:46 PM on January 15.

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

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Mutale

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in MutaleJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMNov 285:03 AMNov 285:03 AM6:46 PMJan 156:46 PMJan 15Jun 65:19 PMJun 65:19 PM6:37 AMJul 36:37 AMJul 3daySolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
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 Mutale

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in MutaleJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM00001010101020202020303030304040404050505060607070800000101010102020202030303030404040405050506060607070804490NowNow
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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 Mutale

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.

Mutale experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 5.5 months, from October 30 to April 16, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 16% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Mutale is January, with 19.7 days that are muggy or worse.

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

Humidity Comfort Levels in Mutale

Humidity Comfort Levels in MutalemuggymuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jul 280%Jul 280%Jan 2465%Jan 2465%Oct 3016%Oct 3016%Apr 1616%Apr 1616%NowNowoppressiveoppressivemuggymuggyhumidhumiddrydrycomfortablecomfortable
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 19.7d17.8d14.8d5.3d0.7d0.0d0.0d0.1d0.5d2.8d9.3d16.6d

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 Mutale experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 6.5 months, from August 27 to March 10, with average wind speeds of more than 8.9 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Mutale is October, with an average hourly wind speed of 10.5 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 5.5 months, from March 10 to August 27. The calmest month of the year in Mutale is May, with an average hourly wind speed of 7.2 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Mutale

Average Wind Speed in MutalewindywindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mphOct 1210.7 mphOct 1210.7 mphMay 157.1 mphMay 157.1 mphAug 278.9 mphAug 278.9 mphMar 108.9 mphMar 108.9 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) 9.69.68.87.87.27.37.68.49.810.59.89.2

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Mutale is from the east throughout the year.

Wind Direction in Mutale

Wind Direction in MutaleJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%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 Mutale 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 Mutale for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid April to mid September, with a peak score in the first week of August.

Tourism Score in Mutale

Tourism Score in Mutalebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810108.98.94.34.38.88.8NowNow 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 times of year to visit Mutale for hot-weather activities are from late February to early May and from late August to early November, with a peak score in the last week of September.

Beach/Pool Score in Mutale

Beach/Pool Score in Mutalebest timebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810108.08.04.54.58.08.06.46.4NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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).

Temperatures in Mutale 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 Mutale

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in MutaleJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%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 2NowNowcoldcoolcomfortablewarmhotsweltering
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 Mutale

Growing Degree Days in MutaleJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°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°F7,000°F7,000°F8,000°F8,000°FJul 890°FJul 890°FAug 27900°FAug 27900°FOct 61,800°FOct 61,800°FJun 308,539°FJun 308,539°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 4.9 months, from October 8 to March 4, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.0 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Mutale is January, with an average of 7.6 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.7 months, from May 12 to August 1, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 5.0 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Mutale is June, with an average of 4.5 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Mutale

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in MutalebrightbrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWh10 kWh10 kWhJan 27.6 kWhJan 27.6 kWhJun 214.4 kWhJun 214.4 kWhOct 87.0 kWhOct 87.0 kWhMar 47.0 kWhMar 47.0 kWhMay 125.0 kWhMay 125.0 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) 7.67.36.75.84.94.54.75.56.47.17.37.4

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Mutale are -22.470 deg latitude, 30.875 deg longitude, and 1,106 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Mutale contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 459 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,172 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,417 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (4,531 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Mutale is covered by cropland (76%) and trees (24%), within 10 miles by trees (65%) and bare soil (17%), and within 50 miles by shrubs (36%) and trees (29%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Mutale, 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 3 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Mutale.

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

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