| Average climate data for Phalaborwa, South Africa | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average maximum temperature (°C) | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Average minimum temperature (°C) | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 9 |
| Average precipitation (mm) | 96 | 80 | 65 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 46 | 68 | 96 | 527 |
| Average daily daylight hours (h) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
The warmest month, with the highest average maximum temperature, is January (34 °C). The month with the lowest average maximum temperature is July (25.9 °C). Overall, the average maximum temperature over the whole year is 30.6 °C.
The month with the highest average minimum temperature is December (21.1 °C). The coldest month, with the lowest average minimum temperature, is July (9.1 °C). Overall, the average minimum temperature over the whole year is 16 °C.
The wettest month, with the highest amount of precipitation, is January (96 mm). The driest month, with the least amount of precipitation, is June (3.9 mm). Over the whole year there are 527.2 mm of rainfall on average.
The month with the longest days, so the most daylight, is December (Average daylight: 13.1 h). The month with the shortest days, so the least daylight, is June (Average daylight: 10.1 h). Over the whole year there are 11.7 h of daylight per day on average.
