Essau monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Essau

Essau average temperature chart (Celsius) Essau average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Essau (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 31.3 33.5 34.1 34.3 33.4 33 31.5 30.6 30.9 32.2 32.5 31.2
°F 88.3 92.3 93.3 93.7 92.1 91.5 88.7 87 87.6 90 90.5 88.1

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Essau monthly rainfall chart (mm) Essau monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Essau (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 1 1 0 0 5 71 232 380 276 88 5 1
inches 0 0 0 0 0.2 2.8 9.1 15 10.9 3.5 0.2 0.1
Rainy days 0 0 0 0 1 5 12 17 15 6 1 0

Average annual rainfall in Essau: 1057.834mm (416.5 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Essau

Essau average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Essau
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 8.7 9.4 9.9 10.1 9.8 8.7 7.3 6.9 7.4 8.6 9.1 8.4

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Essau average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Essau average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Essau (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 15.8 16.7 17.8 17.9 19.5 22.5 23.3 22.9 22.7 22.4 19.4 16.5
Max °C 31.7 33.9 34.5 34.7 33.8 33.3 31.7 30.8 31.1 32.5 32.8 31.6
Min °F 60.4 62.1 64 64.2 67 72.5 73.9 73.1 72.9 72.2 66.9 61.6
Max °F 74.7 77.5 79 79.3 79.9 82.2 81.5 80.2 80.4 81.3 79 75.2

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Essau average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Essau average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Essau in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 22.2 21 21.1 21.9 23.9 27.3 28.6 28.4 28.5 28.8 27.9 25.3
°F 72 69.9 70 71.5 75 81.1 83.5 83.2 83.2 83.9 82.3 77.5

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Essau average winspeed by month (km/h) Essau average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Essau (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 9 9 10 10 10 9 8 7 6 6 7 8
mph 5 6 6 7 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 5

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Essau relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Essau
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
47% 47% 49% 52% 58% 67% 76% 80% 80% 75% 62% 51%

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Essau weather stats

Essau weather statistics
Hottest month: June 33°C 91.4°F
Driest month: March 0mm 0ins
Sunniest month: March 9.9hrs
Coldest month: January 31.3°C 88.3°F
Wettest month: August 380mm 15ins
Warmest sea: October 28.8°C 83.8°F
Map showing location of Essau (13.48389, -16.53472) Essau map pin © Google

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