Nkhotakota monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Nkhotakota average temperature chart (Celsius) Nkhotakota average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Nkhotakota (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 28.4 28.5 28.4 28 26.9 25.6 25.3 26.6 29.3 31.5 31.3 29.3
°F 83.2 83.3 83.1 82.4 80.4 78 77.5 79.9 84.7 88.7 88.3 84.7

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.

Nkhotakota monthly rainfall chart (mm) Nkhotakota monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Nkhotakota (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 314 263 389 217 33 12 8 2 1 9 78 274
inches 12.4 10.4 15.3 8.5 1.3 0.5 0.3 0.1 0 0.4 3.1 10.8
Rainy days 20 18 19 13 4 3 2 1 1 2 7 17

Average annual rainfall in Nkhotakota: 1620.033mm (637.8 inches)

Average daily sunshine

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

Nkhotakota average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Nkhotakota
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 5.7 6 7.3 8.5 9.3 9.7 9.5 10.1 10.5 10.4 9.5 6.9

Day / night temperatures

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

Nkhotakota average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Nkhotakota average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Nkhotakota (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 21 21.3 20.8 20 17.7 15.4 15.1 15.7 17.9 20.7 21.9 21.3
Max °C 28.6 28.7 28.6 28.2 27.1 25.8 25.6 26.9 29.6 31.8 31.5 29.5
Min °F 69.8 70.3 69.4 68 63.9 59.7 59.1 60.3 64.1 69.2 71.4 70.3
Max °F 76.6 77 76.5 75.4 72.3 69.1 68.5 70.3 74.7 79.2 80.1 77.7

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Nkhotakota average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Nkhotakota average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Nkhotakota in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 28.3 28.6 29.1 28.6 27.5 26.1 24.9 24.4 24.7 25.7 27.1 28
°F 82.9 83.6 84.4 83.5 81.5 78.9 76.8 76 76.5 78.3 80.7 82.4

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

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

Nkhotakota relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Nkhotakota
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
83% 81% 81% 77% 72% 66% 65% 62% 59% 58% 63% 77%

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Nkhotakota weather stats

Nkhotakota weather statistics
Hottest month: November 31.3°C 88.3°F
Driest month: September 1mm 0ins
Sunniest month: September 10.5hrs
Coldest month: July 25.3°C 77.5°F
Wettest month: March 389mm 15.3ins
Warmest sea: March 29.1°C 84.4°F
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