Grootfontein monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Grootfontein average temperature chart (Celsius) Grootfontein average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Grootfontein (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 30 28.7 28.1 27.3 25.2 22.8 23.2 26.5 30.3 31.7 31.4 31.7
°F 86.1 83.7 82.7 81.2 77.3 73.1 73.7 79.7 86.5 89.1 88.5 89

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.

Grootfontein monthly rainfall chart (mm) Grootfontein monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Grootfontein (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 137 123 99 47 3 2 0 2 4 19 58 67
inches 5.4 4.8 3.9 1.8 0.1 0.1 0 0.1 0.2 0.7 2.3 2.6
Rainy days 16 14 10 5 2 2 0 1 2 5 10 13

Average annual rainfall in Grootfontein: 557.5mm (219.5 inches)

Average daily sunshine

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

Grootfontein average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Grootfontein
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 8.2 8 8.4 9.6 10.9 11.1 11.4 11.3 10.8 9.7 9.4 9.6

Day / night temperatures

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

Grootfontein average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Grootfontein average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Grootfontein (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 17.7 17 15.8 12.9 8 5 4.4 7.3 11.7 15.5 16.9 17.4
Max °C 30.4 29 28.5 27.7 25.6 23.3 23.7 27 30.8 32.1 31.8 32
Min °F 63.8 62.6 60.4 55.2 46.4 40.9 39.8 45.1 53 59.9 62.3 63.3
Max °F 75.2 73.4 71.8 68.5 62.2 57.4 57.2 62.8 70.2 74.8 75.7 76.5

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Grootfontein average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Grootfontein average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Grootfontein in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 21.8 22.4 22.2 21.3 20.1 18.8 17.8 17.5 17.7 18.5 19.6 21
°F 71.3 72.3 72 70.3 68.2 65.8 64.1 63.5 63.9 65.3 67.3 69.7

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Grootfontein average winspeed by month (km/h) Grootfontein average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Grootfontein (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 5
mph 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3

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.

Grootfontein relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Grootfontein
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
55% 61% 62% 56% 46% 43% 38% 31% 28% 32% 42% 47%

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Grootfontein weather stats

Grootfontein weather statistics
Hottest month: December 31.7°C 89.1°F
Driest month: July 0mm 0ins
Sunniest month: July 11.4hrs
Coldest month: July 23.2°C 73.8°F
Wettest month: January 137mm 5.4ins
Warmest sea: February 22.4°C 72.3°F
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