Calvinia monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Calvinia average temperature chart (Celsius) Calvinia average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Calvinia (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 29.4 29.4 27.5 23.3 19.1 15.7 15.9 16.9 20.3 23.1 26.1 28.2
°F 84.9 85 81.4 73.9 66.4 60.3 60.6 62.4 68.5 73.5 79.1 82.8

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.

Calvinia monthly rainfall chart (mm) Calvinia monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Calvinia (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 15 14 28 28 24 36 25 26 15 13 15 11
inches 0.6 0.6 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.4 1 1 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.4
Rainy days 3 3 4 5 5 7 6 6 4 4 3 3

Average annual rainfall in Calvinia: 238.633mm (94 inches)

Average daily sunshine

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

Calvinia average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Calvinia
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 13.3 12 10.8 9.2 8.2 7.8 8.5 9.1 9.6 10.7 12 13.2

Day / night temperatures

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

Calvinia average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Calvinia average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Calvinia (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 12.4 12.8 11.4 8.4 5.4 3.4 2.6 2.8 4.6 6.8 9.5 11.4
Max °C 29.8 29.9 27.9 23.7 19.5 16 16.2 17.3 20.7 23.5 26.6 28.7
Min °F 54.3 55 52.4 47 41.6 38.1 36.7 37 40.2 44.2 49 52.4
Max °F 70 70.3 67.3 60.8 54.3 49.5 48.9 50 54.7 59.2 64.4 68

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Calvinia average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Calvinia average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Calvinia in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 19.2 19.2 18.5 17.4 16.6 15.8 15.3 15.2 15.7 16.2 17.2 18.5
°F 66.6 66.5 65.3 63.3 61.9 60.5 59.5 59.4 60.2 61.2 62.9 65.3

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Calvinia average winspeed by month (km/h) Calvinia average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Calvinia (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 11 10 9 8 9 9 10 10 10 11 12 12
mph 7 7 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7

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.

Calvinia relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Calvinia
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
46% 47% 50% 54% 55% 60% 57% 55% 51% 47% 46% 45%

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Calvinia weather stats

Calvinia weather statistics
Hottest month: February 29.4°C 84.9°F
Driest month: December 11mm 0.4ins
Sunniest month: January 13.3hrs
Coldest month: July 15.9°C 60.6°F
Wettest month: June 36mm 1.4ins
Warmest sea: January 19.2°C 66.6°F
Map showing location of Calvinia (-31.47069, 19.77601) Calvinia map pin © Google

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