Nelspruit monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Nelspruit average temperature chart (Celsius) Nelspruit average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Nelspruit (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 28.2 28 27.5 25.6 24.2 21.8 21.9 23.7 25.2 25.7 26.3 27.6
°F 82.8 82.5 81.6 78 75.5 71.2 71.5 74.7 77.4 78.2 79.3 81.8

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.

Nelspruit monthly rainfall chart (mm) Nelspruit monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Nelspruit (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 122 113 92 58 17 12 10 12 31 76 117 138
inches 4.8 4.5 3.6 2.3 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.5 1.2 3 4.6 5.4
Rainy days 12 12 10 6 3 2 2 3 4 8 12 12

Average annual rainfall in Nelspruit: 804.4mm (316.7 inches)

Average daily sunshine

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

Nelspruit average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Nelspruit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 8.3 8.2 8.2 8.4 9.3 9.4 9.8 9.8 9.2 8.3 8 8.1

Day / night temperatures

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

Nelspruit average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Nelspruit average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Nelspruit (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 17.7 17.7 16.6 13.4 8.9 5.2 5.5 7.7 10.9 13.7 15.5 17.1
Max °C 28.5 28.3 27.8 25.9 24.6 22.2 22.4 24.1 25.6 26 26.6 27.9
Min °F 63.9 63.9 61.9 56 47.9 41.4 41.8 45.9 51.5 56.6 59.8 62.8
Max °F 73.6 73.4 72 67.3 62.1 56.7 57 60.6 64.8 67.6 69.8 72.5

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Nelspruit average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Nelspruit average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Nelspruit in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 25.6 26 25.8 24.9 23.6 22.4 21.6 21.3 21.5 22.3 23.4 24.7
°F 78.2 78.9 78.4 76.9 74.6 72.4 70.8 70.3 70.7 72.1 74.1 76.4

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Nelspruit average winspeed by month (km/h) Nelspruit average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Nelspruit (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 8 7 7
mph 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 4

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.

Nelspruit relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Nelspruit
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
70% 71% 71% 70% 64% 59% 57% 57% 58% 63% 68% 69%

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Nelspruit weather stats

Nelspruit weather statistics
Hottest month: January 28.2°C 82.8°F
Driest month: July 10mm 0.4ins
Sunniest month: July 9.8hrs
Coldest month: June 21.8°C 71.2°F
Wettest month: December 138mm 5.4ins
Warmest sea: February 26°C 78.8°F
Map showing location of Nelspruit (-25.47448, 30.97033) Nelspruit map pin © Google

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