Sandton monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Sandton average temperature chart (Celsius) Sandton average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Sandton (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 26.8 26.2 25.2 22.4 20.2 17.2 17.9 20.6 23.7 24.7 25.4 26.4
°F 80.3 79.1 77.3 72.3 68.4 63 64.2 69 74.6 76.5 77.7 79.5

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.

Sandton monthly rainfall chart (mm) Sandton monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Sandton (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 131 90 91 52 13 8 4 7 26 74 107 108
inches 5.1 3.5 3.6 2.1 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.3 1 2.9 4.2 4.2
Rainy days 14 10 11 8 3 2 1 2 3 9 13 14

Average annual rainfall in Sandton: 712.6mm (280.6 inches)

Average daily sunshine

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

Sandton average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Sandton
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 8.8 8.7 8.5 8.6 9.7 9.6 10 10.3 10.2 9.4 9 9.3

Day / night temperatures

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

Sandton average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Sandton average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Sandton (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 15.3 14.8 13.4 9.9 5.9 2.4 2.4 5.1 9 11.6 13.3 14.6
Max °C 27.1 26.5 25.5 22.7 20.6 17.6 18.3 21 24.1 25.1 25.7 26.7
Min °F 59.5 58.6 56 49.8 42.5 36.3 36.2 41.1 48.1 52.8 55.9 58.2
Max °F 70.2 69.1 66.9 61.3 55.8 50 50.5 55.4 61.7 64.9 67.1 69.1

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Sandton average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Sandton average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Sandton in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 24.7 25.1 24.8 23.9 22.7 21.5 20.7 20.4 20.6 21.3 22.4 23.7
°F 76.4 77.1 76.6 75 72.8 70.7 69.2 68.7 69 70.3 72.3 74.6

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

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

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.

Sandton relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Sandton
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
66% 67% 66% 64% 56% 54% 50% 46% 47% 54% 62% 63%

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Sandton weather stats

Sandton weather statistics
Hottest month: January 26.8°C 80.2°F
Driest month: July 4mm 0.2ins
Sunniest month: July 10hrs
Coldest month: June 17.2°C 63°F
Wettest month: January 131mm 5.2ins
Warmest sea: February 25.1°C 77.2°F
Map showing location of Sandton (-26.05447, 28.05891) Sandton map pin © Google

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