Somerset East monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Somerset East average temperature chart (Celsius) Somerset East average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Somerset East (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 28.6 27.7 25.9 23 20.2 17.8 18.1 19.5 21.4 22.9 25 27.4
°F 83.6 81.9 78.6 73.4 68.4 64 64.5 67 70.6 73.2 76.9 81.4

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.

Somerset East monthly rainfall chart (mm) Somerset East monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Somerset East (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 52 73 81 44 30 22 25 40 32 58 63 61
inches 2 2.9 3.2 1.7 1.2 0.9 1 1.6 1.3 2.3 2.5 2.4
Rainy days 10 10 12 9 6 5 4 5 6 9 9 9

Average annual rainfall in Somerset East: 573.533mm (225.8 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Somerset East

Somerset East average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Somerset East
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 9.8 8.9 8.1 7.7 7.6 7.5 8.1 8.5 8.3 8.6 9.3 10.2

Day / night temperatures

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

Somerset East average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Somerset East average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Somerset East (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 14 14.2 13 9.9 6.9 4.7 4.4 5.4 7 8.8 10.7 12.4
Max °C 29 28.1 26.2 23.3 20.6 18.1 18.4 19.8 21.8 23.3 25.3 27.8
Min °F 57.2 57.5 55.4 49.8 44.3 40.5 39.9 41.7 44.6 47.8 51.3 54.3
Max °F 70.7 70 67.3 61.9 56.7 52.5 52.5 54.7 57.9 60.8 64.4 68.2

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Somerset East average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Somerset East average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Somerset East in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 23 23.4 23.1 22.3 21.4 20.3 19.5 19.2 19.3 19.8 20.8 22
°F 73.4 74.2 73.6 72.2 70.6 68.5 67.2 66.5 66.8 67.7 69.4 71.6

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Somerset East average winspeed by month (km/h) Somerset East average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Somerset East (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 13 12 10 10 10 12 13 14 13 14 13 13
mph 8 7 7 6 7 7 8 9 8 9 8 8

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.

Somerset East relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Somerset East
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
57% 61% 64% 62% 57% 54% 50% 50% 54% 58% 59% 57%

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Somerset East weather stats

Somerset East weather statistics
Hottest month: January 28.6°C 83.5°F
Driest month: June 22mm 0.9ins
Sunniest month: July 8.1hrs
Coldest month: June 17.8°C 64°F
Wettest month: March 81mm 3.2ins
Warmest sea: February 23.4°C 74.1°F
Map showing location of Somerset East (-32.72173, 25.58804) Somerset East map pin © Google

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