The climate of Polokwane/Pietersburg(South Africa)
Polokwane means ‘safe place’ and used to be known as Pietersburg.
Polokwane Game Reserve is in the vicinity of Polokwane. Kruger
National Park is located at a distance of 150 kilometers. About 21
different species live in Polokwane Game Reserve. Several hiking
trails have been set out. In the Bakone Malapa Northern Sotho open air
museum you get a chance to see how the original inhabitants used to
live. Polokwane has a steppe climate. This means summers are often
very warm. However, temperatures in Polokwane are lower because of the
altitude of 1230 meters. During the summer months temperatures are
around 20 degrees on average. Polokwane also has a rainy season. Most
of the rain falls during the months of December and January. During
this period between 400 and 600 millimeters of rain falls
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Polokwane/Pietersburg:
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
31
18
8
11
n/a
February
29
17
8
10
n/a
March
28
17
8
9
n/a
April
25
13
8
7
n/a
May
23
8
9
3
n/a
June
21
5
9
2
n/a
July
21
5
9
1
n/a
August
22
8
9
2
n/a
September
27
11
9
3
n/a
October
28
13
9
9
n/a
November
29
15
8
11
n/a
December
31
19
8
14
n/a
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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