Annual mean 19°C · wettest around December · prevailing wind NE
Warmest
26.5 °C
Coldest
19.4 °C
Wettest
83%
Windiest
3.8 m/s
Prevailing
NE
3.0 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Polokwane over the whole year is 19°C. December is the hottest month, with highs of about 26°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 7°C. The rainy (wet) season in Polokwane runs from September to May, peaking in December with a 52% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is June to August; July is the driest month, at 18%. Winds in Polokwane are highest in October, averaging 2.8 m/s (10 km/h), and lightest in May, at 1.7 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NE. The clearest skies in Polokwane come in June, when the sky is typically 19% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 57%.
Month by month Polokwane climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
26°C
18°C
26°C
50%
51%
2.3 m/s
65
52
28
February
26°C
19°C
26°C
46%
55%
2.2 m/s
63
55
24
March
26°C
17°C
25°C
40%
41%
2.0 m/s
68
54
28
April
24°C
15°C
23°C
50%
40%
1.9 m/s
78
35
46
May
22°C
10°C
20°C
41%
26%
1.7 m/s
83
11
70
June
20°C
8°C
17°C
24%
19%
1.9 m/s
72
3
83
July
20°C
7°C
16°C
18%
26%
2.0 m/s
63
2
83
August
22°C
10°C
19°C
24%
22%
2.2 m/s
73
11
72
September
25°C
13°C
22°C
38%
24%
2.6 m/s
73
31
52
October
25°C
15°C
23°C
50%
40%
2.8 m/s
64
39
43
November
26°C
17°C
24°C
50%
47%
2.7 m/s
62
46
35
December
26°C
19°C
26°C
52%
57%
2.5 m/s
62
55
26
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Polokwane weather by season
Year round, Polokwane has days of about 20°C at their warmest in July, its coolest month, and 26°C in December, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 7°C to 19°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 19°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around December and least likely around July. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Polokwane weather in winterJune to August
High 20°CLow 8°CRain 22%
Winter in Polokwane has typical daily highs of about 20°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 22% chance of rain on a given day.
Polokwane weather in springSeptember to November
High 25°CLow 15°CRain 46%
Spring in Polokwane has typical daily highs of about 25°C and lows of about 15°C, with a 46% chance of rain on a given day.
Polokwane weather in summerDecember to February
High 26°CLow 19°CRain 50%
Summer in Polokwane has typical daily highs of about 26°C and lows of about 19°C, with a 50% chance of rain on a given day.
Polokwane weather in autumnMarch to May
High 24°CLow 14°CRain 43%
Autumn in Polokwane has typical daily highs of about 24°C and lows of about 14°C, with a 43% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Polokwane?
The rainy (wet) season in Polokwane runs from September to May, peaking in December with a 52% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is June to August; July is the driest month, at 18%.
What time of year is Polokwane windiest?
Winds in Polokwane are highest in October, averaging 2.8 m/s (10 km/h), and lightest in May, at 1.7 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NE.
What is the average temperature in Polokwane year round?
The average temperature in Polokwane over the whole year is 19°C. December is the hottest month, with highs of about 26°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 7°C.