Annual mean 18°C · wettest around December · prevailing wind NW
Warmest
25.6 °C
Coldest
16.3 °C
Wettest
76%
Windiest
3.8 m/s
Prevailing
NW
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 Soweto over the whole year is 18°C. December is the hottest month, with highs of about 25°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 5°C. The rainy (wet) season in Soweto runs from October to May, peaking in December with a 56% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is June to September; August is the driest month, at 25%. Winds in Soweto are highest in October, averaging 2.8 m/s (10 km/h), and lightest in April, at 1.8 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NW. The clearest skies in Soweto come in July, when the sky is typically 25% covered; February is the cloudiest month, at 59%.
Month by month Soweto 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
25°C
17°C
24°C
53%
56%
2.4 m/s
75
50
33
February
25°C
17°C
25°C
52%
59%
2.1 m/s
73
53
30
March
24°C
16°C
23°C
51%
50%
1.9 m/s
80
41
41
April
22°C
12°C
20°C
48%
47%
1.8 m/s
83
14
68
May
19°C
8°C
17°C
48%
33%
1.9 m/s
70
1
83
June
17°C
5°C
13°C
39%
26%
1.9 m/s
39
0
82
July
17°C
5°C
13°C
33%
25%
2.0 m/s
37
0
81
August
20°C
8°C
16°C
25%
27%
2.4 m/s
61
1
82
September
24°C
12°C
20°C
39%
38%
2.6 m/s
78
14
65
October
25°C
14°C
21°C
52%
48%
2.8 m/s
73
29
51
November
25°C
16°C
23°C
52%
51%
2.8 m/s
74
38
45
December
25°C
18°C
24°C
56%
59%
2.7 m/s
71
47
35
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 Soweto weather by season
Year round, Soweto has days of about 17°C at their warmest in July, its coolest month, and 25°C in December, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 5°C to 18°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 18°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around December and least likely around August. 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.
Soweto weather in winterJune to August
High 18°CLow 6°CRain 32%
Winter in Soweto has typical daily highs of about 18°C and lows of about 6°C, with a 32% chance of rain on a given day.
Soweto weather in springSeptember to November
High 24°CLow 14°CRain 48%
Spring in Soweto has typical daily highs of about 24°C and lows of about 14°C, with a 48% chance of rain on a given day.
Soweto weather in summerDecember to February
High 25°CLow 17°CRain 54%
Summer in Soweto has typical daily highs of about 25°C and lows of about 17°C, with a 54% chance of rain on a given day.
Soweto weather in autumnMarch to May
High 22°CLow 12°CRain 49%
Autumn in Soweto has typical daily highs of about 22°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 49% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Soweto?
The rainy (wet) season in Soweto runs from October to May, peaking in December with a 56% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is June to September; August is the driest month, at 25%.
What time of year is Soweto windiest?
Winds in Soweto are highest in October, averaging 2.8 m/s (10 km/h), and lightest in April, at 1.8 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NW.
What is the average temperature in Soweto year round?
The average temperature in Soweto over the whole year is 18°C. December is the hottest month, with highs of about 25°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 5°C.