Annual mean 20°C · wettest around December · prevailing wind SE
Warmest
27.0 °C
Coldest
20.2 °C
Wettest
67%
Windiest
2.6 m/s
Prevailing
SE
2.1 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 Tzaneen over the whole year is 20°C. January is the hottest month, with highs of about 28°C; June is the coldest, with lows of about 11°C. The rainy (wet) season in Tzaneen runs from September to April, peaking in December with a 52% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to August; June is the driest month, at 19%. Winds in Tzaneen are highest in September, averaging 1.9 m/s (7 km/h), and lightest in July, at 1.4 m/s (5 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE. The clearest skies in Tzaneen come in June, when the sky is typically 24% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 61%.
Month by month Tzaneen 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
28°C
20°C
27°C
48%
57%
1.7 m/s
48
56
18
February
27°C
20°C
27°C
51%
60%
1.7 m/s
45
60
16
March
26°C
19°C
27°C
36%
46%
1.6 m/s
53
59
20
April
24°C
17°C
24°C
39%
46%
1.5 m/s
65
46
34
May
22°C
13°C
21°C
35%
34%
1.5 m/s
80
23
56
June
21°C
11°C
19°C
19%
24%
1.7 m/s
78
10
72
July
20°C
11°C
18°C
23%
34%
1.4 m/s
75
8
76
August
23°C
13°C
21°C
27%
27%
1.6 m/s
74
23
60
September
26°C
15°C
23°C
37%
30%
1.9 m/s
64
39
43
October
26°C
17°C
24°C
41%
47%
1.9 m/s
57
39
39
November
26°C
18°C
26°C
43%
54%
1.8 m/s
51
48
27
December
28°C
20°C
27°C
52%
61%
1.7 m/s
43
48
21
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 Tzaneen weather by season
Year round, Tzaneen has days of about 20°C at their warmest in July, its coolest month, and 28°C in January, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 11°C to 20°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 20°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around December and least likely around June. 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.
Tzaneen weather in winterJune to August
High 21°CLow 11°CRain 23%
Winter in Tzaneen has typical daily highs of about 21°C and lows of about 11°C, with a 23% chance of rain on a given day.
Tzaneen weather in springSeptember to November
High 26°CLow 17°CRain 40%
Spring in Tzaneen has typical daily highs of about 26°C and lows of about 17°C, with a 40% chance of rain on a given day.
Tzaneen weather in summerDecember to February
High 27°CLow 20°CRain 50%
Summer in Tzaneen has typical daily highs of about 27°C and lows of about 20°C, with a 50% chance of rain on a given day.
Tzaneen weather in autumnMarch to May
High 24°CLow 16°CRain 36%
Autumn in Tzaneen has typical daily highs of about 24°C and lows of about 16°C, with a 36% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Tzaneen?
The rainy (wet) season in Tzaneen runs from September to April, peaking in December with a 52% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to August; June is the driest month, at 19%.
What time of year is Tzaneen windiest?
Winds in Tzaneen are highest in September, averaging 1.9 m/s (7 km/h), and lightest in July, at 1.4 m/s (5 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE.
What is the average temperature in Tzaneen year round?
The average temperature in Tzaneen over the whole year is 20°C. January is the hottest month, with highs of about 28°C; June is the coldest, with lows of about 11°C.