Annual mean 21°C · wettest around January · prevailing wind NW
Warmest
34.3 °C
Coldest
19.8 °C
Wettest
91%
Windiest
4.2 m/s
Prevailing
NW
3.7 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 Upington over the whole year is 21°C. January is the hottest month, with highs of about 34°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 6°C. The rainy (wet) season in Upington runs from October to June, peaking in January with a 55% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is July to September; August is the driest month, at 13%. Winds in Upington are highest in December, averaging 3.5 m/s (13 km/h), and lightest in May, at 2.6 m/s (9 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NW. The clearest skies in Upington come in August, when the sky is typically 13% covered; March is the cloudiest month, at 28%.
Month by month Upington 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
34°C
23°C
31°C
55%
26%
3.3 m/s
18
59
5
February
33°C
22°C
31°C
44%
28%
3.0 m/s
20
63
5
March
31°C
19°C
29°C
48%
28%
2.9 m/s
36
67
10
April
28°C
15°C
24°C
42%
25%
2.7 m/s
67
48
36
May
25°C
10°C
20°C
41%
18%
2.6 m/s
78
19
62
June
21°C
7°C
16°C
44%
17%
2.6 m/s
64
2
80
July
20°C
6°C
15°C
31%
15%
2.8 m/s
57
1
81
August
22°C
7°C
17°C
13%
13%
2.8 m/s
64
5
77
September
26°C
11°C
21°C
14%
19%
3.0 m/s
69
26
56
October
29°C
17°C
25°C
42%
21%
3.2 m/s
57
46
34
November
32°C
20°C
28°C
36%
20%
3.2 m/s
43
62
17
December
33°C
22°C
29°C
55%
23%
3.5 m/s
33
65
10
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 Upington weather by season
Year round, Upington has days of about 20°C at their warmest in July, its coolest month, and 34°C in January, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 6°C to 23°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 21°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around January 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.
Upington weather in winterJune to August
High 21°CLow 6°CRain 29%
Winter in Upington has typical daily highs of about 21°C and lows of about 6°C, with a 29% chance of rain on a given day.
Upington weather in springSeptember to November
High 29°CLow 16°CRain 31%
Spring in Upington has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 16°C, with a 31% chance of rain on a given day.
Upington weather in summerDecember to February
High 33°CLow 22°CRain 51%
Summer in Upington has typical daily highs of about 33°C and lows of about 22°C, with a 51% chance of rain on a given day.
Upington weather in autumnMarch to May
High 28°CLow 15°CRain 44%
Autumn in Upington has typical daily highs of about 28°C and lows of about 15°C, with a 44% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Upington?
The rainy (wet) season in Upington runs from October to June, peaking in January with a 55% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is July to September; August is the driest month, at 13%.
What time of year is Upington windiest?
Winds in Upington are highest in December, averaging 3.5 m/s (13 km/h), and lightest in May, at 2.6 m/s (9 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NW.
What is the average temperature in Upington year round?
The average temperature in Upington over the whole year is 21°C. January is the hottest month, with highs of about 34°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 6°C.