21 to 28°C
temperature
2998 hours
sunshine per day
401 mm
rain
227 days
dry
138 days
rain
0 days
snow

Climate of Nelspruit

Nelspruit has a semi-arid climate. It hardly rains here. The average annual temperature for Nelspruit is 25° degrees and there is about 402 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 198 days a year with an average humidity of 69% and an UV-index of 5.

Climate averages for the whole year

  • Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 21°C and 28°C
  • Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 8°C and 17°C
  • Rain: it rains 138 days and there is a total of approximately 401 mm rainfall
  • Sun hours: throughout the year there are 2998 sun hours
Maximum temperature: between 21°C and 28°C
Warmest month: 28°C in February
Coldest month: 21°C in July
Night temperature: between 8°C and 17°C
Dry days: 227 days
Days with rain: 138 days
Days with snow: 0 days
Total rain sum: 401 mm
Hours of sunshine: 2998 hours

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Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Nelspruit.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Nelspruit.

Climate table of Nelspruit

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Nelspruit. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Nelspruit might be like in a given month.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Day temp. (°C) 27 28 27 24 24 22 21 24 27 26 27 28
Night temp. (°C) 17 17 15 13 11 8 8 10 13 15 16 17
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Precipitation (mm) 83 61 48 19 6 3 3 5 9 34 51 79
Days with rain 20 17 17 11 5 3 4 4 6 14 17 20
Dry days 11 11 14 19 26 27 27 27 24 17 13 11
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Sun hours per day 9 10 9 6 7 7 7 7 8 9 9 9
Wind force (Bft) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
UV-index 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 6 6

Best time to visit Nelspruit

The best time to visit Nelspruit in South Africa is from January through December. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Nelspruit is 28°C in February and the lowest is 21°C in July.

Climate of Nelspruit by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Nelspruit? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

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