Climate of Olifantsfontein

Olifantsfontein has a semi-arid climate. It is warm to hot all year round and trees don't grow here because of the drought. It consists mainly of sand with grasses and sometimes shrubs. The average annual temperature for Olifantsfontein is 24° degrees and there is about 422 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 216 days a year with an average humidity of 54% and an UV-index of 5.

Climate averages for the whole year

Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 17°C and 27°C
Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 5°C and 16°C
Rain: it rains 128 days and there is a total of approximately 423 mm rainfall
Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3457 sun hours

Maximum temperature:	between 17°C and 27°C
Warmest month:	27°C in January
Coldest month:	17°C in July
Night temperature:	between 5°C and 16°C
Dry days:	237 days
Days with rain:	128 days
Days with snow:	0 days
Total rain sum:	423 mm
Hours of sunshine:	3457 hours

Climate of Olifantsfontein
Temperature graph
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Climate chart of Olifantsfontein
The best travel time for Olifantsfontein
Climate of Olifantsfontein by month
Experiences with the weather of Olifantsfontein

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Temperature graph

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

Precipitation graph

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

Climate table of Olifantsfontein

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Olifantsfontein. 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 Olifantsfontein might be like in a given month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day temp. (°C)	27	27	26	23	21	18	17	21	25	26	26	27
Night temp. (°C)	16	15	14	12	9	6	5	8	12	14	15	16
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Precipitation (mm)	92	57	47	30	5	4	1	2	8	48	56	73
Days with rain	21	18	17	12	4	2	1	2	4	10	16	21
Dry days	10	10	14	18	27	28	30	29	26	21	14	10
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sun hours per day	11	12	9	7	7	7	7	7	9	12	12	12
Wind force (Bft)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2
UV-index	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	6

Best time to visit Olifantsfontein

The best time to visit Olifantsfontein in South Africa is from January through June and August through December. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Olifantsfontein is 27°C in January and the lowest is 17°C in July.

Climate of Olifantsfontein by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Olifantsfontein? 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.

January