Polokwane climate: monthly averages: annual mean temperature 18.6 C; warmest month Dec (22.5 C); coldest month Jul (12.1 C).
Annual mean temperature: 18.6 C
Warmest month: Dec (22.5 C)
Coldest month: Jul (12.1 C)
Wettest month: Jan (3.13 mm/day)
All-time record high: 38.7 C
All-time record low: -1.9 C
This page is a single place to check Polokwane climate: monthly averages. Polokwane runs from 12.1 C in Jul to 22.5 C in Dec, a swing of 10.4 C. Rain is spread through the year, with Jan the wettest month at 3.13 mm/day and Jul the driest at 0.09 mm/day. Taken together that is roughly 531 mm of rain a year for the grid cell. Every run re-reads the source and only rewrites this page when a figure actually changed. Use the table for exact numbers, or the related pages below for neighbouring locations and periods.
Annual mean temperature 18.6 C
Warmest month Dec (22.5 C)
Coldest month Jul (12.1 C)
Wettest month Jan (3.13 mm/day)
All-time record high 38.7 C
All-time record low -1.9 C
Annual precipitation 529 mm / year
Coordinates -23.90449, 29.46885
Population 272,461
Average monthly temperature and rainfall in Polokwane
Month
Mean temp (C)
Rain (mm/day)
Record high (C)
Record low (C)
Jan
22.4
3.13
38.7
9.5
Feb
22.2
2.53
36.1
10.9
Mar
20.9
2.18
35.3
8.9
Apr
18.4
1.24
32.6
3.6
May
15.4
0.27
31.5
-0.8
Jun
12.5
0.22
28.3
-1.9
Jul
12.1
0.09
30.1
-1.8
Aug
15.2
0.11
32.2
-1.4
Sep
18.7
0.40
36.0
2.3
Oct
20.9
1.37
38.3
5.5
Nov
21.8
2.79
38.2
6.0
Dec
22.5
3.13
36.9
9.4
What the Polokwane climate table shows
Values are multi-decadal climatological averages for the -23.90449, 29.46885 grid cell, not a single year. Rain is the daily mean, so a value of 2.00 mm/day is about 60 mm across a 30-day month. Averages smooth over extremes, so use them for planning rather than for what to pack for next Tuesday.
Frequently asked questions
Why do the numbers differ from a weather app?
An app shows one location on one day. These are long-run averages, so they smooth out single hot or cold spells.
How much rain is 3.13 mm/day in a month?
Rain is recorded as a daily mean, so 3.13 mm/day is roughly 95 mm across a 30-day month.