Weather in Limpopo

Calculated from weather data of Polokwane International Airport (FAPP) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	27.3	27.8	27.0	26.3	27.3	27.5
February	27.6	30.3	27.3	28.1	26.3	27.1
March	27.4	30.1	27.6	25.8	26.6	26.6
April	25.2		27.3	23.5	26.1	24.3
May	23.2		23.6	22.0	23.1	23.1
June	21.2		24.3	19.1	20.8	19.8
July	20.5		20.8	20.5	19.1	20.0
August	23.3		23.3	23.6	22.5	22.3
September	26.8		28.6	27.8	25.3	25.0
October	27.2		28.1	29.5	25.1	25.8
November	27.6		29.5	26.3	27.6	28.1
December	27.6		27.6	28.1	26.3	26.8
Average	25.8	29.3	26.2	24.9	24.7	24.7

8th highest temperature of South Africa

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	16.8	17	16	16	18	18
February	17.2	17	18	15	18	17
March	15.6	16	15	15	16	15
April	12.9		12	13	12	13
May	9.1		10	9	8	8
June	5.8		6	5	6	5
July	5.3		4	6	5	4
August	8.0		7	8	8	8
September	11.0		11	10	11	11
October	13.7		12	14	13	15
November	15.7		15	16	16	17
December	17.3		17	17	17	19
Average	12.8	16.4	11.6	11.7	12.1	12.4

13th lowest temperature of South Africa

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
30 °C or warmer	32	71	33	32	37
25 °C or warmer	84	214	177	168	161
20 °C or warmer	90	304	286	298	294
0 °C or colder	0	0	0	0	1

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	3.0	3	2	2	6	1
February	3.7	1	3	0	5	4
March	0.8	0	0	2	1	1
April	2.1		0	5	2	2
May	0.7		1	1	0	0
June	0.1		0	0	0	0
July	0.1		0	1	0	0
August	0.1		0	0	1	0
September	0.0		0	0	0	0
October	0.6		0	2	0	1
November	1.3		1	3	2	1
December	3.6		6	1	4	4
Average	1.4	1.1	1.1	1.4	1.8	1.1

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (km/h)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	11.1	10	13	12	13	10
February	10.7	11	13	10	10	9
March	10.5	13	12	10	10	9
April	9.8		10	10	9	11
May	8.7		11	9	9	9
June	9.6		11	11	9	10
July	10.1		12	9	11	10
August	11.9		13	12	13	12
September	12.7		14	12	13	12
October	14.0		15	14	15	14
November	13.5		13	13	15	13
December	12.6		13	12	12	12
Average	11.3	11.2	12.5	11.2	11.5	10.9

13th highest wind speed of South Africa

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	NE	E	NE	NE	NE
February	NE	E	NE	E	NE
March	NE	E	NE	NE	NE
April		N	NE	NE	NE
May		NE	N	N	SE
June		NW	NE	SE	SE
July		E	NE	E	E
August		NE	N	NE	N
September		NE	NE	NE	NE
October		NE	NE	NE	NE
November		NE	NE	NE	NE
December		NE	NE	NE	NE

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Limpopo weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Limpopo?

The warmest month is November with an average temperature of 28 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Limpopo?

The coldest month is July with an average daytime temperature of 21 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Limpopo?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in February with a probability of around 3.7 %.

Which month is the driest in Limpopo?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in September. The probability is about 0.0 %.