Weather in Northern Cape

Calculated from weather data of Kimberley Airport (FAKM) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	30.0	33.3	14.0	30.3	28.1	33.5
February	31.6	35.0	30.3	31.6	30.6	30.3
March	30.5	33.7	29.8	27.0	29.8	29.8
April	25.7		27.1	23.3	29.3	25.1
May	21.8		22.0	22.3	22.8	23.5
June	20.7		19.6	19.0	21.3	20.6
July	20.4		20.1	20.5	18.8	21.6
August	22.6		23.8	22.3	21.5	22.1
September	27.6		26.3	28.0	27.8	28.3
October	30.0		30.6	31.1	27.3	32.6
November	31.6		33.8	29.3	30.3	29.5
December	31.2		33.7	19.1	28.8	32.5
Average	27.7	33.9	26.0	25.4	26.3	27.4

6th 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	15.5	17	6	16	16	18
February	16.2	14	16	16	16	18
March	13.9	15	13	14	13	15
April	9.3		8	8	10	9
May	3.7		6	5	5	4
June	2.1		3	2	3	1
July	1.9		2	3	0	1
August	3.3		4	3	3	2
September	7.8		6	9	9	9
October	11.7		11	15	10	12
November	13.6		15	13	11	14
December	15.1		16	9	14	15
Average	10.2	15.5	8.9	9.3	8.8	9.7

4th 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	77	117	92	91	127
25 °C or warmer	90	219	186	213	225
20 °C or warmer	90	288	288	309	329
0 °C or colder	1	16	12	27	23

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	2.4	0	1	2	6	2
February	2.1	1	4	1	5	1
March	1.7	1	2	7	3	0
April	1.6		1	3	0	1
May	0.8		2	3	0	0
June	0.5		0	3	0	0
July	0.2		0	0	0	1
August	0.5		0	0	3	0
September	0.1		0	1	0	0
October	0.8		1	0	2	2
November	1.0		1	3	0	2
December	1.8		2	1	3	3
Average	1.2	0.6	1.1	1.9	1.9	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	13.8	13	8	12	12	16
February	13.0	13	12	11	13	13
March	13.5	14	14	12	13	14
April	10.8		11	11	10	12
May	10.3		11	10	12	9
June	12.4		13	11	15	11
July	13.4		14	15	14	13
August	13.9		13	14	15	13
September	15.2		14	17	18	15
October	15.6		15	16	18	15
November	15.8		15	15	16	14
December	15.8		18	11	16	14
Average	13.7	13.4	13.4	12.9	14.2	13.4

9th 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	NW	N	N	N	N
February	NW	N	NW	N	N
March	N	N	N	NW	N
April		NW	N	NW	N
May		N	NW	NW	NW
June		NW	N	NW	N
July		NW	N	NW	NW
August		N	NW	NW	NW
September		W	NW	N	NW
October		NW	N	NW	NW
November		NW	N	W	NW
December		NW	N	N	NW

Prevailing wind direction

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

Northern Cape weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Northern Cape?

The warmest month is February with an average temperature of 32 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Northern Cape?

The coldest month is July with an average daytime temperature of 20 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Northern Cape?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in January with a probability of around 2.5 %.

Which month is the driest in Northern Cape?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in September. The probability is about 0.2 %.