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When to go to Mthatha
When to go
What the averages say
On these averages, Mthatha has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in February to December.
Of those months, it is also dry (under 50 mm of rain) and not humid in May to August.
- Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): January.
- Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): November to March.
- The warmest month is January (27°C) and the coolest June (18°C). The wettest is January (154 mm) and the driest June (22 mm); about 1,116 mm of rain falls in a year.
How these sentences are worded
Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.
The year at a glance
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
- JanWet
- FebMild–warm, mixed
- MarMild–warm, mixed
- AprMild–warm, mixed
- MayMild–warm, dry
- JunMild–warm, dry
- JulMild–warm, dry
- AugMild–warm, dry
- SeptMild–warm, mixed
- OctMild–warm, mixed
- NovMild–warm, mixed
- DecMild–warm, mixed
Month by month
Every month in Mthatha
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Humidity | Cloud | Sunlight (kWh/m²/day) | High in Dubai | What it is like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27°C | 14°C | 154 mm | 77% | 68% | 6.3 | 23°C | Wet |
| February | 27°C | 15°C | 132 mm | 78% | 70% | 5.8 | 24°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| March | 26°C | 13°C | 138 mm | 77% | 63% | 5.1 | 27°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| April | 23°C | 10°C | 86 mm | 74% | 56% | 4.2 | 31°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| May | 21°C | 8°C | 31 mm | 66% | 48% | 3.6 | 35°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| June | 18°C | 5°C | 22 mm | 62% | 38% | 3.2 | 37°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| July | 18°C | 4°C | 40 mm | 60% | 37% | 3.5 | 39°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| August | 20°C | 6°C | 48 mm | 61% | 43% | 4.1 | 39°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| September | 23°C | 8°C | 70 mm | 65% | 52% | 5.1 | 37°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| October | 24°C | 10°C | 120 mm | 70% | 64% | 5.7 | 34°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| November | 25°C | 11°C | 133 mm | 73% | 67% | 6.2 | 29°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| December | 26°C | 13°C | 142 mm | 76% | 70% | 6.3 | 25°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.
Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.
When to go nearby
When to go nearby
- East London179 kmGood for going: January to December
- Pietermaritzburg268 kmGood for going: February to October
- Maseru282 kmGood for going: September to April
- Durban288 kmGood for going: January to December
- Botshabelo325 kmGood for going: August to May
- Bloemfontein369 kmGood for going: February to May and August to November
- Gqeberha397 kmGood for going: January to December
- Newcastle440 kmGood for going: January to December
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