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When to go to Upington
When to go
What the averages say
On these averages, Upington has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in April to October.
- Hot months (a mean high of 32°C or more): November to March.
- The warmest month is January (37°C) and the coolest June (20°C). The wettest is January (34 mm) and the driest July (2 mm); about 192 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
- JanHot
- FebHot
- MarHot
- AprMild–warm, dry
- MayMild–warm, dry
- JunMild–warm, dry
- JulMild–warm, dry
- AugMild–warm, dry
- SeptMild–warm, dry
- OctMild–warm, dry
- NovHot
- DecHot
Month by month
Every month in Upington
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Humidity | Cloud | Sunlight (kWh/m²/day) | High in Dubai | What it is like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37°C | 20°C | 34 mm | 29% | 39% | 8.3 | 23°C | Hot |
| February | 36°C | 20°C | 33 mm | 33% | 42% | 7.4 | 24°C | Hot |
| March | 34°C | 18°C | 34 mm | 34% | 31% | 6.6 | 27°C | Hot |
| April | 29°C | 13°C | 23 mm | 40% | 32% | 5.2 | 31°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| May | 24°C | 9°C | 10 mm | 40% | 25% | 4.2 | 35°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| June | 20°C | 5°C | 5 mm | 45% | 20% | 3.7 | 37°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| July | 20°C | 4°C | 2 mm | 43% | 19% | 4.1 | 39°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| August | 22°C | 5°C | 2 mm | 38% | 22% | 5 | 39°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| September | 27°C | 9°C | 4 mm | 30% | 26% | 6.2 | 37°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| October | 31°C | 13°C | 9 mm | 27% | 29% | 7.4 | 34°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| November | 34°C | 16°C | 16 mm | 25% | 30% | 8.4 | 29°C | Hot |
| December | 36°C | 18°C | 20 mm | 25% | 37% | 8.7 | 25°C | Hot |
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
- Kimberley344 kmGood for going: March to October
- Bloemfontein489 kmGood for going: February to May and August to November
- Welkom539 kmGood for going: August to May
- Botshabelo540 kmGood for going: August to May
- Maseru614 kmGood for going: September to April
- Gaborone626 kmGood for going: March to September
- Cape Town666 kmGood for going: October to May
- Rustenburg668 kmGood for going: February to September
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Plan a trip to Upington
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