Johannesburg climate

Name: Johannesburg
Address: Highveld, South Africa

South Africa · Highveld · 26.204° S, 28.047° E

Köppen Cwbsubtropical highlandTemperate

Mile-high highveld: warm stormy summers and crisp dry sunny winters.

Mild winters and warm summers, the classic middle-latitude climate.

What the year looks like

Average monthly temperature — °F / °C

Average high Average low

Average monthly precipitation — in / mm

Rain Snowfall

Warmest month

October, 79°F / 26°C

Coldest month

July, 39°F / 4°C

Annual swing

41°F / 23°C

Wettest month

December

Driest month

July

Rain per year

26.2" / 666 mm

Snow per year

0.0" / 1 mm

Elevation

5738 ft / 1749 m

Time zone

Africa/Johannesburg

2019-2023 averages from Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5 reanalysis). Imperial / metric.
Month	High °F/°C	Low °F/°C	Rain in/mm	Snow in/mm	Humidity	Wind mph/km/h	Cloud
January	78 / 25	58 / 15	4.53 / 115	0.0 / 0	68%	7.1 / 11.4	50%
February	76 / 24	58 / 14	4.64 / 118	0.0 / 0	71%	6.4 / 10.3	50%
March	75 / 24	55 / 13	1.70 / 43	0.0 / 0	66%	6.4 / 10.3	37%
April	70 / 21	50 / 10	2.97 / 75	0.0 / 0	65%	6.6 / 10.6	32%
May	67 / 19	45 / 7	0.67 / 17	0.0 / 0	57%	6.5 / 10.5	19%
June	62 / 17	40 / 4	0.39 / 10	0.0 / 1	51%	7.1 / 11.4	12%
July	63 / 17	39 / 4	0.03 / 1	0.0 / 0	45%	7.4 / 11.9	9%
August	69 / 21	44 / 7	0.12 / 3	0.0 / 0	42%	8.4 / 13.5	15%
September	77 / 25	50 / 10	0.35 / 9	0.0 / 0	38%	8.5 / 13.7	17%
October	79 / 26	55 / 13	1.65 / 42	0.0 / 0	48%	8.7 / 14.0	36%
November	78 / 26	56 / 14	3.65 / 93	0.0 / 0	61%	8.5 / 13.7	48%
December	76 / 24	57 / 14	5.53 / 140	0.0 / 0	71%	7.5 / 12.1	56%

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