Sutherland climate

Name: Sutherland
Address: Karoo plateau, South Africa

South Africa · Karoo plateau · 32.397° S, 20.665° E

Köppen BSkcold semi-arid steppeArid

Coldest town in South Africa: hot dry summer days but hard winter frosts and occasional snow on the high Karoo.

Dry — evaporation outpaces what little rain arrives.

What the year looks like

Average monthly temperature — °F / °C

Average high Average low

Average monthly precipitation — in / mm

Rain Snowfall

Warmest month

January, 82°F / 28°C

Coldest month

July, 35°F / 2°C

Annual swing

47°F / 26°C

Wettest month

June

Driest month

April

Rain per year

9.1" / 230 mm

Snow per year

6.3" / 160 mm

Elevation

4774 ft / 1455 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	82 / 28	56 / 13	0.66 / 17	0.0 / 0	46%	10.0 / 16.1	21%
February	81 / 27	55 / 13	0.59 / 15	0.0 / 0	49%	9.6 / 15.4	23%
March	76 / 24	52 / 11	1.09 / 28	0.0 / 0	54%	9.0 / 14.5	33%
April	69 / 20	47 / 8	0.42 / 11	0.0 / 0	52%	9.0 / 14.5	37%
May	63 / 17	43 / 6	0.73 / 19	0.2 / 4	53%	9.4 / 15.1	37%
June	55 / 13	38 / 3	1.67 / 42	0.7 / 17	64%	11.8 / 19.0	42%
July	54 / 12	35 / 2	0.53 / 13	3.4 / 87	61%	11.2 / 18.0	31%
August	57 / 14	36 / 2	0.33 / 8	1.5 / 38	58%	10.9 / 17.5	32%
September	64 / 18	40 / 5	0.62 / 16	0.5 / 12	49%	10.6 / 17.1	35%
October	71 / 22	45 / 7	0.75 / 19	0.1 / 1	46%	10.3 / 16.6	41%
November	74 / 23	48 / 9	0.60 / 15	0.0 / 0	46%	10.2 / 16.4	38%
December	77 / 25	51 / 10	1.08 / 27	0.0 / 0	50%	10.1 / 16.3	30%

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