Upington climate

Name: Upington
Address: Northern Cape, South Africa

South Africa · Northern Cape · 28.448° S, 21.256° E

Köppen BWhhot desertArid

Baking Kalahari-fringe town on the Orange River: extreme heat, almost no rain.

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

Warmest month

January, 96°F / 35°C

Coldest month

July, 43°F / 6°C

Annual swing

53°F / 29°C

Wettest month

January

Driest month

July

Rain per year

7.2" / 183 mm

Elevation

2641 ft / 805 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	Humidity	Wind mph/km/h	Cloud
January	96 / 35	70 / 21	1.58 / 40	32%	7.7 / 12.4	23%
February	94 / 35	70 / 21	1.07 / 27	36%	7.1 / 11.4	26%
March	91 / 33	65 / 18	0.79 / 20	37%	7.7 / 12.4	26%
April	83 / 28	58 / 14	0.40 / 10	39%	7.1 / 11.4	21%
May	77 / 25	51 / 10	0.22 / 6	39%	7.2 / 11.6	22%
June	69 / 21	45 / 7	0.74 / 19	46%	7.9 / 12.7	18%
July	70 / 21	43 / 6	0.02 / 1	39%	8.2 / 13.2	11%
August	73 / 23	45 / 7	0.05 / 1	33%	7.7 / 12.4	12%
September	81 / 27	52 / 11	0.09 / 2	26%	8.3 / 13.4	20%
October	88 / 31	60 / 16	0.52 / 13	25%	8.1 / 13.0	25%
November	92 / 33	63 / 17	0.24 / 6	24%	8.2 / 13.2	23%
December	93 / 34	66 / 19	1.48 / 38	31%	8.5 / 13.7	25%

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