Climate in Mpumalanga
(South Africa)
Average daytime and nighttime temperatures
All climate diagrams on this site result from the collected data from three measuring weather stations in Mpumalanga.
Weather stations at an altitude above 1700m have not been included.
All data correspond to the average monthly values of the last 20 years.
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For several months of the year, it is warm to hot at temperatures continuously above 25 degrees, sometimes up to 28 degrees.
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Sunshine hours per day
The number of hours of sunshine refers to the time when the sun is actually visible. That is, without any obstruction of visibility by clouds, fog or mountains. With 10 hours per day, June is the sunniest month in the region of Mpumalanga. In December, the sun shines the least.
Rain days per month
A rain day is a day on which at least 0.1 mm precipitation (=0.1 liter) per square meter falls. This can be rain, snow, hail or even dew. So it does not have to rain the whole day. With 10 rain days, December offers the most rain days, while July has the fewest.
Precipitation amount in mm/day
The amount of precipitation is measured in millimeters per square meter. Thus, at two mm/day, two liters of water fall on one square meter within 24 hours. With only 0.1 mm, the least amount of rain falls in July. January, on the other hand, has the most rain.
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Most important cities in the region »Mpumalanga«
Alone 5 cities with over 100,000 inhabitants are located here. The region has a west-east extension of about 340 km and over 270 km from north to south.City | Population | Geo position | |
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Witbank | 262,491 | 25° 52' 17"S | 29° 13' 60"E |
Middelburg | 154,706 | 25° 46' 30"S | 29° 27' 53"E |
eMbalenhle | 141,741 | 26° 31' 60"S | 29° 4' 0"E |
Nelspruit | 110,159 | 25° 28' 28"S | 30° 58' 13"E |
Bethal | 101,919 | 26° 27' 29"S | 29° 27' 56"E |
Delmas | 92,046 | 26° 8' 48"S | 28° 40' 60"E |
Piet Retief | 84,349 | 27° 0' 25"S | 30° 48' 48"E |
Standerton | 74,021 | 26° 56' 1"S | 29° 14' 29"E |
Barberton | 67,927 | 25° 47' 18"S | 31° 3' 11"E |
Balfour | 46,008 | 26° 39' 48"S | 28° 35' 25"E |
Volksrust | 43,378 | 27° 21' 55"S | 29° 52' 54"E |
Ermelo | 41,124 | 26° 31' 60"S | 29° 58' 60"E |
Driefontein | 28,127 | 27° 1' 4"S | 30° 26' 59"E |
Siyabuswa | 26,236 | 25° 6' 47"S | 29° 2' 40"E |
Lydenburg | 21,695 | 25° 5' 46"S | 30° 26' 38"E |
Komatipoort | 20,508 | 25° 25' 60"S | 31° 57' 17"E |
Secunda | 20,418 | 26° 33' 0"S | 29° 10' 0"E |
White River | 15,954 | 25° 19' 54"S | 31° 0' 42"E |
Hendrina | 15,871 | 26° 9' 32"S | 29° 42' 55"E |
Kriel | 15,055 | 26° 16' 26"S | 29° 13' 31"E |
Breyten | 12,550 | 26° 18' 6"S | 29° 59' 13"E |
Belfast | 11,916 | 25° 41' 24"S | 30° 2' 6"E |
Graksop | 3,996 | 24° 55' 54"S | 30° 50' 24"E |
Data basis: German Weather Service, individual values averaged and supplemented by own elements. Data on cities and inhabitants: geonames.org, United Nations Statistics Division and own research.