Kimberley weather by month & the best time to visit
🇿🇦 South Africa · regional city · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Kimberley is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 99/100), with September and May close behind. Kimberley averages about 3,662 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 8 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,662
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 99/100
- Rain / year
- 394 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 13 (extreme)
- Population
- 165k
- Elevation
- 1,196 m
When is the best time to visit Kimberley?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Kimberley is August, then September and May. The dullest month is January (70/100, 65 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Kimberley?
Kimberley is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,662 hours of sunshine a year. August (99/100) is noticeably better than January (70). It ranks #3 of 21 destinations in South Africa for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,871 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around January, carries about 48% of the annual 394 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 70 | 34° / 93°F | 18° / 64°F | 65 mm | 13 |
| February | 79 | 33° / 91°F | 18° / 64°F | 65 mm | 12 |
| March | 90 | 31° / 88°F | 15° / 59°F | 55 mm | 10 |
| April | 93 | 26° / 79°F | 11° / 52°F | 36 mm | 7 |
| May | 97 | 22° / 72°F | 6° / 43°F | 16 mm | 5 |
| June | 82 | 18° / 64°F | 2° / 36°F | 11 mm | 4 |
| July | 83 | 18° / 64°F | 1° / 34°F | 3 mm | 4 |
| August | 99 | 21° / 70°F | 3° / 37°F | 8 mm | 6 |
| September | 98 | 26° / 79°F | 8° / 46°F | 12 mm | 8 |
| October | 95 | 30° / 86°F | 12° / 54°F | 26 mm | 10 |
| November | 93 | 32° / 90°F | 14° / 57°F | 38 mm | 12 |
| December | 71 | 34° / 93°F | 17° / 63°F | 59 mm | 13 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Johannesburg South Africa · 454 km · best in Aug · 3,287 h sun/yr
- Gaborone Botswana · 486 km · best in Jul · 3,481 h sun/yr
- Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) South Africa · 582 km · best in May · 2,989 h sun/yr
- Durban South Africa · 623 km · best in Jun · 2,503 h sun/yr
- Cape Town South Africa · 820 km · best in Feb · 3,482 h sun/yr
- Maputo Mozambique · 835 km · best in Jul · 2,689 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Bloemfontein South Africa · 153 km · 3,621 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Sishen South Africa · 216 km · 3,897 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Maseru(Mazenod) Lesotho · 280 km · 3,475 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Mmabatho South Africa · 343 km · 3,517 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Upington South Africa · 345 km · 3,988 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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