Mmabatho weather by month & the best time to visit

🇿🇦 South Africa · small town · semi-arid climate

The best time to visit Mmabatho is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 99/100), with May and September close behind. Mmabatho averages about 3,517 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 5 mm of rain in August.

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Sun hours / year

3,517

Sunniest month

August

Peak score

99/100

Rain / year

482 mm

Midday UV at peak

13 (extreme)

Population

77k

Elevation

1,274 m

When is the best time to visit Mmabatho?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Mmabatho is August, then May and September. The dullest month is January (84/100, 89 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Mmabatho?

Mmabatho is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,517 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 15 Sunshine Score points separate August from January. It ranks #5 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 53% of the annual 482 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Gaborone Botswana · 143 km · best in Jul · 3,481 h sun/yr
• Johannesburg South Africa · 272 km · best in Aug · 3,287 h sun/yr
• Durban South Africa · 693 km · best in Jun · 2,503 h sun/yr
• Maputo Mozambique · 703 km · best in Jul · 2,689 h sun/yr
• Windhoek Namibia · 899 km · best in Jun · 3,829 h sun/yr
• Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) South Africa · 911 km · best in May · 2,989 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Sishen South Africa · 326 km · 3,897 h sun/yr · best in Aug
• Kimberley South Africa · 343 km · 3,662 h sun/yr · best in Aug
• Bloemfontein South Africa · 374 km · 3,621 h sun/yr · best in Aug
• Polokwane South Africa · 450 km · 3,098 h sun/yr · best in Jul