Polokwane weather by month & the best time to visit

🇿🇦 South Africa · regional city · semi-arid climate

The best time to visit Polokwane is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 97/100), with August and May close behind. Polokwane averages about 3,098 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 3 mm of rain in July.

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Sun hours / year

3,098

Sunniest month

July

Peak score

97/100

Rain / year

529 mm

Midday UV at peak

12 (extreme)

Population

272k

Elevation

1,232 m

When is the best time to visit Polokwane?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Polokwane is July, then August and May. The dullest month is January (80/100, 97 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Polokwane?

Polokwane is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,098 hours of sunshine a year. July (97/100) is noticeably better than January (80). It ranks #8 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 December, carries about 53% of the annual 529 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Johannesburg South Africa · 283 km · best in Aug · 3,287 h sun/yr
• Gaborone Botswana · 368 km · best in Jul · 3,481 h sun/yr
• Maputo Mozambique · 390 km · best in Jul · 2,689 h sun/yr
• Durban South Africa · 662 km · best in Jun · 2,503 h sun/yr
• Harare Zimbabwe · 679 km · best in Aug · 3,184 h sun/yr
• Lusaka Zambia · 953 km · best in Jun · 3,066 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Hoedspruit South Africa · 172 km · 2,745 h sun/yr · best in Jun
• Phalaborwa South Africa · 173 km · 2,736 h sun/yr · best in May
• Mbombela South Africa · 239 km · 2,686 h sun/yr · best in May
• Skukuza South Africa · 249 km · 2,745 h sun/yr · best in Jun
• Mpaka Eswatini · 360 km · 2,644 h sun/yr · best in Jun