Sishen weather by month & the best time to visit
🇿🇦 South Africa · small town · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Sishen is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 99/100), with May and September close behind. Sishen averages about 3,897 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 4 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,897
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 99/100
- Rain / year
- 414 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 14 (extreme)
- Population
- 30k
- Elevation
- 1,172 m
When is the best time to visit Sishen?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Sishen is August, then May and September. The dullest month is January (60/100, 76 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Sishen?
Sishen is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,897 hours of sunshine a year. August (99/100) is noticeably better than January (60). It ranks #2 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 February, carries about 47% of the annual 414 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60 | 35° / 95°F | 20° / 68°F | 76 mm | 14 |
| February | 79 | 33° / 91°F | 19° / 66°F | 64 mm | 13 |
| March | 90 | 31° / 88°F | 17° / 63°F | 56 mm | 11 |
| April | 89 | 27° / 81°F | 12° / 54°F | 59 mm | 8 |
| May | 98 | 23° / 73°F | 8° / 46°F | 13 mm | 5 |
| June | 90 | 19° / 66°F | 4° / 39°F | 8 mm | 4 |
| July | 91 | 19° / 66°F | 3° / 37°F | 2 mm | 5 |
| August | 99 | 22° / 72°F | 5° / 41°F | 4 mm | 6 |
| September | 98 | 27° / 81°F | 10° / 50°F | 9 mm | 8 |
| October | 95 | 31° / 88°F | 14° / 57°F | 30 mm | 10 |
| November | 84 | 33° / 91°F | 16° / 61°F | 38 mm | 12 |
| December | 63 | 35° / 95°F | 18° / 64°F | 55 mm | 14 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Gaborone Botswana · 451 km · best in Jul · 3,481 h sun/yr
- Johannesburg South Africa · 547 km · best in Aug · 3,287 h sun/yr
- Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) South Africa · 748 km · best in May · 2,989 h sun/yr
- Windhoek Namibia · 800 km · best in Jun · 3,829 h sun/yr
- Cape Town South Africa · 819 km · best in Feb · 3,482 h sun/yr
- Durban South Africa · 822 km · best in Jun · 2,503 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Upington South Africa · 190 km · 3,988 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Kimberley South Africa · 216 km · 3,662 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Mmabatho South Africa · 326 km · 3,517 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Bloemfontein South Africa · 361 km · 3,621 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Maseru(Mazenod) Lesotho · 488 km · 3,475 h sun/yr · best in Sep
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