Upington weather by month & the best time to visit
🇿🇦 South Africa · small town · hot desert climate
The best time to visit Upington is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 100/100), with August and June close behind. Upington averages about 3,988 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 2 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,988
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 100/100
- Rain / year
- 192 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 14 (extreme)
- Population
- 71k
- Elevation
- 840 m
When is the best time to visit Upington?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Upington is July, then August and June. The dullest month is January (47/100, 34 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Upington?
Upington is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,988 hours of sunshine a year. 53 Sunshine Score points separate July (100) from January (47), so the month you pick matters. Upington is the sunniest of the 21 destinations tracked in South Africa. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around February, carries about 53% of the annual 192 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47 | 37° / 99°F | 20° / 68°F | 34 mm | 14 |
| February | 56 | 36° / 97°F | 20° / 68°F | 33 mm | 13 |
| March | 75 | 34° / 93°F | 18° / 64°F | 34 mm | 11 |
| April | 96 | 29° / 84°F | 13° / 55°F | 23 mm | 7 |
| May | 98 | 25° / 77°F | 9° / 48°F | 10 mm | 5 |
| June | 99 | 20° / 68°F | 5° / 41°F | 5 mm | 4 |
| July | 100 | 20° / 68°F | 4° / 39°F | 2 mm | 4 |
| August | 100 | 22° / 72°F | 5° / 41°F | 2 mm | 6 |
| September | 99 | 28° / 82°F | 9° / 48°F | 4 mm | 7 |
| October | 98 | 32° / 90°F | 13° / 55°F | 9 mm | 10 |
| November | 78 | 34° / 93°F | 16° / 61°F | 16 mm | 12 |
| December | 48 | 37° / 99°F | 19° / 66°F | 20 mm | 13 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Gaborone Botswana · 630 km · best in Jul · 3,481 h sun/yr
- Cape Town South Africa · 669 km · best in Feb · 3,482 h sun/yr
- Johannesburg South Africa · 734 km · best in Aug · 3,287 h sun/yr
- Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) South Africa · 747 km · best in May · 2,989 h sun/yr
- Windhoek Namibia · 760 km · best in Jun · 3,829 h sun/yr
- Durban South Africa · 968 km · best in Jun · 2,503 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Sishen South Africa · 190 km · 3,897 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Kimberley South Africa · 345 km · 3,662 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Oranjemund Namibia · 471 km · 3,758 h sun/yr · best in Dec
- Bloemfontein South Africa · 497 km · 3,621 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Mmabatho South Africa · 513 km · 3,517 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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