Pretoria monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Pretoria

Pretoria average temperature chart (Celsius) Pretoria average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Pretoria (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 28.1 27.8 26.6 24.1 21.8 18.8 19.3 21.9 25.3 26.4 26.8 27.5
°F 82.6 82 79.9 75.3 71.2 65.8 66.8 71.4 77.5 79.5 80.2 81.6

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Pretoria monthly rainfall chart (mm) Pretoria monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Pretoria (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 134 75 79 56 12 9 3 6 20 75 103 114
inches 5.3 3 3.1 2.2 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.8 2.9 4 4.5
Rainy days 13 10 10 7 2 2 1 2 3 9 12 14

Average annual rainfall in Pretoria: 686.4mm (270.2 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Pretoria

Pretoria average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Pretoria
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 8.9 8.8 8.6 8.7 9.8 9.8 10.2 10.4 10.2 9.4 9 9.2

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Pretoria average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Pretoria average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Pretoria (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 16 15.8 14.1 10.6 6.1 2.6 2.5 5.1 9.6 12.5 14.1 15.2
Max °C 28.4 28.1 26.9 24.4 22.2 19.2 19.8 22.3 25.7 26.8 27.1 27.9
Min °F 60.8 60.4 57.4 51.1 42.9 36.7 36.4 41.2 49.2 54.4 57.4 59.3
Max °F 72 71.4 68.9 63.5 57.4 51.6 52 56.7 63.7 67.3 69.1 70.7

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Pretoria average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Pretoria average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Pretoria in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 24.6 25 24.7 23.9 22.6 21.5 20.7 20.4 20.6 21.3 22.4 23.7
°F 76.3 77 76.5 74.9 72.8 70.6 69.2 68.7 69 70.3 72.3 74.6

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Pretoria average winspeed by month (km/h) Pretoria average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Pretoria (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 8 8 7 7 7 7 8 9 11 11 10 9
mph 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 6 7 7 7 6

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Pretoria relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Pretoria
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
64% 65% 65% 64% 57% 54% 51% 47% 46% 53% 60% 62%
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Pretoria weather stats

Pretoria weather statistics
Hottest month: January 28.1°C 82.6°F
Driest month: July 3mm 0.1ins
Sunniest month: July 10.2hrs
Coldest month: June 18.8°C 65.8°F
Wettest month: January 134mm 5.3ins
Warmest sea: February 25°C 77°F
Map showing location of Pretoria (-25.74486, 28.18783) Pretoria map pin © Google

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