Average annual temperature is 13.0 °C
Absolute maximum temperature: 34.7 °C
Absolute minimum temperature: -2.3 °C
Number of sunny days: 200 days
Number of rainy days: 165 days
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* Weather data for Drift Sands South Africa is based on climate observations for 2026 year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absolute maximum temperature (°C) | 34.7 | 33.6 | 32.1 | 28.5 | 23.6 | 17.1 | 20.2 | 24.5 | 22.5 | 25.9 | 33.5 | 30.1 |
| Average daytime temperature (°C) | 27.6 | 26.7 | 20.9 | 18.5 | 14.4 | 10.5 | 11.7 | 14.2 | 12.4 | 19.3 | 24.0 | 25.3 |
| Average temperature (°C) | 19.5 | 18.8 | 15.2 | 13.2 | 9.9 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 9.2 | 7.9 | 13.2 | 16.7 | 17.3 |
| Average night temperature (°C) | 12.3 | 12.7 | 10.8 | 8.1 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 7.8 | 9.8 | 10.6 |
| Absolute minimum temperature (°C) | 8.0 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.7 | -0.9 | -0.9 | -2.3 | 2.1 | 4.9 | 7.4 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight maximum duration (h) | 14.0 | 13.0 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Daylight mean duration (h) | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.4 | 9.9 | 10.2 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.9 | 14.3 |
| Daylight minimum duration (h) | 13.0 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 |
| Sunshine mean duration (h) | 12.6 | 11.4 | 9.4 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 4.9 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 11.0 | 12.1 | 12.8 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 14 | 75 | 158 | 103 | 115 | 514 | 110 | 141 | 202 | 33 | 19 | 45 |
| Sunny days | 22 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 20 | 21 | 23 |
| Rainy days | 9 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 25 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
| Snow days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The best time to visit Drift Sands during the most sunny months:
The largest precipitation sum in Drift Sands is at