Bagale in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), Bagale sees average daytime highs around 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 350 mm of rain over about 47 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 26°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Summer is Bagale's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Bagale's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
26°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
16°C
Rainfall
350 mm
47 wet days
Avg wind
9 km/h
Travel score
5.9
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Bagale in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 26°C.

A typical summer day in Bagale reaches about 26°C and drops to 16°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is January, the coolest December.

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Bagale weather by month

How the three summer months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 17°11616.213.45.8
Feb26° / 16°10613.212.96.1
Mar25° / 15°8512.112.26.8
Apr23° / 12°41711.47.6
May21° / 162.710.78.3
Jun19° / 71.310.48.2
Jul19° / 30.710.58.3
Aug21° / 81.311.18.7
Sep25° / 11°192.911.88.6
Oct26° / 14°639.412.67.2
Nov26° / 15°9012.613.36.3
Dec26° / 16°12817.213.65.7

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Bagale gets around 350 mm of rain over 47 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of summer feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 9 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min in early December to 12 h 36 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 6.6 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Bagale

In seasonPeak

In summer, Bagale overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Bagale's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is summer a good time to visit Bagale?

Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

5.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Bagale for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bagale in Summer

From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In summer, Bagale sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 47 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Bagale in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bagale peaks around January 11 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 5 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 11UV 14Jun 19UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Bagale in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Bagale is worst in June — around 283 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 5.7× the cleanest month (January, 50 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120150180210240270300JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyVery unhealthyUnhealthyJun 19282 µg/m³Jan 1251 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan50Poor
Feb72Unhealthy
Mar119Unhealthy
Apr177Very unhealthy
May261Very unhealthy
Jun283Very unhealthy
Jul275Very unhealthy
Aug213Very unhealthy
Sep156Very unhealthy
Oct99Unhealthy
Nov70Unhealthy
Dec55Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bagale?

Bagale sits at 26.1°S, 27.6°E, 1,580 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Krugersdorp, 13 km away.

Topography around Bagale

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bagale.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bagale has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m around an average of 1,568 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 523 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 934 m.

The land around Bagale is covered by grassland (55%) and cropland (33%) within 3 km, grassland (67%) within 16 km, and grassland (55%) within 80 km.

3 km
74 m
16 km
523 m
80 km
934 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Summer weather nearby: Krugersdorp 13 km · Randfontein 14 km · Roodepoort 25 km · Westonaria 28 km · Soweto 31 km · Randburg 35 km · Diepsloot 39 km · Carletonville 41 km

South Africa travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / M / N
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 41% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$6,598
2025
Happiness
5.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
68%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
43.7
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
22.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 602
Religion
Christian 86%or other traditional African religions 5%nothing in particular 5%Muslim 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Bagale (-26.0657°, 27.6476°, elevation 1,580 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.