Ceres weather in July

In July, Ceres sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 87 mm of precipitation across 8 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 48 min at the start of July to 10 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Ceres's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ceres's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
87 mm
8 wet days
Daylight
10 hours
7:49 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover
38%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Ceres is town in the Western Cape, South Africa.

Founded
1854

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month.

A typical July day in Ceres reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2164
3164
4164
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10164
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Ceres weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 16°152.9146.8
Feb30° / 16°132.413.26.8
Mar28° / 14°193.212.37.8
Apr24° / 11°424.711.28.1
May20° / 636.810.37.1
Jun16° / 1058.79.85.5
Jul16° / 878105.4
Aug16° / 758.610.85.6
Sep19° / 526.411.86.7
Oct22° / 365.212.87.7
Nov25° / 11°365.113.78.2
Dec28° / 14°203.714.27.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26634
36634
46634
56634
66733
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116634
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Ceres gets around 87 mm of rain and snow over 8 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 26% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
127
227
327
427
527
626
726
826
926
1026
1126
1226
1326
1426
1526
1626
1726
1826
1926
2026
2126
2226
2326
2427
2527
2627
2727
2827
2927
3027
3127

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in July

Winds average 7 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
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277calm
287calm
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307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 min at the start of July to 10 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 7:52 AM to 7:40 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 5:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.87:525:41
29.87:525:41
39.87:525:41
49.87:525:42
59.87:515:42
69.97:515:43
79.97:515:43
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1910.07:475:50
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2810.27:425:56
2910.37:415:57
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 2.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.63 kWh/m² to a high of 8.52 kWh/m² in January across the year — July's 2.91 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.7Moderate
22.7Moderate
32.7Moderate
42.7Moderate
52.7Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.8Moderate
82.8Moderate
92.8Moderate
102.8Moderate
112.8Moderate
122.8Moderate
132.9Moderate
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162.9Moderate
172.9Moderate
182.9Moderate
192.9Moderate
203.0Moderate
213.0Moderate
223.0Moderate
233.0Moderate
243.0Moderate
253.1Moderate
263.1Moderate
273.1Moderate
283.1Moderate
293.2Moderate
303.2Moderate
313.2Moderate
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Ceres

In seasonPeak

In July, Ceres sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Ceres's rainy season runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is July a good time to visit Ceres?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.4
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.5
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Ceres for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ceres in July

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

In July, Ceres sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Ceres in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ceres peaks around January 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighExtremeJan 14UV 14Jun 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr7High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep6High
Oct10Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Ceres in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Ceres is worst in May — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.9× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 2325 µg/m³Dec 137 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar12Good
Apr21Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ceres?

Ceres sits at 33.4°S, 19.3°E, 457 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Worcester, 33 km away.

Topography around Ceres

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ceres has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 801 m around an average of 510 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,909 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,249 m.

The land around Ceres is covered by grassland (35%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (45%), shrubs (22%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (40%), shrubs (27%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
801 m
16 km
1,909 m
80 km
2,249 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Worcester 33 km · Wellington 41 km · Paarl 51 km · Malmesbury 55 km · Le Roux 61 km · Franschhoek 63 km · Moorreesburg 65 km · Robertson 72 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 Ceres (-33.3689°, 19.3109°, elevation 457 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).