Empuluzu weather in July

In July, Empuluzu sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 8 mm of precipitation across 1.5 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of July to 10 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Empuluzu's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Empuluzu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
8 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
6:48 AM – 5:17 PM
Cloud cover
20%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
3.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month.

A typical July day in Empuluzu reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 2°C cooler than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1184
2184
3184
4184
5184
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10184
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Empuluzu weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 15°1471813.55.7
Feb25° / 15°11313.912.96.1
Mar24° / 13°10313.412.26.6
Apr22° / 11°458.411.47.1
May20° / 183.310.78.0
Jun18° / 91.510.47.9
Jul18° / 81.510.57.8
Aug20° / 143.211.18.0
Sep23° / 326.211.87.8
Oct23° / 11°8113.812.66.3
Nov23° / 13°12718.413.35.5
Dec24° / 14°15119.513.65.4

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28515
38515
48515
58515
68416
78515
88614
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Empuluzu gets around 8 mm of rain and snow over 1.5 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 5% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
14
24
34
44
54
64
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318

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
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Wind in July

Winds average 9 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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199calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 min at the start of July to 10 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:49 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 5:11 PM to 5:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.46:495:11
210.46:495:12
310.46:495:12
410.46:495:12
510.46:495:13
610.46:495:13
710.46:495:14
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2010.66:465:19
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2310.66:455:21
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2510.66:445:22
2610.66:445:22
2710.76:435:23
2810.76:435:23
2910.76:425:24
3010.76:425:24
3110.76:415:25

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 3.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.78 kWh/m² to a high of 5.99 kWh/m² in December across the year — July's 3.96 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.8Moderate
63.8Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.9Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
154.0Moderate
164.0Moderate
174.0Bright
184.0Bright
194.0Bright
204.1Bright
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254.2Bright
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284.2Bright
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314.3Bright
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Empuluzu

In seasonPeak

None of Empuluzu's seasonal hazards are active in July. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Empuluzu'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 July a good time to visit Empuluzu?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.8
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Empuluzu for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Empuluzu in July

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

In July, Empuluzu sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Empuluzu in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Empuluzu peaks around January 12 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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 12UV 14Jun 21UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Empuluzu 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 Empuluzu is worst in November — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 18 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModeratePoorModeratePoorModerateNov 1543 µg/m³Dec 2219 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar28Moderate
Apr36Poor
May31Moderate
Jun35Moderate
Jul40Poor
Aug41Poor
Sep33Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov46Poor
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Empuluzu?

Empuluzu sits at 26.3°S, 30.8°E, 1,432 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Redhill, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Empuluzu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Empuluzu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 250 m around an average of 1,405 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 543 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,755 m.

The land around Empuluzu is covered by grassland (71%) within 3 km, grassland (64%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (55%) and trees (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
250 m
16 km
543 m
80 km
1,755 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Redhill 7.0 km · Fernie 10 km · Lukwatini 28 km · Nhlazatje 29 km · Mbabane 36 km · Lobamba 46 km · Barberton 64 km · Manzini 64 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 Empuluzu (-26.305°, 30.7736°, elevation 1,432 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).