Hendrina weather in July

In July, Hendrina sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 6 mm of precipitation across 0.7 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-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 84% 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 Hendrina's 1st-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hendrina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
11th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
6 mm
0.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
6:51 AM – 5:22 PM
Cloud cover
15%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Hendrina is human settlement in South Africa.

Founded
1914

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 18°C through the month.

A typical July day in Hendrina reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 3°C cooler than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1173
2173
3173
4173
5173
6173
7173
8173
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10173
11173
12173
13173
14183
15183
16183
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19183
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21183
22183
23184
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25184
26194
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28194
29194
30194
31194

How July really feels in Hendrina

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 17 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
17
wind chill below the day's low

The story in July is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Hendrina weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 15°13016.313.56.0
Feb25° / 14°9412.312.96.4
Mar24° / 13°8810.912.27.0
Apr22° / 10°436.711.47.5
May20° / 152.410.78.1
Jun18° / 6110.47.9
Jul18° / 60.710.57.9
Aug21° / 112.211.18.4
Sep24° / 10°213.811.88.5
Oct24° / 12°861212.66.9
Nov24° / 13°11415.213.36.1
Dec24° / 14°1401813.65.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 84% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 8%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1919
29010
39010
49010
59010
69010
79010
89010
99010
10928
11928
12928
13928
14937
15937
16937
17937
18937
19946
20946
21946
22937
23937
24937
25937
26937
27928
28919
29919
30919
31919

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Hendrina gets around 6 mm of rain and snow over 0.7 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 3% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
12
22
32
42
52
62
72
82
92
102
112
122
132
142
152
162
172
182
192
202
213
223
233
243
254
264
274
285
295
305
316

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
6100
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8100
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17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in July

Winds average 12 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
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1511calm
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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 6:53 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 5:16 PM to 5:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.46:535:16
210.46:535:16
310.46:535:17
410.46:535:17
510.46:535:17
610.46:535:18
710.46:535:18
810.46:535:18
910.46:535:19
1010.46:535:19
1110.56:535:20
1210.56:525:20
1310.56:525:21
1410.56:525:21
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1610.56:515:22
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1810.56:515:23
1910.56:515:23
2010.66:505:24
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2510.66:485:26
2610.76:485:27
2710.76:475:27
2810.76:475:28
2910.76:465:28
3010.76:465:29
3110.76:455:29

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.93 kWh/m² to a high of 6.59 kWh/m² in December across the year — July's 4.18 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
23.9Moderate
34.0Moderate
44.0Moderate
54.0Moderate
64.0Moderate
74.0Bright
84.0Bright
94.0Bright
104.1Bright
114.1Bright
124.1Bright
134.1Bright
144.1Bright
154.2Bright
164.2Bright
174.2Bright
184.2Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Hendrina

In seasonPeak

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

Hendrina'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 Hendrina?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.5
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Hendrina in July

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

In July, Hendrina sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Hendrina in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hendrina peaks around January 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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 14UV 14Jun 20UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Hendrina 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 Hendrina is worst in July — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJul 2331 µg/m³Dec 2211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul31Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Hendrina?

Hendrina sits at 26.2°S, 29.7°E, 1,686 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Breyten, 31 km away.

Topography around Hendrina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hendrina has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 1,673 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 194 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 882 m.

The land around Hendrina is covered by grassland (48%) and cropland (38%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and grassland (48%) within 16 km, and grassland (62%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
194 m
80 km
882 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Breyten 31 km · Carolina 41 km · Bethal 42 km · Thubelihle 43 km · Kriel 47 km · Ermelo 49 km · Middelburg 49 km · Emalahleni 58 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 Hendrina (-26.1588°, 29.7153°, elevation 1,686 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).