Malamulele weather in July

In July, Malamulele sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 14 mm of rain across 3.1 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 36 min at the start of July to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Malamulele's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Malamulele's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
12th warmest
Overnight low
11°
1st coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
3.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
6:41 AM – 5:24 PM
Cloud cover
27%
4th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.7
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical July day in Malamulele reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 29°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)
12411
22311
32311
42311
52311
62311
72310
82310
92310
102310
112310
122310
132310
142310
152410
162410
172410
182410
192410
202410
212410
222410
232411
242411
252411
262411
272411
282411
292411
302511
312511

Malamulele weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°14713.913.34.7
Feb30° / 21°12311.812.84.9
Mar29° / 20°7310.612.25.6
Apr27° / 17°35711.57.1
May26° / 13°173.610.98.3
Jun24° / 11°102.610.68.9
Jul24° / 11°143.110.78.7
Aug26° / 13°112.911.28.5
Sep28° / 15°254.811.97.2
Oct29° / 18°407.812.55.9
Nov30° / 19°9811.213.15.0
Dec30° / 20°1371313.44.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27822
37822
47822
57723
67723
77822
87822
97822
107921
118020
128119
138119
148317
158317
168317
178416
188515
198515
208416
218416
228416
238416
248416
258317
268317
278317
288317
298317
308218
318218

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Malamulele gets around 14 mm of rain over 3.1 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 10% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
111
211
311
411
511
611
711
811
911
1011
1110
1210
1310
1410
159
169
179
189
199
209
219
229
239
249
259
269
2710
2810
2910
3010
3110

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1937
2946
3946
4946
5946
6946
7955
8955
9955
10964
11964
12964
13964
14964
15964
16964
17964
18964
19964
20964
21964
22964
23964
24964
25964
26964
27955
28955
29955
30955
31946

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
18calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 min at the start of July to 10 h 54 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 6:42 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 5:19 PM to 5:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.66:425:19
210.66:435:19
310.66:435:19
410.66:435:20
510.66:435:20
610.66:435:20
710.66:435:21
810.66:435:21
910.76:425:22
1010.76:425:22
1110.76:425:22
1210.76:425:23
1310.76:425:23
1410.76:425:24
1510.76:425:24
1610.76:415:24
1710.76:415:25
1810.76:415:25
1910.76:415:26
2010.86:405:26
2110.86:405:27
2210.86:405:27
2310.86:395:27
2410.86:395:28
2510.86:395:28
2610.86:385:29
2710.96:385:29
2810.96:375:30
2910.96:375:30
3010.96:365:30
3110.96:365:31

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 3.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.77 kWh/m² to a high of 5.85 kWh/m² in January across the year — July's 3.85 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.7Moderate
83.7Moderate
93.7Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.9Moderate
163.9Moderate
173.9Moderate
183.9Moderate
194.0Moderate
204.0Moderate
214.0Bright
224.0Bright
234.0Bright
244.1Bright
254.1Bright
264.1Bright
274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Malamulele

In seasonPeak

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

Malamulele's rainy season runs November–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 Malamulele?

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

8.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Malamulele for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Malamulele in July

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

In July, Malamulele sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 3 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Malamulele 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 Malamulele peaks around January 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 21UV 14Jun 20UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Malamulele 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 Malamulele is worst in July — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (January, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1622 µg/m³Jan 137 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb9Good
Mar10Good
Apr15Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Malamulele?

Malamulele sits at 23.0°S, 30.7°E, 523 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Thohoyandou, 20 km away.

Topography around Malamulele

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Malamulele has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m around an average of 522 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 363 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,439 m.

The land around Malamulele is covered by shrubs (35%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, shrubs (38%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and shrubs (57%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
119 m
16 km
363 m
80 km
1,439 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Thohoyandou 20 km · Tshitereke 21 km · Giyani 37 km · Louis Trichardt 79 km · Musina 95 km · Duiwelskloof 97 km · Beitbridge 109 km · Tzaneen 109 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 Malamulele (-22.9711°, 30.6736°, elevation 523 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).