Marapong weather in July

In July, Marapong sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°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 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 Marapong's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Marapong's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 2 mm; 0.4 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 42 min; 6:55 AM – 5:35 PM
Cloud cover: 15%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 4.26 kWh/m²
Travel score: 9.3; out of 10

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Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical July day in Marapong reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 3°C cooler than August.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24
Avg low (°C)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	8
2	23	8
3	23	8
4	23	8
5	23	8
6	23	8
7	23	8
8	23	8
9	23	8
10	23	8
11	23	8
12	23	8
13	23	8
14	23	8
15	23	8
16	23	8
17	23	8
18	23	8
19	23	8
20	23	8
21	23	8
22	23	8
23	23	8
24	24	8
25	24	8
26	24	9
27	24	9
28	24	9
29	24	9
30	24	9
31	24	9

How July really feels in Marapong

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

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Marapong weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 22°	81	10.1	13.3	4.1
Feb	32° / 22°	60	7.6	12.8	4.4
Mar	30° / 20°	42	6.4	12.2	5.4
Apr	28° / 16°	21	3.2	11.5	7.3
May	26° / 12°	7	1.4	10.9	8.9
Jun	23° / 8°	4	0.8	10.6	9.3
Jul	23° / 8°	2	0.4	10.7	9.3
Aug	26° / 11°	1	0.3	11.2	9.0
Sep	30° / 16°	6	1.4	11.9	6.6
Oct	32° / 19°	23	3.8	12.6	5.0
Nov	32° / 20°	55	8.4	13.1	4.3
Dec	32° / 21°	70	10.3	13.4	4.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 84% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 8%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	90	90	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	89	89	90	91	91	92	92	93	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	93
Cloudier (%)	10	10	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	10	9	9	8	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	90	10
2	90	10
3	88	12
4	88	12
5	88	12
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	88	12
10	89	11
11	89	11
12	90	10
13	91	9
14	91	9
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	93	7
18	94	6
19	94	6
20	94	6
21	94	6
22	94	6
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	93	7

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Marapong gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.4 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	2
3	2
4	2
5	2
6	2
7	2
8	2
9	2
10	2
11	2
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	2
16	2
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1
29	1
30	1
31	1

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in July

Winds average 10 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	9	calm
2	9	calm
3	9	calm
4	9	calm
5	9	calm
6	9	calm
7	9	calm
8	9	calm
9	9	calm
10	9	calm
11	9	calm
12	9	calm
13	9	calm
14	9	calm
15	9	calm
16	9	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	10	calm

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 6:56 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 5:30 PM to 5:42 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:54	6:54	6:54	6:54	6:53	6:53	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:51	6:51	6:50	6:50	6:49
Sunset (PM)	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:42

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.6	6:56	5:30
2	10.6	6:56	5:30
3	10.6	6:56	5:30
4	10.6	6:56	5:31
5	10.6	6:56	5:31
6	10.6	6:56	5:31
7	10.6	6:56	5:32
8	10.6	6:56	5:32
9	10.6	6:56	5:32
10	10.6	6:56	5:33
11	10.6	6:56	5:33
12	10.6	6:56	5:34
13	10.6	6:56	5:34
14	10.7	6:55	5:34
15	10.7	6:55	5:35
16	10.7	6:55	5:35
17	10.7	6:55	5:36
18	10.7	6:54	5:36
19	10.7	6:54	5:37
20	10.7	6:54	5:37
21	10.7	6:54	5:37
22	10.7	6:53	5:38
23	10.8	6:53	5:38
24	10.8	6:52	5:39
25	10.8	6:52	5:39
26	10.8	6:52	5:40
27	10.8	6:51	5:40
28	10.8	6:51	5:41
29	10.8	6:50	5:41
30	10.9	6:50	5:41
31	10.9	6:49	5:42

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.03 kWh/m² to a high of 6.76 kWh/m² in October across the year — July's 4.26 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.0	Bright
2	4.0	Bright
3	4.0	Bright
4	4.0	Bright
5	4.0	Bright
6	4.0	Bright
7	4.1	Bright
8	4.1	Bright
9	4.1	Bright
10	4.1	Bright
11	4.2	Bright
12	4.2	Bright
13	4.2	Bright
14	4.2	Bright
15	4.2	Bright
16	4.3	Bright
17	4.3	Bright
18	4.3	Bright
19	4.3	Bright
20	4.4	Bright
21	4.4	Bright
22	4.4	Bright
23	4.4	Bright
24	4.5	Bright
25	4.5	Bright
26	4.5	Bright
27	4.5	Bright
28	4.5	Bright
29	4.6	Bright
30	4.6	Bright
31	4.6	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Marapong?

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

9.3

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

7.2

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Marapong in July

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

In July, Marapong sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: light clothes.

light clothes

UV index in Marapong 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 Marapong peaks around January 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 16 at about 6 (high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	13	12	9	6	5	6	8	9	10	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	9	Very high
May	6	High
Jun	5	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Marapong 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 Marapong is worst in September — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	7	9	10	12	16	15	16	14	17	12	8	6
Level	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	7	Good
Feb	9	Good
Mar	10	Good
Apr	12	Moderate
May	16	Moderate
Jun	15	Moderate
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	12	Moderate
Nov	8	Good
Dec	6	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Marapong?

Marapong sits at 23.7°S, 27.6°E, 870 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Lephalale, 12 km away.

Topography around Marapong

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Marapong has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 865 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 363 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 899 m.

The land around Marapong is covered by shrubs (63%) within 3 km, shrubs (66%) within 16 km, and shrubs (81%) within 80 km.

3 km

72 m

shrubs 63%

16 km

363 m

shrubs 66%

80 km

899 m

shrubs 81%

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← June Marapong year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

July weather nearby: Lephalale 12 km · Vaalwater 87 km · Mahalapye 103 km · Thabazimbi 106 km · Palapye 133 km · Amandelbult 134 km · Modimolle 140 km · Mookgophong 146 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

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 Marapong (-23.6551°, 27.6249°, elevation 870 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	8
2	23	8
3	23	8
4	23	8
5	23	8
6	23	8
7	23	8
8	23	8
9	23	8
10	23	8
11	23	8
12	23	8
13	23	8
14	23	8
15	23	8
16	23	8
17	23	8
18	23	8
19	23	8
20	23	8
21	23	8
22	23	8
23	23	8
24	24	8
25	24	8
26	24	9
27	24	9
28	24	9
29	24	9
30	24	9
31	24	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	90	10
2	90	10
3	88	12
4	88	12
5	88	12
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	88	12
10	89	11
11	89	11
12	90	10
13	91	9
14	91	9
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	93	7
18	94	6
19	94	6
20	94	6
21	94	6
22	94	6
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	93	7

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	2
3	2
4	2
5	2
6	2
7	2
8	2
9	2
10	2
11	2
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	2
16	2
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1
29	1
30	1
31	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	8
2	23	8
3	23	8
4	23	8
5	23	8
6	23	8
7	23	8
8	23	8
9	23	8
10	23	8
11	23	8
12	23	8
13	23	8
14	23	8
15	23	8
16	23	8
17	23	8
18	23	8
19	23	8
20	23	8
21	23	8
22	23	8
23	23	8
24	24	8
25	24	8
26	24	9
27	24	9
28	24	9
29	24	9
30	24	9
31	24	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	90	10
2	90	10
3	88	12
4	88	12
5	88	12
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	88	12
10	89	11
11	89	11
12	90	10
13	91	9
14	91	9
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	93	7
18	94	6
19	94	6
20	94	6
21	94	6
22	94	6
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	93	7

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	2
3	2
4	2
5	2
6	2
7	2
8	2
9	2
10	2
11	2
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	2
16	2
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1
29	1
30	1
31	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	8
2	23	8
3	23	8
4	23	8
5	23	8
6	23	8
7	23	8
8	23	8
9	23	8
10	23	8
11	23	8
12	23	8
13	23	8
14	23	8
15	23	8
16	23	8
17	23	8
18	23	8
19	23	8
20	23	8
21	23	8
22	23	8
23	23	8
24	24	8
25	24	8
26	24	9
27	24	9
28	24	9
29	24	9
30	24	9
31	24	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	90	10
2	90	10
3	88	12
4	88	12
5	88	12
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	88	12
10	89	11
11	89	11
12	90	10
13	91	9
14	91	9
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	93	7
18	94	6
19	94	6
20	94	6
21	94	6
22	94	6
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	93	7

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	2
3	2
4	2
5	2
6	2
7	2
8	2
9	2
10	2
11	2
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	2
16	2
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1
29	1
30	1
31	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100