Mkhuhlu weather in July

In July, Mkhuhlu sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 11 mm of rain across 2.3 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-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 76% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 30 min at the start of July to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Mkhuhlu's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mkhuhlu's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 11 mm; 2.3 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 36 min; 6:43 AM – 5:18 PM
Cloud cover: 22%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 3.8 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.9; 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 24°C through the month.

A typical July day in Mkhuhlu reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°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 28°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 2°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	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11

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

Mkhuhlu 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	29° / 20°	140	14.7	13.4	4.8
Feb	29° / 20°	121	13.2	12.9	4.9
Mar	29° / 19°	90	11.8	12.2	5.7
Apr	27° / 17°	46	7.6	11.4	7.2
May	26° / 13°	15	3	10.8	8.5
Jun	24° / 11°	8	2	10.5	9.1
Jul	24° / 10°	11	2.3	10.6	8.9
Aug	25° / 12°	16	3.3	11.1	8.6
Sep	27° / 15°	30	5.3	11.8	7.6
Oct	27° / 17°	56	9.8	12.6	6.5
Nov	28° / 18°	104	12.8	13.2	5.4
Dec	29° / 19°	132	15.1	13.5	4.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%.

	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 (%)	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	85	85	86	86	86	87	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	87	87	86	86	86	86	86	85	85
Cloudier (%)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	15	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	84	16
9	84	16
10	85	15
11	85	15
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	87	13
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	87	13
21	87	13
22	87	13
23	87	13
24	87	13
25	86	14
26	86	14
27	86	14
28	86	14
29	86	14
30	85	15
31	85	15

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Mkhuhlu gets around 11 mm of rain over 2.3 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 8% and peaks near 10% 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 (%)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10

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

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 98% 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 (%)	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	96	96	96
Comfortable (%)	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	96	4
30	96	4
31	96	4

Wind in July

Winds average 8 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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)	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	8	8	8	8	8	8
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	8	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	8	calm
5	8	calm
6	8	calm
7	8	calm
8	8	calm
9	8	calm
10	8	calm
11	8	calm
12	8	calm
13	8	calm
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15	8	calm
16	8	calm
17	8	calm
18	8	calm
19	8	calm
20	8	calm
21	8	calm
22	8	calm
23	8	calm
24	8	calm
25	8	calm
26	8	calm
27	8	calm
28	8	calm
29	8	calm
30	8	calm
31	8	calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min at the start of July to 10 h 48 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 6:44 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 5:12 PM to 5:25 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)	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	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	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:37
Sunset (PM)	5:12	5:13	5:13	5:13	5:14	5:14	5:14	5:15	5:15	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:17	5:17	5:18	5:18	5:19	5:19	5:20	5:20	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:22	5:22	5:23	5:23	5:24	5:24	5:25	5:25

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.5	6:44	5:12
2	10.5	6:44	5:13
3	10.5	6:45	5:13
4	10.5	6:45	5:13
5	10.5	6:45	5:14
6	10.5	6:45	5:14
7	10.5	6:44	5:14
8	10.5	6:44	5:15
9	10.5	6:44	5:15
10	10.5	6:44	5:16
11	10.5	6:44	5:16
12	10.5	6:44	5:16
13	10.6	6:44	5:17
14	10.6	6:44	5:17
15	10.6	6:43	5:18
16	10.6	6:43	5:18
17	10.6	6:43	5:19
18	10.6	6:43	5:19
19	10.6	6:42	5:20
20	10.6	6:42	5:20
21	10.6	6:42	5:21
22	10.7	6:41	5:21
23	10.7	6:41	5:21
24	10.7	6:40	5:22
25	10.7	6:40	5:22
26	10.7	6:40	5:23
27	10.7	6:39	5:23
28	10.8	6:39	5:24
29	10.8	6:38	5:24
30	10.8	6:38	5:25
31	10.8	6:37	5:25

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 3.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.69 kWh/m² to a high of 5.77 kWh/m² in January across the year — July's 3.8 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)	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.6	Moderate
2	3.6	Moderate
3	3.6	Moderate
4	3.6	Moderate
5	3.6	Moderate
6	3.6	Moderate
7	3.6	Moderate
8	3.7	Moderate
9	3.7	Moderate
10	3.7	Moderate
11	3.7	Moderate
12	3.8	Moderate
13	3.8	Moderate
14	3.8	Moderate
15	3.8	Moderate
16	3.8	Moderate
17	3.9	Moderate
18	3.9	Moderate
19	3.9	Moderate
20	3.9	Moderate
21	3.9	Moderate
22	3.9	Moderate
23	4.0	Moderate
24	4.0	Moderate
25	4.0	Moderate
26	4.0	Bright
27	4.0	Bright
28	4.0	Bright
29	4.0	Bright
30	4.0	Bright
31	4.1	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Mkhuhlu

In seasonPeak

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

Mkhuhlu'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 Mkhuhlu?

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

8.9

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

7.2

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mkhuhlu in July

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

In July, Mkhuhlu sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: light clothes.

light clothes

UV index in Mkhuhlu 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 Mkhuhlu peaks around January 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 5 (moderate).

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	8	6	5	5	7	8	10	12	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	8	Very high
May	6	High
Jun	5	Moderate
Jul	5	High
Aug	7	High
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	10	Very high
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Mkhuhlu 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 Mkhuhlu is worst in July — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (January, 12 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)	12	13	17	23	31	30	32	30	26	19	18	13
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Moderate
Feb	13	Moderate
Mar	17	Moderate
Apr	23	Moderate
May	31	Moderate
Jun	30	Moderate
Jul	32	Moderate
Aug	30	Moderate
Sep	26	Moderate
Oct	19	Moderate
Nov	18	Moderate
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Mkhuhlu?

Mkhuhlu sits at 25.0°S, 31.2°E, 441 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Calcutta, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Mkhuhlu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mkhuhlu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m around an average of 428 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 529 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,119 m.

The land around Mkhuhlu is covered by grassland (37%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%), trees (28%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

111 m

grassland 37%

16 km

529 m

grassland 50%

80 km

2,119 m

grassland 46%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces

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

July weather nearby: Calcutta 1.0 km · Hlanganani 8.0 km · Dwarsloop 25 km · Mafemani 27 km · Thulamahashi 30 km · White River 45 km · Acornhoek 47 km · Sabie 48 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 Mkhuhlu (-24.9878°, 31.2385°, elevation 441 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	10
2	23	10
3	23	10
4	23	10
5	23	10
6	23	10
7	23	10
8	23	10
9	23	10
10	23	10
11	23	10
12	23	10
13	23	10
14	23	10
15	23	10
16	23	10
17	23	10
18	24	10
19	24	10
20	24	10
21	24	10
22	24	10
23	24	10
24	24	10
25	24	10
26	24	11
27	24	11
28	24	11
29	24	11
30	24	11
31	24	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	84	16
9	84	16
10	85	15
11	85	15
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	87	13
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	87	13
21	87	13
22	87	13
23	87	13
24	87	13
25	86	14
26	86	14
27	86	14
28	86	14
29	86	14
30	85	15
31	85	15

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	96	4
30	96	4
31	96	4

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	84	16
9	84	16
10	85	15
11	85	15
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	87	13
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	87	13
21	87	13
22	87	13
23	87	13
24	87	13
25	86	14
26	86	14
27	86	14
28	86	14
29	86	14
30	85	15
31	85	15

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	96	4
30	96	4
31	96	4

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	84	16
9	84	16
10	85	15
11	85	15
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	87	13
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	87	13
21	87	13
22	87	13
23	87	13
24	87	13
25	86	14
26	86	14
27	86	14
28	86	14
29	86	14
30	85	15
31	85	15

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	96	4
30	96	4
31	96	4