Mookgophong weather in July

In July, Mookgophong sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.6 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% 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 Mookgophong's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mookgophong's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
6:52 AM – 5:29 PM
Cloud cover
14%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.9
out of 10

Mookgophong is place in Limpopo, South Africa.

Founded
1907

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 21°C through the month.

A typical July day in Mookgophong reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 3°C cooler than August.

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Mookgophong 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
Jan29° / 19°11012.913.35.2
Feb29° / 19°759.212.95.5
Mar28° / 17°678.812.26.5
Apr26° / 14°385.311.47.8
May24° / 10°122.210.89.0
Jun22° / 40.810.58.9
Jul21° / 30.610.68.9
Aug25° / 10°3111.19.2
Sep28° / 13°132.311.87.8
Oct29° / 16°457.112.66.1
Nov29° / 17°931213.25.4
Dec29° / 18°11014.713.55.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% 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
2919
39010
49010
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69010
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109010
11919
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25955
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28955
29946
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31946

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Mookgophong gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.6 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 rain averages around 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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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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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
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58calm
68calm
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118calm
128calm
138calm
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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 6:54 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 5:23 PM to 5:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.56:545:23
210.56:545:24
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410.56:545:24
510.56:545:25
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710.56:545:26
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.03 kWh/m² to a high of 6.63 kWh/m² in October across the year — July's 4.27 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Mookgophong

In seasonPeak

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

Mookgophong'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 Mookgophong?

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

8.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mookgophong in July

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

In July, Mookgophong sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Mookgophong 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 Mookgophong peaks around January 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 16 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 16UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Mookgophong 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 Mookgophong is worst in July — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.7× the cleanest month (January, 14 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 1179 µg/m³Jan 1114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr47Poor
May71Unhealthy
Jun77Unhealthy
Jul79Unhealthy
Aug69Unhealthy
Sep57Unhealthy
Oct31Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mookgophong?

Mookgophong sits at 24.5°S, 28.7°E, 1,108 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Modimolle, 38 km away.

Topography around Mookgophong

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mookgophong has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m around an average of 1,106 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 457 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,212 m.

The land around Mookgophong is covered by shrubs (38%) within 3 km, shrubs (53%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and shrubs (51%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
89 m
16 km
457 m
80 km
1,212 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
July weather nearby: Modimolle 38 km · Mokopane 47 km · Bela Bela 60 km · Vaalwater 66 km · Vaalbank 72 km · Siyabuswa 74 km · Lebowakgomo 83 km · Kwaggafontein 93 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 Mookgophong (-24.5167°, 28.7167°, elevation 1,108 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).