Phalaborwa weather in July

In July, Phalaborwa sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 5 mm of rain across 0.6 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 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Phalaborwa's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Phalaborwa's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 5 mm; 0.6 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 42 min; 6:41 AM – 5:21 PM
Cloud cover: 23%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 3.86 kWh/m²
Travel score: 9.0; out of 10

Phalaborwa is town in South Africa.

Founded: 1957

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical July day in Phalaborwa reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 30°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)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13

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

How July really feels in Phalaborwa

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.

Phalaborwa 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 22°	94	9.4	13.3	4.2
Feb	32° / 22°	68	8	12.8	4.3
Mar	31° / 21°	43	6.4	12.2	5.0
Apr	29° / 19°	21	3.8	11.5	6.4
May	28° / 15°	9	1.7	10.9	8.1
Jun	26° / 13°	4	0.8	10.6	8.9
Jul	25° / 12°	5	0.6	10.7	9.0
Aug	27° / 14°	4	1	11.2	8.4
Sep	29° / 17°	11	2	11.9	6.8
Oct	30° / 19°	24	4	12.6	5.8
Nov	31° / 20°	62	7.9	13.2	4.7
Dec	32° / 22°	93	9.8	13.5	4.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%.

	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 (%)	83	83	82	81	81	82	83	83	83	84	84	86	86	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	87	86	86	85	85	84	84	84	83
Cloudier (%)	17	17	18	19	19	18	17	17	17	16	16	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	14	14	15	15	16	16	16	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	83	17
2	83	17
3	82	18
4	81	19
5	81	19
6	82	18
7	83	17
8	83	17
9	83	17
10	84	16
11	84	16
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	87	13
15	87	13
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	88	12
21	88	12
22	88	12
23	87	13
24	86	14
25	86	14
26	85	15
27	85	15
28	84	16
29	84	16
30	84	16
31	83	17

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Phalaborwa gets around 5 mm of rain over 0.6 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 2% and peaks near 4% 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 (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4

	Rain chance (%)
1	2
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	2
18	2
19	2
20	2
21	2
22	2
23	2
24	2
25	3
26	3
27	3
28	3
29	3
30	3
31	4

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 94% 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 (%)	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	93	93	93	92
Comfortable (%)	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	8

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	92	8
2	92	8
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	94	6
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	95	5
17	95	5
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	95	5
23	95	5
24	95	5
25	94	6
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	93	7
29	93	7
30	93	7
31	92	8

Wind in July

Winds average 11 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	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	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
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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 30 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 24 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:43 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 5:15 PM to 5:27 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	10.6	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	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:36
Sunset (PM)	5:15	5:15	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:18	5:18	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:20	5:20	5:21	5:21	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:23	5:23	5:24	5:24	5:25	5:25	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:27	5:27

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.5	6:43	5:15
2	10.5	6:43	5:15
3	10.5	6:43	5:16
4	10.6	6:43	5:16
5	10.6	6:43	5:16
6	10.6	6:43	5:17
7	10.6	6:43	5:17
8	10.6	6:43	5:17
9	10.6	6:43	5:18
10	10.6	6:42	5:18
11	10.6	6:42	5:19
12	10.6	6:42	5:19
13	10.6	6:42	5:19
14	10.6	6:42	5:20
15	10.6	6:42	5:20
16	10.7	6:41	5:21
17	10.7	6:41	5:21
18	10.7	6:41	5:22
19	10.7	6:41	5:22
20	10.7	6:40	5:22
21	10.7	6:40	5:23
22	10.7	6:40	5:23
23	10.7	6:39	5:24
24	10.8	6:39	5:24
25	10.8	6:39	5:25
26	10.8	6:38	5:25
27	10.8	6:38	5:26
28	10.8	6:37	5:26
29	10.8	6:37	5:26
30	10.8	6:36	5:27
31	10.9	6:36	5:27

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 3.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.76 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in December across the year — July's 3.86 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)	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	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	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2
Level	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	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.7	Moderate
2	3.7	Moderate
3	3.7	Moderate
4	3.7	Moderate
5	3.7	Moderate
6	3.7	Moderate
7	3.7	Moderate
8	3.7	Moderate
9	3.7	Moderate
10	3.8	Moderate
11	3.8	Moderate
12	3.8	Moderate
13	3.8	Moderate
14	3.8	Moderate
15	3.9	Moderate
16	3.9	Moderate
17	3.9	Moderate
18	3.9	Moderate
19	4.0	Moderate
20	4.0	Moderate
21	4.0	Moderate
22	4.0	Bright
23	4.0	Bright
24	4.0	Bright
25	4.1	Bright
26	4.1	Bright
27	4.1	Bright
28	4.1	Bright
29	4.1	Bright
30	4.1	Bright
31	4.2	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Phalaborwa?

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

9.0

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

8.2

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Phalaborwa in July

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

In July, Phalaborwa sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes.

light clothes

UV index in Phalaborwa 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 Phalaborwa peaks around January 20 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.

	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	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	High	Very 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	High
Jul	5	High
Aug	7	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	10	Very high
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Phalaborwa 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 Phalaborwa is worst in September — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (January, 7 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	8	8	11	15	13	15	13	16	12	9	7
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	7	Good
Feb	8	Good
Mar	8	Good
Apr	11	Good
May	15	Moderate
Jun	13	Moderate
Jul	15	Moderate
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	12	Good
Nov	9	Good
Dec	7	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Phalaborwa?

Phalaborwa sits at 23.9°S, 31.1°E, 435 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Acornhoek, 72 km away.

Topography around Phalaborwa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Phalaborwa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 257 m around an average of 426 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 788 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,179 m.

The land around Phalaborwa is covered by trees (39%) and shrubs (27%) within 3 km, shrubs (64%) within 16 km, and shrubs (65%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

257 m

trees 39%

16 km

788 m

shrubs 64%

80 km

2,179 m

shrubs 65%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

July weather nearby: Acornhoek 72 km · Giyani 83 km · Nkowakowa 87 km · Thulamahashi 87 km · Mafemani 94 km · Dwarsloop 95 km · Tzaneen 100 km · Duiwelskloof 106 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 Phalaborwa (-23.943°, 31.1411°, elevation 435 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	25	12
2	25	12
3	25	12
4	25	12
5	25	12
6	25	12
7	25	12
8	25	12
9	25	12
10	25	12
11	25	12
12	25	12
13	25	12
14	25	12
15	25	12
16	25	12
17	25	12
18	25	12
19	25	12
20	25	12
21	25	12
22	26	12
23	26	12
24	26	12
25	26	12
26	26	12
27	26	12
28	26	13
29	26	13
30	26	13
31	26	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	83	17
2	83	17
3	82	18
4	81	19
5	81	19
6	82	18
7	83	17
8	83	17
9	83	17
10	84	16
11	84	16
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	87	13
15	87	13
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	88	12
21	88	12
22	88	12
23	87	13
24	86	14
25	86	14
26	85	15
27	85	15
28	84	16
29	84	16
30	84	16
31	83	17

	Rain chance (%)
1	2
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	2
18	2
19	2
20	2
21	2
22	2
23	2
24	2
25	3
26	3
27	3
28	3
29	3
30	3
31	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	92	8
2	92	8
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	94	6
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	95	5
17	95	5
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	95	5
23	95	5
24	95	5
25	94	6
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	93	7
29	93	7
30	93	7
31	92	8

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	83	17
2	83	17
3	82	18
4	81	19
5	81	19
6	82	18
7	83	17
8	83	17
9	83	17
10	84	16
11	84	16
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	87	13
15	87	13
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	88	12
21	88	12
22	88	12
23	87	13
24	86	14
25	86	14
26	85	15
27	85	15
28	84	16
29	84	16
30	84	16
31	83	17

	Rain chance (%)
1	2
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	2
18	2
19	2
20	2
21	2
22	2
23	2
24	2
25	3
26	3
27	3
28	3
29	3
30	3
31	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	92	8
2	92	8
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	94	6
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	95	5
17	95	5
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	95	5
23	95	5
24	95	5
25	94	6
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	93	7
29	93	7
30	93	7
31	92	8

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	83	17
2	83	17
3	82	18
4	81	19
5	81	19
6	82	18
7	83	17
8	83	17
9	83	17
10	84	16
11	84	16
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	87	13
15	87	13
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	88	12
21	88	12
22	88	12
23	87	13
24	86	14
25	86	14
26	85	15
27	85	15
28	84	16
29	84	16
30	84	16
31	83	17

	Rain chance (%)
1	2
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	2
18	2
19	2
20	2
21	2
22	2
23	2
24	2
25	3
26	3
27	3
28	3
29	3
30	3
31	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	92	8
2	92	8
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	94	6
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	95	5
17	95	5
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	95	5
23	95	5
24	95	5
25	94	6
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	93	7
29	93	7
30	93	7
31	92	8