Climate and average weather in Tlokoeng
In Tlokoeng, the summers are warm, wet, and partly cloudy and the winters are mild and clear.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Tlokoeng typically varies from 1°C to 24°C, and is rarely below -3°C or above 29°C. January is the hottest month of the year, while July is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit Tlokoeng for warm-weather activities is from late March to mid October.
- Hottest
- Jan
- 24°
- Coldest
- Jul
- 1°
- Wettest
- Jan
- 232 mm
- Driest
- Jun
- 21 mm
- Rain / yr
- 1322 mm
- 152 wet days
- Daylight
- 10.0–14.0 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 1,447 m
- 30.7°S
- Clearest
- Jul
- 20% cloud
Tlokoeng weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around late March to mid October.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Tlokoeng, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
The hot season lasts 5.0 months, from October 29 to March 30, with daily high temperatures above 22°C. The hottest month of the year in Tlokoeng is January, with an average high of 24°C and low of 13°C.
The cool season lasts 2.4 months, from May 29 to August 9, with daily high temperatures below 18°C. The coldest month of the year in Tlokoeng is July, with an average low of 1°C and high of 17°C.
Days typically run about 13°C warmer than nights, with the widest day–night swing (around 16°C) in July.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
| Avg low (°C) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24 | 13 |
| Feb | 24 | 13 |
| Mar | 23 | 12 |
| Apr | 21 | 8 |
| May | 19 | 4 |
| Jun | 17 | 1 |
| Jul | 17 | 1 |
| Aug | 19 | 3 |
| Sep | 21 | 6 |
| Oct | 22 | 9 |
| Nov | 22 | 10 |
| Dec | 23 | 12 |
How hot and cold Tlokoeng really feels
The felt-temperature range through the year — heat index on the day's high (summer humidity), wind chill on the night's low (winter wind). The dashed lines are the plain thermometer; the gap is how much hotter or colder it really feels.
On the coldest nights, wind chill pulls the feels-like down to about -2°C (around July 3), with roughly 73 freezing days a year (feels-like at or below 0°C), worst in July.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels-like high (°C) | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
| Air high (°C) | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
| Feels-like low (°C) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 2 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 |
| Air low (°C) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
| Feels-like high (°C) | Air high (°C) | Feels-like low (°C) | Air low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24 | 24 | 13 | 13 |
| Feb | 24 | 24 | 13 | 13 |
| Mar | 23 | 23 | 12 | 12 |
| Apr | 21 | 21 | 7 | 8 |
| May | 19 | 19 | 2 | 4 |
| Jun | 17 | 17 | -2 | 1 |
| Jul | 17 | 17 | -2 | 1 |
| Aug | 18 | 19 | 1 | 3 |
| Sep | 21 | 21 | 4 | 6 |
| Oct | 22 | 22 | 7 | 9 |
| Nov | 22 | 22 | 10 | 10 |
| Dec | 23 | 23 | 12 | 12 |
Average hourly temperature in Tlokoeng
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on January afternoons, near 24°C, and coldest before dawn in July, near 1°C.
Tlokoeng weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24° / 13° | 232 | 22.3 | 0 | 13.8 | 5.1 |
| Feb | 24° / 13° | 197 | 18.7 | 0 | 13.1 | 5.3 |
| Mar | 23° / 12° | 161 | 18.3 | 0 | 12.2 | 5.7 |
| Apr | 21° / 8° | 76 | 10.8 | 0 | 11.3 | 6.5 |
| May | 19° / 4° | 27 | 4.9 | 0.1 | 10.5 | 7.2 |
| Jun | 17° / 1° | 21 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 10.1 | 6.7 |
| Jul | 17° / 1° | 22 | 3 | 0.7 | 10.2 | 6.7 |
| Aug | 19° / 3° | 35 | 5.2 | 0.5 | 10.9 | 7.2 |
| Sep | 21° / 6° | 48 | 7.9 | 0.4 | 11.8 | 7.1 |
| Oct | 22° / 9° | 110 | 15.9 | 0 | 12.8 | 5.8 |
| Nov | 22° / 10° | 167 | 19.1 | 0.1 | 13.6 | 5.2 |
| Dec | 23° / 12° | 226 | 22.3 | 0 | 13.9 | 5.0 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Tlokoeng gets about 1322 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is often wet, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 6.1 months, from around Oct 5 to Apr 7, peaking in December at about 73% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Jul 6.
January is the wettest month by volume, with 232 mm over about 22 wet days; June is the driest, with 21 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 71 | 68 | 58 | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 49 | 64 | 72 |
| Rain days | 22 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 22 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 71 | 22 |
| Feb | 68 | 19 |
| Mar | 58 | 18 |
| Apr | 36 | 11 |
| May | 16 | 5 |
| Jun | 10 | 3 |
| Jul | 10 | 3 |
| Aug | 17 | 5 |
| Sep | 28 | 8 |
| Oct | 49 | 16 |
| Nov | 64 | 19 |
| Dec | 72 | 22 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Tlokoeng collects about 1322 mm of rain across 152 wet days — roughly 110 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. January is the wettest month with 232 mm, while June is the driest at just 21 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 50% of the year’s total, and some of the cold-season precipitation falls as snow.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 232 | 197 | 161 | 76 | 27 | 21 | 22 | 35 | 48 | 110 | 167 | 226 |
| Rain days | 22 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 22 |
| Snow days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | Snow days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 232 | 22 | 0 |
| Feb | 197 | 19 | 0 |
| Mar | 161 | 18 | 0 |
| Apr | 76 | 11 | 0 |
| May | 27 | 5 | 0 |
| Jun | 21 | 3 | 0 |
| Jul | 22 | 3 | 1 |
| Aug | 35 | 5 | 1 |
| Sep | 48 | 8 | 0 |
| Oct | 110 | 16 | 0 |
| Nov | 167 | 19 | 0 |
| Dec | 226 | 22 | 0 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Tlokoeng, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around April 11 and lasts for 5.4 months, ending around September 22. The clearest month is July, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 87% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around September 23 and lasts for 6.6 months, ending around April 10. The cloudiest month is December, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 57% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 44 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 77 | 84 | 87 | 80 | 67 | 50 | 44 | 43 |
| Cloudier (%) | 56 | 50 | 42 | 35 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 50 | 56 | 57 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44 | 56 |
| Feb | 50 | 50 |
| Mar | 58 | 42 |
| Apr | 65 | 35 |
| May | 77 | 23 |
| Jun | 84 | 16 |
| Jul | 87 | 13 |
| Aug | 80 | 20 |
| Sep | 67 | 33 |
| Oct | 50 | 50 |
| Nov | 44 | 56 |
| Dec | 43 | 57 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around January 1, brings about 14 hours of light; the shortest, around June 12, only 10 hours — a swing of roughly 4 hours.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 13.8 | 13.1 | 12.2 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 10.9 | 11.8 | 12.8 | 13.6 | 13.9 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 5:22 | 5:47 | 6:09 | 6:29 | 6:49 | 7:05 | 7:06 | 6:44 | 6:06 | 5:28 | 5:04 | 5:03 |
| Sunset (PM) | 7:09 | 6:54 | 6:23 | 5:44 | 5:16 | 5:07 | 5:17 | 5:36 | 5:55 | 6:14 | 6:39 | 7:01 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.8 | 5:22 | 7:09 |
| Feb | 13.1 | 5:47 | 6:54 |
| Mar | 12.2 | 6:09 | 6:23 |
| Apr | 11.3 | 6:29 | 5:44 |
| May | 10.5 | 6:49 | 5:16 |
| Jun | 10.1 | 7:05 | 5:07 |
| Jul | 10.2 | 7:06 | 5:17 |
| Aug | 10.9 | 6:44 | 5:36 |
| Sep | 11.8 | 6:06 | 5:55 |
| Oct | 12.8 | 5:28 | 6:14 |
| Nov | 13.6 | 5:04 | 6:39 |
| Dec | 13.9 | 5:03 | 7:01 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Tlokoeng averages about 14 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 6 and 24 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 5.3 months, from around Apr 14 to Sep 22. The sunniest month is July, with roughly 24 sunny days (brilliant).
The greyest month is December, down near 7 sunny days — about 72% fewer than the July peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 7 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
| Sky | Gloomy | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Bright | Brilliant | Brilliant | Bright | Bright | Mixed | Mixed | Gloomy |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7 | Gloomy |
| Feb | 8 | Mixed |
| Mar | 11 | Mixed |
| Apr | 15 | Mixed |
| May | 20 | Bright |
| Jun | 23 | Brilliant |
| Jul | 24 | Brilliant |
| Aug | 22 | Bright |
| Sep | 16 | Bright |
| Oct | 10 | Mixed |
| Nov | 8 | Mixed |
| Dec | 7 | Gloomy |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In Tlokoeng, how humid it feels changes noticeably over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 3.0 months, from around December 15 to March 14. The muggiest month is February, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 20% of the time.
The most comfortable stretch runs from around March 15 to December 14, and April is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 100% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 22 | 22 | 56 | 94 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 96 | 80 | 48 |
| Comfortable (%) | 60 | 58 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 47 |
| Humid (%) | 18 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22 | 60 | 18 |
| Feb | 22 | 58 | 20 |
| Mar | 56 | 40 | 5 |
| Apr | 94 | 6 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct | 96 | 4 | 0 |
| Nov | 80 | 19 | 1 |
| Dec | 48 | 47 | 6 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Wind in Tlokoeng is steady company: average speeds sit near 8 km/h — calm — in every month of the year, with no meaningful windy or calm season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7 | calm |
| Feb | 7 | calm |
| Mar | 7 | calm |
| Apr | 7 | calm |
| May | 7 | calm |
| Jun | 8 | calm |
| Jul | 8 | calm |
| Aug | 8 | calm |
| Sep | 9 | calm |
| Oct | 8 | calm |
| Nov | 8 | calm |
| Dec | 8 | calm |
Hazard calendar for Tlokoeng
When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.
Tlokoeng's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.
Best time to visit Tlokoeng
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Tlokoeng throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around early April, Tlokoeng is still near the start of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds not yet at full swing.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Tlokoeng for general outdoor tourist activities is from late March to mid October, with a peak score in the last week of August.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 5.0 |
| Rating | fair | fair | good | good | good | good | good | good | good | good | fair | fair |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.1 | fair |
| Feb | 5.3 | fair |
| Mar | 5.7 | good |
| Apr | 6.5 | good |
| May | 7.2 | good |
| Jun | 6.8 | good |
| Jul | 6.7 | good |
| Aug | 7.2 | good |
| Sep | 7.0 | good |
| Oct | 5.9 | good |
| Nov | 5.2 | fair |
| Dec | 5.0 | fair |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Tlokoeng for hot-weather activities run from late August to late November and again from early December to late April, with a peak score in the first week of March.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Tlokoeng, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
For a warm-season trip around January (highs near 24°C), the essentials are light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. In the cold season around July (highs near 17°C), pack a warm layer.
In January, Tlokoeng sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 22 days see rain.
UV index (midday) in Tlokoeng by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tlokoeng peaks around January 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 4 (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) | 15 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15 | Extreme |
| Feb | 13 | Extreme |
| Mar | 11 | Extreme |
| Apr | 7 | Very high |
| May | 6 | High |
| Jun | 4 | Moderate |
| Jul | 4 | Moderate |
| Aug | 6 | High |
| Sep | 7 | High |
| Oct | 11 | Extreme |
| Nov | 12 | Extreme |
| Dec | 14 | Extreme |
Average hourly UV index in Tlokoeng
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in January the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 9.5 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 7.5 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 9.5 | 8.5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3.5 | 4 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 8 | 8.5 | 9.5 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 7.5 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 6 | 6.5 | 7 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.5 | 7.5 |
| Feb | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Mar | 8 | 5.5 |
| Apr | 6 | 3 |
| May | 5 | 0 |
| Jun | 3.5 | 0 |
| Jul | 4 | 0 |
| Aug | 5.5 | 0 |
| Sep | 6.5 | 3.5 |
| Oct | 8 | 6 |
| Nov | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Dec | 9.5 | 7 |
Air quality in Tlokoeng by month
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.
Air quality in Tlokoeng is worst in August — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.7× 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) | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 21 | 27 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 6 |
| Level | Good | Good | Good | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6 | Good |
| Feb | 7 | Good |
| Mar | 8 | Good |
| Apr | 10 | Good |
| May | 12 | Moderate |
| Jun | 15 | Moderate |
| Jul | 21 | Moderate |
| Aug | 27 | Moderate |
| Sep | 22 | Moderate |
| Oct | 12 | Moderate |
| Nov | 9 | Good |
| Dec | 6 | Good |
Growing season
Tlokoeng is mild enough that a frost-free day stays more likely than not even in midwinter. Nights are reliably above freezing from about August 27 to May 22 (269 days); outside that window a hard frost is an occasional risk.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 92 | 64 | 59 | 82 | 98 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 92 | 10 |
| Jun | 64 | 30 |
| Jul | 59 | 31 |
| Aug | 82 | 27 |
| Sep | 98 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Tlokoeng banks about 1,623 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around February.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 266 | 241 | 225 | 132 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 109 | 155 | 186 | 236 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 266 |
| Feb | 241 |
| Mar | 225 |
| Apr | 132 |
| May | 47 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 25 |
| Sep | 109 |
| Oct | 155 |
| Nov | 186 |
| Dec | 236 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Tlokoeng receives about 5.0 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 3.4 and 6.5 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.5 months, from around Sep 5 to Mar 20. The brightest month is December, averaging about 6.4 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is June, down near 3.4 kWh/m² — roughly 47% less than the December peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6.4 |
| Level | Intense | Bright | Bright | Bright | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Bright | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.2 | Intense |
| Feb | 5.8 | Bright |
| Mar | 5.2 | Bright |
| Apr | 4.4 | Bright |
| May | 3.8 | Moderate |
| Jun | 3.4 | Moderate |
| Jul | 3.7 | Moderate |
| Aug | 4.4 | Bright |
| Sep | 5.3 | Bright |
| Oct | 5.8 | Bright |
| Nov | 6.2 | Intense |
| Dec | 6.4 | Intense |
Where is Tlokoeng?
Tlokoeng sits at 30.7°S, 28.5°E, 1,447 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Ugie, 62 km away.
Topography around Tlokoeng
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Tlokoeng.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Tlokoeng has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 395 m around an average of 1,480 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,040 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,699 m.
The land around Tlokoeng is covered by grassland (66%) within 3 km, grassland (82%) within 16 km, and grassland (82%) within 80 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 Tlokoeng (-30.6927°, 28.5061°, elevation 1,447 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).