Ugie in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), Ugie sees average daytime highs around 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 540 mm of rain over about 59 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 24°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Summer is Ugie's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Ugie's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
24°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
13°C
Rainfall
540 mm
59 wet days
Avg wind
8 km/h
Travel score
5.3
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Ugie in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 24°C.

A typical summer day in Ugie reaches about 24°C and drops to 13°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is January, the coolest December.

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How summer really feels in Ugie

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Ugie weather by month

How the three summer months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 14°19020.713.85.3
Feb24° / 14°16917.313.15.5
Mar23° / 12°14417.612.25.8
Apr21° / 7410.311.36.6
May19° / 244.710.47.4
Jun17° / 223.1107.1
Jul17° / 21310.27.2
Aug19° / 314.910.97.4
Sep21° / 527.811.87.1
Oct22° / 10314.912.86.0
Nov22° / 11°14717.713.65.4
Dec23° / 12°18120.8145.2

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Ugie gets around 540 mm of rain over 59 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of summer feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 8 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min in early December to 12 h 42 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 6.0 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Ugie

In seasonPeak

In summer, Ugie overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Ugie's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is summer a good time to visit Ugie?

Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

5.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Ugie for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ugie in Summer

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

In summer, Ugie sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 59 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Ugie in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ugie peaks around January 14 at about 14 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighExtremeJan 14UV 14Jun 23UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr7High
May5High
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5High
Sep7High
Oct11Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Ugie in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Ugie is worst in August — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.1× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1633 µg/m³Dec 228 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar12Good
Apr14Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug34Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ugie?

Ugie sits at 31.2°S, 28.2°E, 1,316 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Khowa, 39 km away.

Topography around Ugie

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ugie has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 143 m around an average of 1,322 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 848 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,678 m.

The land around Ugie is covered by grassland (57%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, grassland (59%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
143 m
16 km
848 m
80 km
2,678 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Summer weather nearby: Khowa 39 km · Tlokoeng 62 km · Cala 63 km · Mthatha 68 km · Quthing 102 km · Lady Frere 110 km · Butterworth 126 km · Qacha’s Nek 128 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 Ugie (-31.1981°, 28.2335°, elevation 1,316 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.