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Best time to visit Johannesburg

The best time to visit Johannesburg is all year round, with daytime temperatures around 18°C.

Johannesburg at a glance: warmest in January with daytime temperatures around 26°C and coolest in June (18°C). The wettest month is December (123 mm) and the driest July (2 mm), with about 640 mm of rain a year. Sunniest in July.

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Johannesburg

1,770 m
Pleasantly warm and sunny
91
18°/0°0 mm92 %11 h
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
A typical mid-July in Johannesburg
Sunny 29Sun & showers 1Cloudy 0Rain 0
Daytime temperature (night ☾)
0°15°21°−3°34°
Daylight (solar time)
06:4017:20
0006121824
10 h 41 m
Precipitation
0130 mm
0 mm
Air feel
FreshComfortableHumidMuggy
RH 55 %

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Month by month

MonthScoreDayNightRainWet days (≥ 1 mm)SunDaylightFeels like
January6926°14°115 mm1244 %14 hWarm and showery
February8026°14°91 mm949 %13 hWarm
March8426°12°68 mm857 %12 hWarm
April9223°8°44 mm664 %11 hPleasantly warm
May10021°4°16 mm285 %11 hPleasantly warm and sunny
June9118°0°8 mm188 %11 hPleasantly warm and sunny
July9118°0°2 mm192 %11 hPleasantly warm and sunny
August10021°3°6 mm188 %11 hPleasantly warm and sunny
September10024°6°16 mm284 %12 hWarm, dry and sunny
October9026°10°57 mm665 %13 hWarm
November7626°12°92 mm1054 %14 hWarm and showery
December6826°13°123 mm1351 %14 hWarm and showery

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Climate averages 2016–2025 (ERA5, CRU TS). Sea temperature from ERA5. Not a forecast. Elevation: 1,767 m. Coordinates: -26.20, 28.05.