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Best time to visit Soweto
The best time to visit Soweto is all year round, with daytime temperatures around 19°C.
Soweto at a glance: warmest in January with daytime temperatures around 27°C and coolest in June (19°C). The wettest month is December (126 mm) and the driest July (2 mm), with about 630 mm of rain a year. Sunniest in July.
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Soweto
1,620 mPleasantly warm and sunny
96
19°/1°0 mm92 %11 h
A typical mid-July in Soweto
Sunny 27Cloudy 2Rain 1
Daytime temperature (night ☾)
1°15°22°−2°35°
Daylight (solar time)
06:4017:20
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10 h 40 m
Precipitation
0130 mm
0 mm
Air feel
FreshComfortableHumidMuggy
RH 50 %
Month by month
| Month | Score | Day | Night | Rain | Wet days | Sun | Daylight | Feels like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69 | 27° | 15° | 112 mm | 13 | 44 % | 14 h | Warm and showery |
| February | 79 | 27° | 15° | 90 mm | 10 | 49 % | 13 h | Warm |
| March | 83 | 27° | 13° | 65 mm | 9 | 57 % | 12 h | Warm |
| April | 91 | 24° | 9° | 48 mm | 7 | 64 % | 11 h | Pleasantly warm |
| May | 100 | 22° | 5° | 16 mm | 2 | 85 % | 11 h | Pleasantly warm and sunny |
| June | 96 | 19° | 1° | 8 mm | 2 | 88 % | 11 h | Pleasantly warm and sunny |
| July | 96 | 19° | 1° | 2 mm | 1 | 92 % | 11 h | Pleasantly warm and sunny |
| August | 100 | 22° | 3° | 6 mm | 1 | 89 % | 11 h | Pleasantly warm and sunny |
| September | 100 | 25° | 7° | 16 mm | 2 | 85 % | 12 h | Warm, dry and sunny |
| October | 90 | 27° | 11° | 54 mm | 7 | 65 % | 13 h | Warm |
| November | 76 | 27° | 13° | 88 mm | 11 | 54 % | 14 h | Warm and showery |
| December | 67 | 27° | 14° | 126 mm | 15 | 51 % | 14 h | Warm and showery |
The score (0–100) combines daytime temperature, rain days, humidity and cloud cover, weighted for a typical warm-weather trip: 20–28 °C, little rain. On the map you can change these preferences.
Climate averages 2016–2025 (ERA5, CRU TS). Sea temperature from ERA5. Not a forecast. Elevation: 1,621 m. Coordinates: -26.27, 27.86.