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Bhisho, Eastern Cape

South Africa · 137k people · 532 m elevation · Southern Hemisphere

Every month in detail

Thirty-year averages for each calendar month.

Monthly climate normals. Values shown as an em dash are missing from the source data.
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high79°F (26°C)79°F (26°C)78°F (25°C)74°F (23°C)71°F (22°C)68°F (20°C)68°F (20°C)69°F (21°C)72°F (22°C)73°F (23°C)74°F (24°C)77°F (25°C)
Average low61°F (16°C)62°F (17°C)60°F (15°C)55°F (13°C)50°F (10°C)45°F (7°C)44°F (7°C)46°F (8°C)49°F (10°C)53°F (12°C)55°F (13°C)59°F (15°C)
Dew point61°F (16°C)62°F (17°C)60°F (15°C)55°F (13°C)48°F (9°C)40°F (5°C)38°F (4°C)42°F (6°C)47°F (8°C)52°F (11°C)55°F (13°C)58°F (15°C)
Rainfall4.4 in (111 mm)4.1 in (103 mm)3.9 in (100 mm)3.1 in (79 mm)1.1 in (28 mm)1 in (25 mm)1.1 in (27 mm)1.6 in (42 mm)2.2 in (56 mm)3.4 in (86 mm)3.8 in (98 mm)4.5 in (113 mm)
Rainy days141312954468121214
Snowfall0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0.1 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)
Sunshine310 h275 h287 h273 h284 h271 h280 h289 h294 h292 h306 h319 h

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Projected change, 2031–2050

Model projection, not an observation

How this city’s climate may change, measured against the same models’ own 1995–2014 output. Nothing here affects the match score above.

Change in summer afternoon highs

+1.8°F (+1.0°C)

Models range from +1.3°F (+0.7°C) to +2.9°F (+1.6°C)

Days above 90°F (32°C) a year

17 28

About 1.7× as many

Warming by month
  • January: +1.9°F (+1.1°C)
  • February: +1.8°F (+1.0°C)
  • March: +1.8°F (+1.0°C)
  • April: +1.9°F (+1.1°C)
  • May: +2.0°F (+1.1°C)
  • June: +2.5°F (+1.4°C)
  • July: +2.6°F (+1.5°C)
  • August: +2.3°F (+1.3°C)
  • September: +2.1°F (+1.2°C)
  • October: +3.3°F (+1.8°C)
  • November: +2.5°F (+1.4°C)
  • December: +1.7°F (+0.9°C)
Scenario
SSP5-8.5 (high emissions)
Models
4 · CMIP6 HighResMIP, downscaled

This is a high-emissions pathway — the upper end of plausible futures, not a central estimate. Changes are measured by each model against its own past output and then applied to the observed record, which cancels each model’s bias but not the genuine uncertainty about how much warming occurs. Where the models disagree widely, the range above is the honest answer.