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South Valley vs Postmasburg Climate

39%match

South Valley and Postmasburg are a 39% climate match. Compared with South Valley, Postmasburg has the same summer highs, 9°F (5°C) milder winter nights, twice the summer rain and more sun.

South Valley gets 8.0 in (202 mm) of rain a year and Postmasburg 13 in (325 mm). South Valley's warmest month is July, at 93°F (34°C); Postmasburg's is December, at 93°F (34°C).

Postmasburg is in the Southern Hemisphere, so its seasons are flipped: South Valley's July is most like Postmasburg's January.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
South Valley
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Postmasburg

Climate fingerprints: ring color = average temperature, thickness = rain. January at the top.

Month by month

Highs and lows (°F)

South ValleyPostmasburg (6 months later)solid = high, dashed = low

0°25°50°75°100°JFMAMJJASONDSouth Valley Jan: 51°South Valley Feb: 57°South Valley Mar: 65°South Valley Apr: 73°South Valley May: 82°South Valley Jun: 92°South Valley Jul: 93°South Valley Aug: 91°South Valley Sep: 84°South Valley Oct: 73°South Valley Nov: 60°South Valley Dec: 50°South Valley Jan: 24°South Valley Feb: 28°South Valley Mar: 33°South Valley Apr: 41°South Valley May: 49°South Valley Jun: 59°South Valley Jul: 64°South Valley Aug: 62°South Valley Sep: 55°South Valley Oct: 43°South Valley Nov: 31°South Valley Dec: 23°Postmasburg (6 months later) Jan: 65°Postmasburg (6 months later) Feb: 71°Postmasburg (6 months later) Mar: 79°Postmasburg (6 months later) Apr: 87°Postmasburg (6 months later) May: 89°Postmasburg (6 months later) Jun: 93°Postmasburg (6 months later) Jul: 91°Postmasburg (6 months later) Aug: 90°Postmasburg (6 months later) Sep: 86°Postmasburg (6 months later) Oct: 78°Postmasburg (6 months later) Nov: 71°Postmasburg (6 months later) Dec: 66°Postmasburg (6 months later) Jan: 32°Postmasburg (6 months later) Feb: 36°Postmasburg (6 months later) Mar: 43°Postmasburg (6 months later) Apr: 52°Postmasburg (6 months later) May: 56°Postmasburg (6 months later) Jun: 61°Postmasburg (6 months later) Jul: 61°Postmasburg (6 months later) Aug: 61°Postmasburg (6 months later) Sep: 57°Postmasburg (6 months later) Oct: 50°Postmasburg (6 months later) Nov: 40°Postmasburg (6 months later) Dec: 33°

Rain (in per month)

South ValleyPostmasburg (6 months later)

0123JFMAMJJASONDSouth Valley Jan: 0.4South Valley Feb: 0.3South Valley Mar: 0.5South Valley Apr: 0.4South Valley May: 0.5South Valley Jun: 0.3South Valley Jul: 1.1South Valley Aug: 1.3South Valley Sep: 1.2South Valley Oct: 0.9South Valley Nov: 0.5South Valley Dec: 0.4Postmasburg (6 months later) Jan: 0.2Postmasburg (6 months later) Feb: 0.3Postmasburg (6 months later) Mar: 0.2Postmasburg (6 months later) Apr: 0.6Postmasburg (6 months later) May: 0.8Postmasburg (6 months later) Jun: 1.4Postmasburg (6 months later) Jul: 2.6Postmasburg (6 months later) Aug: 2.1Postmasburg (6 months later) Sep: 2.3Postmasburg (6 months later) Oct: 1.4Postmasburg (6 months later) Nov: 0.5Postmasburg (6 months later) Dec: 0.4

Monthly averages

Average monthly highs, lows and rain in South Valley and Postmasburg
MonthHighLowRain
South ValleyPostmasburgSouth ValleyPostmasburgSouth ValleyPostmasburg
Jan51°F(10°C)91°F(33°C)24°F(-4°C)61°F(16°C)0.4 in(10 mm)2.6 in(65 mm)
Feb57°F(14°C)90°F(32°C)28°F(-2°C)61°F(16°C)0.4 in(9 mm)2.1 in(54 mm)
Mar65°F(18°C)86°F(30°C)33°F(1°C)57°F(14°C)0.5 in(12 mm)2.3 in(59 mm)
Apr73°F(23°C)78°F(25°C)40°F(5°C)50°F(10°C)0.4 in(11 mm)1.4 in(36 mm)
May82°F(28°C)71°F(22°C)49°F(10°C)40°F(4°C)0.5 in(12 mm)0.5 in(13 mm)
Jun92°F(33°C)66°F(19°C)58°F(15°C)33°F(1°C)0.4 in(9 mm)0.4 in(10 mm)
Jul93°F(34°C)65°F(18°C)64°F(18°C)32°F(0°C)1.1 in(29 mm)0.2 in(4 mm)
Aug91°F(33°C)71°F(22°C)62°F(17°C)36°F(2°C)1.3 in(33 mm)0.3 in(7 mm)
Sep84°F(29°C)79°F(26°C)55°F(13°C)43°F(6°C)1.2 in(30 mm)0.2 in(6 mm)
Oct73°F(23°C)87°F(30°C)43°F(6°C)52°F(11°C)0.9 in(24 mm)0.6 in(15 mm)
Nov60°F(16°C)89°F(32°C)31°F(0°C)56°F(13°C)0.5 in(12 mm)0.8 in(20 mm)
Dec50°F(10°C)93°F(34°C)23°F(-5°C)61°F(16°C)0.4 in(11 mm)1.4 in(36 mm)

1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.

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