SA Climate
One of the most important conditions for successful palm cultivation are the climatic
conditions.
Below find infos on average min, max temperatures and relative humidity in
%.
| STATION | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC |
| CAPE TOWN | 26.1 | 26.5 | 25.4 | 23.0 | 20.3 | 18.1 | 17.5 | 17.8 | 19.2 | 21.3 | 23.5 | 24.9 |
| GEORGE | 24.5 | 24.6 | 23.6 | 22.3 | 20.7 | 19.3 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 21.7 | 23.4 |
| EAST LONDON | 25.4 | 25.5 | 24.8 | 23.7 | 22.5 | 21.1 | 20.8 | 20.5 | 20.7 | 21.5 | 22.6 | 24.3 |
| JOHANNESBURG | 25.6 | 25.1 | 24.0 | 21.1 | 18.9 | 16.0 | 16.7 | 19.4 | 22.8 | 23.8 | 24.2 | 25.2 |
| PRETORIA | 28.6 | 28.0 | 27.0 | 24.1 | 21.9 | 19.1 | 19.6 | 22.2 | 25.5 | 26.6 | 27.1 | 28.0 |
| BLOEMFONTEIN | 30.8 | 28.8 | 26.9 | 23.1 | 20.1 | 16.8 | 17.4 | 20.0 | 24.0 | 26.1 | 28.1 | 30.1 |
| BETHLEHEM | 27.2 | 25.9 | 24.4 | 21.6 | 19.3 | 15.9 | 16.4 | 19.0 | 21.7 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 26.0 |
| KIMBERLEY | 32.8 | 31.0 | 28.8 | 24.8 | 21.4 | 18.2 | 18.8 | 21.3 | 25.5 | 27.8 | 30.2 | 32.1 |
| DURBAN | 27.8 | 28.0 | 27.7 | 26.1 | 24.5 | 23.0 | 22.6 | 22.8 | 23.3 | 24.0 | 25.2 | 26.9 |
| PORT ELIZABETH | 25.4 | 25.4 | 24.6 | 23.0 | 21.7 | 20.3 | 19.7 | 19.6 | 20.0 | 20.8 | 22.3 | 24.3 |
| UPINGTON | 34.3 | 33.4 | 31.6 | 27.6 | 23.9 | 20.7 | 20.8 | 22.5 | 26.1 | 29.1 | 31.9 | 33.7 |
| NELSPRUIT | 29.3 | 29.0 | 28.3 | 26.5 | 25.2 | 23.1 | 23.4 | 24.8 | 26.6 | 26.7 | 27.1 | 28.4 |
| PIETERSBURG | 28.1 | 27.6 | 26.6 | 24.4 | 22.4 | 19.6 | 19.9 | 22.1 | 25.2 | 26.1 | 26.5 | 27.4 |
| STATION | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC |
| CAPE TOWN | 15.7 | 15.6 | 14.2 | 11.9 | 9.4 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 8.7 | 10.6 | 13.2 | 14.9 |
| GEORGE | 15.0 | 15.2 | 14.1 | 11.9 | 9.6 | 8.2 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 10.4 | 12.2 | 13.9 |
| EAST LONDON | 17.7 | 17.9 | 17.0 | 14.9 | 12.6 | 10.7 | 10.3 | 10.6 | 12.0 | 13.3 | 14.8 | 16.3 |
| JOHANNESBURG | 14.7 | 14.1 | 13.1 | 10.3 | 7.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 6.2 | 9.3 | 11.2 | 12.7 | 13.9 |
| PRETORIA | 17.5 | 17.2 | 16.0 | 12.2 | 7.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 7.6 | 11.7 | 14.2 | 15.7 | 16.8 |
| BLOEMFONTEIN | 15.3 | 14.7 | 12.4 | 7.7 | 2.5 | -1.5 | -1.9 | 0.5 | 5.2 | 9.1 | 11.7 | 13.8 |
| BETHLEHEM | 13.2 | 12.7 | 10.7 | 7.1 | 2.1 | -1.5 | -2.0 | 0.7 | 4.6 | 7.8 | 10.1 | 11.9 |
| KIMBERLEY | 17.9 | 17.3 | 15.2 | 10.9 | 6.5 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 4.9 | 8.9 | 11.9 | 14.6 | 16.6 |
| DURBAN | 21.1 | 21.1 | 20.2 | 17.4 | 13.8 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 15.3 | 16.8 | 18.3 | 20.0 |
| PORT ELIZABETH | 17.9 | 17.9 | 16.9 | 14.3 | 11.5 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 9.8 | 11.4 | 13.1 | 14.6 | 16.4 |
| UPINGTON | 17.4 | 17.4 | 15.5 | 11.0 | 5.8 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 7.3 | 11.0 | 14.2 | 16.4 |
| NELSPRUIT | 18.7 | 18.5 | 17.5 | 14.2 | 9.7 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 8.5 | 11.7 | 14.3 | 16.3 | 17.7 |
| PIETERSBURG | 17.1 | 16.7 | 15.3 | 12.2 | 7.9 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 6.7 | 10.4 | 13.3 | 15.2 | 16.4 |
| Station | Period | JAN | FEB | MARCH | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Bay | 1952-1980 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 70 | 72 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 77 | 75 |
| Bloemfontein | 1953-1980 | 58 | 65 | 66 | 69 | 65 | 64 | 59 | 53 | 46 | 51 | 53 | 53 | 59 |
| Cape Town | 1957-1980 | 70 | 72 | 74 | 77 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 77 | 74 | 71 | 71 | 76 |
| Durban | 1953-1980 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 76 | 72 | 74 | 75 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 78 |
| East London | 81 | 82 | 82 | 78 | 73 | 67 | 68 | 71 | 78 | 77 | 81 | 78 | 76 | |
| Gough Island | 1956-1980 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 86 | 83 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 84 | 82.4 |
| Johannesburg | 1954-1980 | 70 | 71 | 70 | 66 | 57 | 53 | 49 | 45 | 48 | 55 | 65 | 67 | 60 |
| Keetmanshoop | 1951-1980 | 32 | 39 | 42 | 40 | 37 | 39 | 35 | 31 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 34 |
| Kimberley | 1951-1980 | 47 | 54 | 57 | 60 | 56 | 54 | 49 | 42 | 36 | 39 | 42 | 43 | 48 |
| Marion Island | 1961-1980 | 83 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 86 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 83 | 84 |
| Pietersburg | 1951-1980 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 63 | 61 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 57 | 66 | 68 | 64 |
| Port Elizabeth | 1951-1980 | 78 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 77 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 78 |
| Pretoria | 1965-1980 | 63 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 58 | 54 | 51 | 46 | 45 | 51 | 60 | 61 | 57 |
| Upington | 1953-1980 | 34 | 40 | 46 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 47 | 40 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 41 |
| Windhoek | 1956-1980 | 43 | 50 | 54 | 45 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 30 | 32 | 34 |