Vereeniging Sunshine Hours by Month

Sunshine plays a big role in understanding the climate of a city. This page shows the total number of hours of direct sunlight per month and the average hours per day in Vereeniging, Gauteng, South Africa. This average is based on long-term data collected between 1990 and 2020.

Monthly hours of sunshine

Vereeniging experiences sunny spells throughout the year. The sunniest month, August, sees up to 284 hours of sunshine, while February, the least sunny month, still provides a respectable 225 hours. The total annual sunshine amounts to 3126 hours.

Daily hours of sunshine

This means you will experience moderate variation in sunshine hours throughout the year. With 9.5 hours daily sunshine in July, it dips to 7.5 hours in February.

Average percent of sunshine

On average the sun shines 87% of the time during the day in August, the highest percentage of any month. December has the lowest percentage at 61%.

Vereeniging enjoys an average of 3126 hours of sunshine annually. Let’s compare this with some popular tourist destinations:

The city of Rome, Italy, experiences 2470 hours of sunshine annually, adding to its charm as a year-round tourist destination.

Manchester, UK, experiences just around 1420 hours of sunshine annually.

In Shanghai, China, the annual average sunshine is 1780 hours, with cloudier weather in summer.

Perth, Australia, enjoys 3180 hours of sunshine annually, the highest among major Australian cities.

December, Vereeniging’s wettest month, receives 135 mm (5.3 in) of rainfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of 28°C (82°F). During the driest month July you can expect a temperature of 20°C (68°F).

For more detailed insights into the city’s temperatures, check out our Temperature page. To explore more about precipitation patterns, visit our Vereeniging Precipitation page.