Gariepdam Temperature by Month
Gariepdam in South Africa sees significant seasonal temperature differences, with daytime highs between 18°C (64°F) in July and 32°C (90°F) in January, averaging 26°C (79°F) annually. Explore the full monthly breakdown below.
Gariepdam Monthly Temperatures
In Gariepdam, temperatures differ significantly between summer and winter months. Nighttime lows reflect this range, dropping from 18°C (64°F) in January to 3°C (37°F) in July.
The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Gariepdam by month:
The minimum temperature is often recorded between 4 AM and 6 AM, while the highest temperature is usually reached at 3 PM, when the sun's heating effect is strongest.
The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:
Temperature: Gariepdam vs South Africa
The map below shows the annual temperature across South Africa. You can also select individual months if you want to compare a specific time of year.
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Gariepdam vs World: Temperature Compared
Gariepdam's average annual maximum temperature is 26°C (79°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:
Barcelona, Spain has an annual average of around 21°C (70°F), with warm summers and mild, fairly short winters.
On the cooler end, Oslo, Norway averages just 10°C (50°F) annually, with pleasant summers but long, cold winters.
San Francisco, USA averages 19°C (66°F) annually, but with little seasonal variation — summers are often cool and foggy, winters mild.
Perth, Australia averages 25°C (77°F) annually, with a classic Mediterranean climate — hot dry summers and mild wet winters.
Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.
The readings come from a range of sources — land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.
Whether a city sits on the coast or deep inland makes a significant difference to its climate. Coastal areas tend to have more stable temperatures year-round — large bodies of water absorb heat slowly in summer and release it gradually in winter, keeping extremes in check. Cities far from the sea don't benefit from that buffer, which is why continental climates tend to have hotter summers and colder winters than their coastal counterparts at the same latitude.
For more on Gariepdam's weather — including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity — visit our Gariepdam climate page.
