Madikwe Game Reserve Temperature by Month

Madikwe Game Reserve, North West, South Africa has an average annual maximum temperature of 29°C (84°F), with moderate seasonal shifts ranging from 23°C (73°F) in July to 32°C (90°F) in October. Below you'll find a full monthly breakdown and a comparison with cities worldwide.

The moderate changes in the climate in Madikwe Game Reserve ensure gradual weather shifts through each season. At night, temperatures drop to between 19°C (66°F) and 7°C (45°F) depending on the time of year.

The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Madikwe Game Reserve 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. October, the warmest month, gets 298 hours of sunshine.

The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:

Madikwe Game Reserve's average annual maximum temperature is 29°C (84°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:

Rome, Italy averages 20°C (68°F) annually, with reliably warm summers and comfortable winters.

Reykjavík, Iceland averages 9°C (48°F) a year, mild summers by Icelandic standards, but cold winters and frequent wind.

New York City, USA averages 17°C (63°F) a year, with hot humid summers and cold winters that bring regular snowfall.

Tokyo, Japan averages 21°C (70°F) a year, with hot summers, cool winters, and a well-defined cherry blossom spring.

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.

For cities and regions with significant elevation, altitude is one of the biggest factors shaping local temperatures. As a rule of thumb, temperatures fall by around 6°C for every 1,000 metres gained, so a city at 2,000 metres will typically be around 12°C cooler than a city at sea level in the same region. Higher ground also tends to see more dramatic day-to-night temperature swings, since thinner air loses heat faster after sunset.

For more on Madikwe Game Reserve's weather, including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity, visit our Madikwe Game Reserve climate page.