Rustenburg Temperature by Month

Rustenburg, North West, South Africa has an average annual maximum temperature of 27°C (81°F), with moderate seasonal shifts ranging from 22°C (72°F) in July to 30°C (86°F) in January. Below you'll find a full monthly breakdown and a comparison with cities worldwide.

The moderate changes in the climate in Rustenburg ensure gradual weather shifts through each season. At night, temperatures drop to between 19°C (66°F) and 6°C (43°F) depending on the time of year.

The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Rustenburg by month:

From around 4 AM to 6 AM temperatures are at their lowest; by 3 PM they've climbed to their daily peak.

The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:

Rustenburg's average annual maximum temperature is 27°C (81°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:

Lisbon, Portugal averages 21°C (70°F) annually, warm summers, mild winters, and rain mainly in the cooler months.

On the cooler end, Oslo, Norway averages just 10°C (50°F) annually, with pleasant summers but long, cold winters.

Chicago, USA averages 15°C (59°F) annually, known for extreme seasonal swings, from bitterly cold winters to warm summers.

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.

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 Rustenburg's weather, including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity, visit our Rustenburg climate page.