Riding weather · South Africa
Johannesburg and the Magaliesberg motorcycle weather by month
On our rules, the best months to ride in the Johannesburg and the Magaliesberg area are August to May.
The driest months are June to August; the wettest is January, with about 110 mm of rain over 14 rain days.
Days are warmest in November (average high 28 °C) and nights coldest in July (average low 4 °C).
Month by month
Johannesburg and Hartbeespoort, at about 1,300 to 1,500 m.
- JanGood28°/17°110 mm
- FebGood27°/16°99 mm
- MarGood26°/15°64 mm
- AprGood23°/12°59 mm
- MayGood22°/8°17 mm
- JunMixed19°/5°5 mm
- JulMixed19°/4°4 mm
- AugGood23°/7°1 mm
- SeptGood27°/11°12 mm
- OctGood28°/13°47 mm
- NovGood28°/15°73 mm
- DecGood28°/17°108 mm
Average high/low in °C and monthly rain. How we rate months
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| Month | Riding | High | Low | Rain | Rain days | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Good | 28 °C 82 °F | 17 °C 62 °F | 110 mm | 14 | |
| February | Good | 27 °C 80 °F | 16 °C 62 °F | 99 mm | 14 | |
| March | Good | 26 °C 79 °F | 15 °C 59 °F | 64 mm | 9 | |
| April | Good | 23 °C 74 °F | 12 °C 53 °F | 59 mm | 7 | |
| May | Good | 22 °C 71 °F | 8 °C 46 °F | 17 mm | 3 | |
| June | Mixed | 19 °C 66 °F | 5 °C 41 °F | 5 mm | 1 | cold |
| July | Mixed | 19 °C 66 °F | 4 °C 40 °F | 4 mm | 1 | cold |
| August | Good | 23 °C 73 °F | 7 °C 45 °F | 1 mm | 0 | |
| September | Good | 27 °C 80 °F | 11 °C 52 °F | 12 mm | 3 | |
| October | Good | 28 °C 82 °F | 13 °C 56 °F | 47 mm | 7 | |
| November | Good | 28 °C 82 °F | 15 °C 59 °F | 73 mm | 12 | |
| December | Good | 28 °C 82 °F | 17 °C 62 °F | 108 mm | 15 |
Rain days: days with at least 1 mm. Averages of daily values, 2015 to 2024, for Johannesburg, corrected to riding elevation. Reanalysis smooths mountains and local showers, so read these as a regional picture rather than a forecast.
Climate data: Open-Meteo / ERA5, 2015 to 2024 (CC BY 4.0).
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