North West Province Weather and Climate
Wildebeest sunset, Madikwe
© South African Tourism
The North West Province of South Africa has a fantastic climate and assures almost year-round sunshine,
with sporadic thundershowers cooling the summer afternoons.
This region
is characteristic of quintessential Africa and forms part of the southern Kalahari Desert
with average maximum summer temperatures above 30 degrees C. Winter
typically has dry, sunny days and nippy evenings with an average
maximum winter temperature of 22ºC dropping to 2 degrees C at night.
Pilanesberg lies at an altitude of 1043m on latitude 25º20' South and longitude of 27º10' East.