Is it safe to be outside in Mahikeng today?
Mostly — but keep an eye on conditions in Mahikeng right now: Heads up — High fire danger — dry and warm. Be careful with braais and cigarette butts. It's about 26° (feels like 26°), no rain expected soon, and UV peaks around 8. Air quality is poor (European AQI 70). Fire danger is high (index 16).
High fire danger — dry and warm. Be careful with braais and cigarette butts.
Updated 12:45, 11 Sep (SAST) · live weather for Mahikeng
- 26°now
- 26°feels like
- 7 km/hwind
- 23%humidity
- UV 8peak today
- AQI 70air
- FDI 16fire danger
Today in Mahikeng
- Fire danger FDI 16High fire danger — dry and warm. Be careful with braais and cigarette butts.
- Air quality AQI 70Poor for sensitive people — asthma and older folks, take it easy outside. (Satellite estimate — other apps may read differently.)
- UV & sun UV 8High UV around midday — a bit of sunscreen goes a long way.
Next 7 days
- Fri9° / 27°UV 8
- Sat11° / 26°UV 8
- Sun15° / 28°UV 8
- Mon14° / 27°UV 6
- Tue12° / 25°UV 8
- Wed11° / 28°UV 8
- Thu14° / 23°UV 8
Weather in Mahikeng
Mahikeng lies in the warm bushveld — hot summers broken by afternoon thundershowers, and dry, mild winters when veld-fire danger climbs. Near the Botswana border, Mahikeng is hot and dry, broken by brief but intense summer downpours.
Open the live Mahikeng appHow Mahikeng has changed
Roughly 270 hectares of land around Mahikeng became built-up between 2017 and 2023.
A hectare is about the size of a rugby field. We measure the same 10 km by 10 km square around every place we cover. How we measured this
Land cover: Impact Observatory, Esri and Microsoft, CC-BY-4.0. Derived from Copernicus Sentinel data.
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Common questions
Is it safe to be outside in Mahikeng right now?
Mostly — but keep an eye on conditions in Mahikeng right now: Heads up — High fire danger — dry and warm. Be careful with braais and cigarette butts. It's about 26° (feels like 26°), no rain expected soon, and UV peaks around 8. Air quality is poor (European AQI 70). Fire danger is high (index 16).
Will it rain in Mahikeng today?
No rain is expected in Mahikeng in the next few hours. The 7-day outlook shows what's coming.
How hot is it in Mahikeng today?
It's about 26° in Mahikeng right now, feeling like 26°, with a high near 27° and a low near 9°.
Is the UV high in Mahikeng today?
Today's UV in Mahikeng peaks around 8 (very high) — wear sunscreen and a hat around midday.
What is the fire danger in Mahikeng today?
Fire danger in Mahikeng is high right now, at a fire-danger index of 16. Ordinary care is enough, but the veld is dry enough to carry a fire, so mind cigarette butts and hot coals. No active fire detections within 150 km of Mahikeng in the last twelve hours, though satellites cannot see through thick cloud.
Overhead is a free guide built on live open weather data from Open-Meteo. It is advisory only — for official warnings and emergencies, follow the South African Weather Service.