Is it safe to be outside in Upington today?
Mostly — but keep an eye on conditions in Upington right now: Heads up — Very high fire danger — take real care with any flame or spark. It's about 30° (feels like 27°), no rain expected soon, and UV peaks around 7. Air quality is moderate (European AQI 51). Fire danger is very high (index 29).
Very high fire danger — take real care with any flame or spark.
Updated 12:45, 11 Sep (SAST) · live weather for Upington
- 30°now
- 27°feels like
- 20 km/hwind
- 18%humidity
- UV 7peak today
- AQI 51air
- FDI 29fire danger
Today in Upington
- Fire danger FDI 29Very high fire danger — take real care with any flame or spark.
- Air quality AQI 51Moderate — fine for most, but sensitive people may notice it. (Satellite estimate — other apps may read differently.)
- UV & sun UV 7High UV around midday — a bit of sunscreen goes a long way.
Next 7 days
- Fri17° / 31°UV 7
- Sat18° / 32°UV 7
- Sun17° / 33°UV 7
- Mon12° / 20°UV 7
- Tue9° / 21°UV 7
- Wed9° / 24°UV 8
- Thu13° / 25°UV 7
Weather in Upington
Upington bakes in the dry Karoo interior — intense summer sun with extreme UV and heat, and cold, crystal-clear winter nights. Along the Orange River in the Kalahari, Upington is one of the hottest places in South Africa — summer heat and UV here are extreme.
Open the live Upington appHow Upington has changed
Roughly 120 hectares of land around Upington 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 Upington right now?
Mostly — but keep an eye on conditions in Upington right now: Heads up — Very high fire danger — take real care with any flame or spark. It's about 30° (feels like 27°), no rain expected soon, and UV peaks around 7. Air quality is moderate (European AQI 51). Fire danger is very high (index 29).
Will it rain in Upington today?
No rain is expected in Upington in the next few hours. The 7-day outlook shows what's coming.
How hot is it in Upington today?
It's about 30° in Upington right now, feeling like 27°, with a high near 31° and a low near 17°.
Is the UV high in Upington today?
Today's UV in Upington peaks around 7 (high) — wear sunscreen and a hat around midday.
What is the fire danger in Upington today?
Fire danger in Upington is very high right now, at a fire-danger index of 29. Take real care with anything that burns or sparks — this is the level at which a small mistake becomes somebody's whole afternoon. No active fire detections within 150 km of Upington 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.