The climate of South Africa, city by city
This page lists the 305 cities in South Africa for which climate normals are available. Each entry covers temperature, rainfall and how the climate changed between 1940 and 2025, computed from ERA5 reanalysis data.
+1.3 °C since 1940
Frequently asked questions
What is the hottest city in South Africa?
The hottest city in South Africa is Musina, with an average annual temperature of 22.9 °C.
What is the coldest city in South Africa?
The coldest city in South Africa is Khowa, with an average annual temperature of 12.4 °C.
What is the wettest city in South Africa?
The wettest city in South Africa is Tlokoeng, with 1,370 mm of precipitation per year.
Has the climate of South Africa warmed?
Based on its largest cities, South Africa warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025.
Cities by region
Eastern Cape34
- Alice
- Aliwal North
- Bhisho
- Burgersdorp
- Butterworth
- Cala
- Clydesdale
- Cradock
- Dimbaza
- East London
- Fort Beaufort
- Gonubie
- Graaff Reinet
- Humansdorp
- Jeffreys Bay
- Khowa
- Kruisfontein
- Lady Frere
- Makhanda
- Mdantsane
- Middelburg
- Mthatha
- Ndevana
- Port Alfred
- Port Elizabeth
- Qonce
- Queensdale
- Queenstown
- Somerset East
- Stutterheim
- Tlokoeng
- Ugie
- Uitenhage
- Whittlesea
Free State41
- Allanridge
- Bethlehem
- Bloemfontein
- Bothaville
- Botshabelo
- Bultfontein
- Deneysville
- Ficksburg
- Fouriesburg
- Frankfort
- Harrismith
- Heilbron
- Hennenman
- Hlohlolwane
- Hoopstad
- Koppies
- Kroonstad
- Kutloanong
- Ladybrand
- Mamafubedu
- Marquard
- Odendaalsrus
- Parys
- Phomolong
- Phuthaditjhaba
- Reitz
- Sasolburg
- Senekal
- Thaba Nchu
- Theunissen
- Tshiame
- Viljoenskroon
- Villiers
- Virginia
- Vrede
- Vredefort
- Welkom
- Wesselsbron
- Winburg
- Winnie Mandela
- Zastron
Gauteng37
- Alberton
- Alexandra
- Bagale
- Benoni
- Boksburg
- Brakpan
- Bronkhorstspruit
- Carletonville
- Centurion
- Cullinan
- Diepsloot
- Edenvale
- Ekangala
- Etwatwa
- Evaton
- Germiston
- Heidelberg
- Ivory Park
- Johannesburg
- Krugersdorp
- Mabopane
- Midrand
- Midstream
- Nigel
- Pretoria
- Randburg
- Randfontein
- Roodepoort
- Soshanguve
- Soweto
- Springs
- Thembisa
- Tokoza
- Vanderbijlpark
- Vereeniging
- Verena
- Westonaria
KwaZulu-Natal40
- Ballitoville
- Berea
- Dundee
- Durban
- eMkhomazi
- Empangeni
- eMuziwezinto
- Eshowe
- eSikhaleni
- Estcourt
- Folweni
- Frischgewaagd
- Ga-Malakhe
- Glencoe
- Greytown
- Howick
- Kokstad
- KwaDukuza
- Ladysmith
- Mandeni
- Margate
- Mondlo
- Mooi River
- Mpophomeni
- Mpumalanga
- Mtubatuba
- Ncotshane
- Newcastle
- Ntuzuma
- Pietermaritzburg
- Pinetown
- Port Shepstone
- Richards Bay
- Richmond
- Scottburgh
- Shakaskraal
- Tongaat
- Ulundi
- Vryheid
- Wembesi
Limpopo27
Mpumalanga49
- Balfour
- Barberton
- Belfast
- Bethal
- Breyten
- Calcutta
- Carolina
- Daggakraal
- Delmas
- Driefontein
- Driekoppies
- Emalahleni
- eMbalenhle
- Empuluzu
- Ermelo
- Fernie
- Hendrina
- Hlanganani
- Kamaqhekeza
- Kinross
- Komatipoort
- Kriel
- Kwaggafontein
- Lebohang
- Leslie
- Lukwatini
- Lydenburg
- Mafemani
- Matsulu
- Mbombela
- Middelburg
- Mkhuhlu
- Moloto South
- Nhlazatje
- Phola
- Piet Retief
- Redhill
- Sabie
- Schoemansdal
- Secunda
- Siyabuswa
- Somaroboro
- Standerton
- Tekwane
- Thubelihle
- Trichardt
- Vaalbank
- Volksrust
- White River
Northern Cape6
North West30
- Bloemhof
- Brits
- Christiana
- Coligny
- Fochville
- Ga-Rankuwa
- Hammanskraal
- Hartbeesfontein
- Hartbeespoort
- Hartbeestfontein-A
- Itsoseng
- Klerksdorp
- Koster
- Leeudoringstad
- Letlhabile
- Lichtenburg
- Mahikeng
- Makwassie
- Marikana
- Mmabatho
- Orkney
- Ottosdal
- Potchefstroom
- Rustenburg
- Schweizer-Reneke
- Stilfontein
- Ventersdorp
- Vryburg
- Wolmaransstad
- Zeerust
Western Cape41
- Ashton
- Athlone
- Atlantis
- Beaufort West
- Bredasdorp
- Caledon
- Cape Town
- Ceres
- Durbanville
- Dysselsdorp
- Franschhoek
- Gansbaai
- George
- Grabouw
- Groot-Brakrivier
- Hermanus
- Knysna
- Kraaifontein
- Kuils River
- Lansdowne
- Le Roux
- Malmesbury
- Montagu
- Moorreesburg
- Mossel Bay
- Muizenberg
- Oudtshoorn
- Paarl
- Plettenberg Bay
- Retreat
- Riversdale
- Robertson
- Rondebosch
- Saldanha
- Somerset West
- Stellenbosch
- Swellendam
- Vredenburg
- Vredendal
- Wellington
- Worcester