Amandelbult climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Amandelbult?

Amandelbult has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.7 °C and it receives 527 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Amandelbult?

The hottest day measured in Amandelbult between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 2016, reaching 42.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Amandelbult?

The coldest day measured in Amandelbult between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 1968, at -1.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Amandelbult?

Almost never: Amandelbult sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Amandelbult warmed?

Yes: Amandelbult warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Amandelbult?

The wettest day measured in Amandelbult between 1940 and 2025 was 29 October 1951, with 109 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Amandelbult?

The windiest day measured in Amandelbult between 1940 and 2025 was 27 October 2024, with winds reaching 37.5 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Amandelbult?

The warmest month in Amandelbult is January (25.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (13.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Amandelbult?

Amandelbult receives on average 527 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 75 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Amandelbult?

Amandelbult gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Amandelbult (South Africa) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.7 °C and it receives 527 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is January (25.3 °C on average) and the coldest is July (13.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Amandelbult averages 0 frost days, 120 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 75 rainy days per year.

Amandelbult has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 42.4 °C (on 7 January 2016) and the coldest -1.2 °C (on 15 June 1968).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

AmandelbultLimpopo

coords: -24.82°, 27.30°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BShHot semi-aridWarmest monthJanuaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthDecemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

20.7°C

Average daily high

27.5°C

Average daily low

14.9°C

Annual rainfall

527mm

Sunshine / day

10.9h

Mean relative humidity

53%

Average peak wind

12.9km/h

Seasonal range

11.8°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

120 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

75 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

27.6 °C

Average feels-like low

14.0 °C

Average peak gust

30.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

73 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.1 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.16 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

42.4 °C

7 January 2016

Coldest day

-1.2 °C

15 June 1968

Wettest day

109 mm

29 October 1951

Windiest day

37.5 km/h

27 October 2024

Strongest gust

79.9 km/h

28 September 2012

Hottest feels-like

42.0 °C

7 January 2016

Coldest feels-like

-4.7 °C

15 June 1968

Sunniest day

13.5 h

12 December 2024

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	36.5 °C15 October 2025	1.7 °C11 July 2025	20.4 °C	910 mm	114	0
2024	40.5 °C4 December 2024	-0.1 °C9 July 2024	22.3 °C	247 mm	171	1
2023	38.7 °C8 October 2023	1.5 °C12 July 2023	21.6 °C	343 mm	164	0
2022	38.4 °C4 October 2022	1.2 °C17 June 2022	20.8 °C	593 mm	124	0
2021	37.3 °C16 November 2021	0.6 °C22 July 2021	20.7 °C	670 mm	119	0
2020	38.4 °C19 October 2020	1.0 °C16 July 2020	20.7 °C	439 mm	123	0
2019	39.6 °C26 October 2019	1.1 °C3 July 2019	22.6 °C	341 mm	181	0
2018	39.1 °C8 January 2018	3.9 °C17 July 2018	21.9 °C	365 mm	155	0
2017	38.7 °C7 November 2017	3.6 °C21 July 2017	21.1 °C	657 mm	126	0
2016	42.4 °C7 January 2016	2.1 °C28 July 2016	22.5 °C	413 mm	181	0
2015	40.5 °C12 November 2015	2.4 °C18 July 2015	22.9 °C	214 mm	196	0
2014	37.8 °C9 October 2014	-0.4 °C7 June 2014	20.7 °C	655 mm	122	1
2013	38.6 °C12 October 2013	4.1 °C16 June 2013	21.5 °C	354 mm	160	0
2012	38.2 °C21 November 2012	1.7 °C11 June 2012	21.3 °C	405 mm	158	0
2011	39.3 °C24 October 2011	1.8 °C2 June 2011	20.5 °C	572 mm	113	0
2010	38.6 °C13 February 2010	0.8 °C18 June 2010	21.2 °C	464 mm	145	0
2009	37.3 °C18 December 2009	1.2 °C27 June 2009	20.3 °C	613 mm	112	0
2008	38.4 °C3 November 2008	2.5 °C8 July 2008	20.6 °C	514 mm	116	0
2007	37.2 °C22 February 2007	-0.5 °C24 May 2007	20.7 °C	368 mm	129	1
2006	37.7 °C25 October 2006	1.6 °C6 August 2006	20.1 °C	565 mm	95	0
2005	40.0 °C3 November 2005	3.9 °C8 July 2005	21.7 °C	399 mm	145	0
2004	37.2 °C15 January 2004	1.7 °C28 July 2004	20.3 °C	563 mm	110	0
2003	38.1 °C14 January 2003	3.1 °C21 August 2003	21.7 °C	271 mm	176	0
2002	37.6 °C19 October 2002	2.1 °C18 July 2002	20.7 °C	303 mm	139	0
2001	39.2 °C11 January 2001	0.0 °C25 July 2001	20.4 °C	582 mm	109	0
2000	35.4 °C10 October 2000	-1.0 °C17 July 2000	19.4 °C	840 mm	76	1
1999	36.7 °C1 March 1999	4.1 °C8 June 1999	20.6 °C	408 mm	104	0
1998	38.4 °C3 February 1998	1.0 °C5 July 1998	20.9 °C	542 mm	131	0
1997	37.7 °C7 November 1997	2.0 °C30 May 1997	20.1 °C	587 mm	111	0
1996	37.8 °C3 November 1996	0.7 °C8 July 1996	20.1 °C	648 mm	97	0
1995	38.7 °C27 January 1995	1.9 °C7 August 1995	20.8 °C	642 mm	119	0
1994	36.6 °C23 December 1994	0.8 °C6 July 1994	20.1 °C	352 mm	107	0
1993	38.3 °C31 October 1993	1.7 °C21 June 1993	21.2 °C	384 mm	121	0
1992	40.6 °C27 February 1992	1.2 °C10 August 1992	22.1 °C	268 mm	185	0
1991	36.4 °C8 October 1991	3.0 °C8 July 1991	20.8 °C	510 mm	123	0
1990	39.0 °C14 November 1990	2.2 °C24 June 1990	21.2 °C	348 mm	148	0
1989	38.1 °C1 November 1989	1.1 °C20 July 1989	20.6 °C	487 mm	112	0
1988	38.9 °C31 January 1988	0.5 °C10 June 1988	20.9 °C	492 mm	128	0
1987	38.4 °C4 November 1987	2.1 °C22 July 1987	21.7 °C	425 mm	162	0
1986	36.9 °C15 November 1986	4.2 °C26 June 1986	21.4 °C	406 mm	142	0
1985	37.7 °C11 December 1985	0.8 °C13 July 1985	21.3 °C	527 mm	139	0
1984	39.5 °C29 December 1984	3.6 °C20 June 1984	21.1 °C	394 mm	140	0
1983	39.3 °C11 January 1983	1.7 °C27 June 1983	21.5 °C	436 mm	155	0
1982	39.2 °C28 December 1982	0.7 °C17 June 1982	20.7 °C	392 mm	132	0
1981	39.4 °C6 November 1981	0.2 °C17 June 1981	19.6 °C	589 mm	80	0
1980	36.9 °C2 January 1980	0.5 °C24 June 1980	19.7 °C	526 mm	84	0
1979	37.2 °C30 November 1979	0.6 °C25 July 1979	20.6 °C	511 mm	145	0
1978	36.5 °C25 November 1978	-0.1 °C20 June 1978	19.7 °C	635 mm	68	1
1977	36.9 °C15 January 1977	2.3 °C27 June 1977	20.0 °C	755 mm	99	0
1976	35.1 °C18 December 1976	0.4 °C21 June 1976	19.1 °C	612 mm	52	0
1975	36.1 °C1 January 1975	1.9 °C20 July 1975	19.4 °C	670 mm	78	0
1974	36.0 °C5 November 1974	1.0 °C2 August 1974	19.3 °C	557 mm	63	0
1973	39.0 °C19 January 1973	3.8 °C12 August 1973	20.7 °C	648 mm	132	0
1972	38.0 °C1 December 1972	-0.4 °C2 August 1972	20.2 °C	534 mm	111	1
1971	36.6 °C25 December 1971	1.9 °C18 July 1971	19.9 °C	599 mm	94	0
1970	37.9 °C1 March 1970	2.8 °C7 July 1970	21.2 °C	569 mm	154	0
1969	38.8 °C14 January 1969	2.1 °C24 July 1969	20.5 °C	572 mm	109	0
1968	38.5 °C4 January 1968	-1.2 °C15 June 1968	20.1 °C	404 mm	123	1
1967	36.6 °C16 November 1967	0.0 °C13 June 1967	19.4 °C	619 mm	82	0
1966	37.3 °C29 November 1966	3.9 °C22 May 1966	20.6 °C	582 mm	107	0
1965	37.5 °C2 November 1965	0.2 °C25 June 1965	20.3 °C	264 mm	119	0
1964	37.9 °C26 February 1964	-0.4 °C27 June 1964	20.9 °C	432 mm	150	1
1963	36.7 °C29 December 1963	0.7 °C16 July 1963	20.2 °C	505 mm	116	0
1962	38.1 °C17 October 1962	3.4 °C13 July 1962	20.8 °C	703 mm	139	0
1961	38.4 °C24 October 1961	4.5 °C4 August 1961	20.4 °C	667 mm	108	0
1960	37.0 °C11 January 1960	2.9 °C26 July 1960	20.2 °C	685 mm	125	0
1959	38.3 °C16 December 1959	4.0 °C20 June 1959	20.4 °C	467 mm	127	0
1958	36.4 °C23 November 1958	2.0 °C15 June 1958	19.9 °C	957 mm	76	0
1957	37.7 °C12 November 1957	0.9 °C20 June 1957	20.0 °C	666 mm	82	0
1956	37.1 °C2 February 1956	2.6 °C11 June 1956	20.0 °C	735 mm	67	0
1955	35.3 °C9 October 1955	-0.9 °C29 June 1955	19.1 °C	700 mm	57	1
1954	39.4 °C25 October 1954	-0.7 °C28 July 1954	21.8 °C	191 mm	183	1
1953	39.4 °C22 January 1953	0.7 °C30 July 1953	20.5 °C	583 mm	103	0
1952	39.7 °C20 November 1952	2.5 °C27 July 1952	20.9 °C	519 mm	116	0
1951	39.2 °C12 January 1951	1.3 °C14 July 1951	20.5 °C	720 mm	116	0
1950	37.8 °C30 December 1950	3.1 °C27 May 1950	20.6 °C	502 mm	116	0
1949	39.7 °C9 January 1949	3.0 °C16 July 1949	20.7 °C	535 mm	122	0
1948	37.4 °C24 November 1948	2.1 °C23 July 1948	19.9 °C	637 mm	83	0
1947	38.6 °C4 November 1947	1.1 °C13 July 1947	20.0 °C	814 mm	87	0
1946	39.1 °C29 October 1946	1.6 °C7 July 1946	20.1 °C	642 mm	86	0
1945	37.5 °C7 November 1945	1.6 °C29 June 1945	20.5 °C	573 mm	89	0
1944	38.1 °C31 October 1944	3.9 °C9 July 1944	20.2 °C	663 mm	72	0
1943	36.6 °C10 October 1943	2.2 °C21 July 1943	20.0 °C	597 mm	71	0
1942	35.7 °C23 October 1942	0.4 °C21 July 1942	20.0 °C	657 mm	73	0
1941	39.0 °C16 October 1941	2.3 °C30 June 1941	21.9 °C	305 mm	172	0
1940	38.6 °C12 November 1940	0.7 °C3 July 1940	21.6 °C	317 mm	152	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.0 °C

-0.5 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

114 d/yr

-6

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

910 mm

+383 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	29.4 °C	-1.4 °C	237 mm	+142 mm
Feb	28.9 °C	-1.3 °C	278 mm	+191 mm
Mar	28.2 °C	-0.8 °C	31 mm	-35 mm
Apr	25.3 °C	-1.4 °C	101 mm	+62 mm
May	23.6 °C	-0.7 °C	11 mm	-1 mm
Jun	22.0 °C	+0.5 °C	0 mm	-5 mm
Jul	22.1 °C	+0.5 °C	1 mm	-2 mm
Aug	27.0 °C	+2.2 °C	0 mm	-3 mm
Sep	30.7 °C	+1.9 °C	10 mm	-4 mm
Oct	30.7 °C	0.0 °C	21 mm	-17 mm
Nov	27.5 °C	-3.1 °C	112 mm	+42 mm
Dec	29.0 °C	-1.6 °C	108 mm	+13 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.5 °C

15 Oct 2025

Coldest day

1.7 °C

11 Jul 2025

Wettest day

45.7 mm

20 Feb 2025

Windiest day

25.5 km/h

9 Oct 2025

Strongest gust

50.4 km/h

9 Jun 2025

Hottest feels-like

39.2 °C

25 Jan 2025

Coldest feels-like

-1.2 °C

28 Jun 2025

Sunniest day

13.5 h

6 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Amandelbult?

Amandelbult has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.7 °C and it receives 527 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Amandelbult?

The hottest day measured in Amandelbult between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 2016, reaching 42.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Amandelbult?

The coldest day measured in Amandelbult between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 1968, at -1.2 °C.

Does it snow in Amandelbult?

Almost never: Amandelbult sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Amandelbult warmed?

Yes: Amandelbult warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Amandelbult?

The wettest day measured in Amandelbult between 1940 and 2025 was 29 October 1951, with 109 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Amandelbult?

The windiest day measured in Amandelbult between 1940 and 2025 was 27 October 2024, with winds reaching 37.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Amandelbult?

The warmest month in Amandelbult is January (25.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (13.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Amandelbult?

Amandelbult receives on average 527 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 75 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Amandelbult?

Amandelbult gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Amandelbult?

Yes: Amandelbult has on average 73 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Amandelbult?

In Amandelbult, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.0 °C on 7 January 2016, and the lowest was -4.7 °C on 15 June 1968.

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