Ballitoville climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Ballitoville?

Ballitoville has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.9 °C and it receives 1,028 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Ballitoville between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 1996, reaching 35.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Ballitoville?

The coldest day measured in Ballitoville between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 1994, at 9.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Ballitoville?

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

Q: Has the climate of Ballitoville warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Ballitoville?

The wettest day measured in Ballitoville between 1940 and 2025 was 11 April 2022, with 202 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Ballitoville?

The windiest day measured in Ballitoville between 1940 and 2025 was 2 December 1943, with winds reaching 60.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Ballitoville?

The warmest month in Ballitoville is February (24.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Ballitoville?

Ballitoville receives on average 1,028 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 135 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Ballitoville?

Ballitoville gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Ballitoville (South Africa) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.9 °C and it receives 1,028 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 February (24.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (17.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.

Ballitoville averages 0 frost days, 10 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 135 rainy days per year.

Ballitoville has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 35.7 °C (on 17 December 1996) and the coldest 9.2 °C (on 29 June 1994).

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

BallitovilleKwaZulu-Natal

coords: -29.54°, 31.21°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthFebruaryDriest monthJune

Mean daily temperature

20.9°C

Average daily high

23.9°C

Average daily low

18.6°C

Annual rainfall

1,028mm

Sunshine / day

9.6h

Mean relative humidity

78%

Average peak wind

24.6km/h

Seasonal range

6.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

10 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

135 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

24.9 °C

Average feels-like low

18.3 °C

Average peak gust

41.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

132 d/yr

Solar radiation

16.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.1 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · 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

35.7 °C

17 December 1996

Coldest day

9.2 °C

29 June 1994

Wettest day

202 mm

11 April 2022

Windiest day

60.8 km/h

2 December 1943

Strongest gust

115.2 km/h

27 June 2007

Hottest feels-like

41.4 °C

20 February 2023

Coldest feels-like

3.6 °C

6 September 2004

Sunniest day

13.9 h

2 January 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	35.1 °C4 January 2025	11.6 °C29 July 2025	21.5 °C	1,180 mm	11
2024	33.7 °C5 March 2024	12.0 °C9 July 2024	21.6 °C	891 mm	11
2023	35.1 °C20 February 2023	13.3 °C10 July 2023	21.3 °C	1,163 mm	15
2022	31.3 °C27 January 2022	12.0 °C17 June 2022	21.5 °C	1,450 mm	5
2021	31.4 °C14 October 2021	10.1 °C28 August 2021	21.0 °C	1,123 mm	9
2020	32.8 °C25 September 2020	11.6 °C17 July 2020	21.3 °C	903 mm	15
2019	32.5 °C26 February 2019	12.3 °C22 July 2019	21.4 °C	995 mm	10
2018	32.0 °C18 December 2018	12.2 °C4 July 2018	21.0 °C	927 mm	6
2017	32.6 °C18 February 2017	12.1 °C18 July 2017	21.1 °C	1,271 mm	8
2016	33.1 °C1 April 2016	11.5 °C10 August 2016	21.4 °C	905 mm	20
2015	34.1 °C24 December 2015	12.2 °C2 August 2015	21.6 °C	766 mm	11
2014	33.1 °C25 December 2014	12.3 °C9 July 2014	21.3 °C	686 mm	17
2013	32.6 °C24 January 2013	12.1 °C1 September 2013	20.9 °C	1,018 mm	10
2012	33.2 °C25 August 2012	12.1 °C7 August 2012	21.2 °C	1,075 mm	11
2011	32.7 °C12 March 2011	11.6 °C25 June 2011	20.9 °C	1,059 mm	7
2010	34.1 °C14 September 2010	12.1 °C17 July 2010	21.6 °C	687 mm	22
2009	33.4 °C2 September 2009	12.7 °C1 July 2009	20.9 °C	928 mm	12
2008	34.9 °C22 December 2008	12.5 °C20 September 2008	21.0 °C	770 mm	9
2007	32.5 °C3 March 2007	11.4 °C27 June 2007	21.2 °C	864 mm	12
2006	33.5 °C29 December 2006	12.6 °C7 June 2006	21.1 °C	1,045 mm	16
2005	33.3 °C11 January 2005	13.2 °C17 June 2005	21.3 °C	867 mm	9
2004	32.0 °C12 January 2004	10.7 °C6 September 2004	21.2 °C	935 mm	13
2003	32.7 °C24 December 2003	10.3 °C21 August 2003	21.2 °C	739 mm	18
2002	33.2 °C17 January 2002	12.7 °C12 July 2002	21.3 °C	895 mm	13
2001	32.5 °C10 March 2001	12.3 °C24 July 2001	21.3 °C	1,033 mm	10
2000	32.7 °C7 December 2000	12.0 °C17 July 2000	21.1 °C	1,150 mm	6
1999	31.9 °C20 January 1999	12.7 °C12 September 1999	21.7 °C	1,152 mm	18
1998	33.6 °C28 January 1998	12.1 °C5 July 1998	21.3 °C	863 mm	10
1997	33.9 °C16 December 1997	11.7 °C29 June 1997	20.6 °C	1,211 mm	9
1996	35.7 °C17 December 1996	10.6 °C19 July 1996	20.7 °C	1,222 mm	16
1995	33.7 °C12 October 1995	10.8 °C20 July 1995	20.6 °C	1,257 mm	10
1994	33.5 °C27 November 1994	9.2 °C29 June 1994	20.7 °C	748 mm	8
1993	34.6 °C7 February 1993	12.6 °C14 August 1993	21.3 °C	728 mm	12
1992	32.3 °C11 March 1992	11.5 °C12 August 1992	21.4 °C	608 mm	21
1991	33.8 °C16 January 1991	11.5 °C29 July 1991	21.0 °C	961 mm	11
1990	31.6 °C6 January 1990	11.4 °C2 July 1990	20.6 °C	1,144 mm	4
1989	31.5 °C29 December 1989	11.7 °C5 August 1989	20.9 °C	1,186 mm	9
1988	31.9 °C12 January 1988	11.3 °C10 July 1988	21.0 °C	1,046 mm	6
1987	33.0 °C11 December 1987	11.4 °C21 June 1987	20.9 °C	1,478 mm	11
1986	31.0 °C26 August 1986	12.3 °C23 June 1986	21.0 °C	993 mm	7
1985	34.3 °C3 January 1985	13.1 °C27 August 1985	21.3 °C	1,086 mm	14
1984	32.7 °C20 December 1984	11.4 °C14 June 1984	20.7 °C	1,050 mm	6
1983	32.4 °C1 February 1983	12.2 °C7 July 1983	21.2 °C	843 mm	15
1982	32.4 °C20 January 1982	12.4 °C17 June 1982	20.8 °C	724 mm	14
1981	33.2 °C27 January 1981	11.4 °C19 August 1981	20.6 °C	834 mm	14
1980	32.2 °C20 December 1980	11.9 °C30 June 1980	20.9 °C	721 mm	12
1979	33.6 °C12 January 1979	12.0 °C2 September 1979	20.9 °C	912 mm	18
1978	32.0 °C30 December 1978	11.8 °C20 June 1978	20.8 °C	1,034 mm	6
1977	33.4 °C28 December 1977	11.8 °C5 July 1977	21.2 °C	1,119 mm	13
1976	31.4 °C18 December 1976	11.7 °C30 July 1976	20.7 °C	1,308 mm	10
1975	32.1 °C19 October 1975	10.8 °C24 July 1975	20.5 °C	1,243 mm	5
1974	32.4 °C28 December 1974	12.0 °C11 August 1974	21.0 °C	1,123 mm	17
1973	32.1 °C27 November 1973	12.1 °C29 July 1973	20.4 °C	1,326 mm	10
1972	32.7 °C9 December 1972	11.4 °C3 August 1972	20.6 °C	1,146 mm	10
1971	30.9 °C8 March 1971	11.4 °C18 June 1971	20.5 °C	1,279 mm	3
1970	34.8 °C6 October 1970	11.5 °C24 July 1970	20.7 °C	1,209 mm	13
1969	35.2 °C16 October 1969	11.3 °C23 August 1969	20.7 °C	1,085 mm	20
1968	32.1 °C23 December 1968	10.7 °C7 July 1968	19.7 °C	1,070 mm	4
1967	32.6 °C29 January 1967	11.6 °C10 July 1967	20.7 °C	907 mm	6
1966	33.9 °C25 November 1966	10.9 °C21 July 1966	20.8 °C	822 mm	14
1965	34.1 °C6 March 1965	12.0 °C18 October 1965	20.7 °C	767 mm	15
1964	33.4 °C17 February 1964	11.7 °C26 June 1964	20.6 °C	1,106 mm	9
1963	32.2 °C20 December 1963	12.3 °C26 June 1963	20.7 °C	1,050 mm	4
1962	32.6 °C7 September 1962	11.8 °C28 August 1962	21.0 °C	1,033 mm	6
1961	33.9 °C2 February 1961	11.3 °C8 August 1961	20.9 °C	1,026 mm	11
1960	31.3 °C2 February 1960	11.7 °C23 July 1960	20.8 °C	1,240 mm	10
1959	32.1 °C5 February 1959	13.1 °C13 September 1959	20.6 °C	850 mm	7
1958	33.6 °C4 October 1958	11.7 °C10 August 1958	20.9 °C	951 mm	10
1957	32.6 °C27 October 1957	12.2 °C14 August 1957	21.0 °C	1,163 mm	12
1956	32.4 °C17 March 1956	10.9 °C9 June 1956	20.4 °C	1,248 mm	6
1955	31.9 °C28 December 1955	10.9 °C8 August 1955	19.9 °C	943 mm	5
1954	30.9 °C15 December 1954	9.8 °C23 July 1954	19.1 °C	1,216 mm	4
1953	30.3 °C7 February 1953	11.8 °C31 July 1953	20.7 °C	895 mm	4
1952	31.2 °C21 October 1952	13.5 °C30 July 1952	21.0 °C	1,092 mm	6
1951	32.9 °C6 December 1951	12.0 °C11 July 1951	20.4 °C	756 mm	5
1950	33.2 °C6 December 1950	11.9 °C28 July 1950	20.7 °C	1,045 mm	5
1949	32.1 °C17 December 1949	12.7 °C13 July 1949	20.2 °C	815 mm	2
1948	31.3 °C29 September 1948	12.2 °C16 August 1948	20.4 °C	947 mm	1
1947	32.9 °C7 November 1947	11.1 °C16 July 1947	20.1 °C	1,017 mm	7
1946	31.3 °C22 December 1946	11.3 °C29 July 1946	20.4 °C	1,038 mm	9
1945	31.8 °C25 December 1945	11.0 °C13 June 1945	20.4 °C	947 mm	5
1944	32.2 °C5 October 1944	11.2 °C12 July 1944	20.0 °C	1,783 mm	5
1943	30.4 °C24 March 1943	10.1 °C5 August 1943	20.0 °C	1,140 mm	2
1942	33.2 °C3 January 1942	11.0 °C27 July 1942	20.3 °C	1,648 mm	3
1941	34.0 °C22 January 1941	10.9 °C30 June 1941	20.9 °C	866 mm	19
1940	34.1 °C20 November 1940	12.0 °C15 July 1940	20.7 °C	1,022 mm	8

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

24.3 °C

+0.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

11 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1180 mm

+152 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	27.3 °C	+1.0 °C	210 mm	+94 mm
Feb	26.9 °C	+0.4 °C	159 mm	+34 mm
Mar	26.7 °C	+0.7 °C	122 mm	+12 mm
Apr	24.1 °C	-0.5 °C	205 mm	+108 mm
May	23.9 °C	+0.7 °C	32 mm	-26 mm
Jun	23.0 °C	+1.2 °C	17 mm	-17 mm
Jul	21.8 °C	+0.4 °C	59 mm	+20 mm
Aug	22.5 °C	+0.6 °C	12 mm	-37 mm
Sep	23.0 °C	+0.6 °C	90 mm	+14 mm
Oct	23.2 °C	+0.3 °C	76 mm	-25 mm
Nov	24.0 °C	0.0 °C	77 mm	-34 mm
Dec	25.5 °C	+0.2 °C	121 mm	+8 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

35.1 °C

4 Jan 2025

Coldest day

11.6 °C

29 Jul 2025

Wettest day

73.7 mm

6 Jan 2025

Windiest day

46.3 km/h

10 Jun 2025

Strongest gust

77.0 km/h

15 Jan 2025

Hottest feels-like

40.2 °C

4 Jan 2025

Coldest feels-like

9.8 °C

29 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

13.9 h

30 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Ballitoville?

Ballitoville has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.9 °C and it receives 1,028 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ballitoville?

The hottest day measured in Ballitoville between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 1996, reaching 35.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Ballitoville?

The coldest day measured in Ballitoville between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 1994, at 9.2 °C.

Does it snow in Ballitoville?

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

Has the climate of Ballitoville warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Ballitoville?

The wettest day measured in Ballitoville between 1940 and 2025 was 11 April 2022, with 202 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Ballitoville?

The windiest day measured in Ballitoville between 1940 and 2025 was 2 December 1943, with winds reaching 60.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Ballitoville?

The warmest month in Ballitoville is February (24.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Ballitoville?

Ballitoville receives on average 1,028 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 135 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Ballitoville?

Ballitoville gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Ballitoville?

Yes: Ballitoville has on average 132 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ballitoville?

In Ballitoville, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.4 °C on 20 February 2023, and the lowest was 3.6 °C on 6 September 2004.

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