Bothaville climate — normals and trends
Bothaville (South Africa) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.4 °C and it receives 608 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 (23.3 °C on average) and the coldest is June (9.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Bothaville averages 16 frost days, 80 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 88 rainy days per year.
Bothaville has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.8 °C (on 6 January 2016) and the coldest -6.6 °C (on 19 July 1995).
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
BothavilleFree State
- coords
- -27.39°, 26.62°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.4°C
Average daily high
25.3°C
Average daily low
11.0°C
Annual rainfall
608mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
56%
Average peak wind
16.6km/h
Seasonal range
13.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
16 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
80 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
88 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.3 °C
Average feels-like low
9.0 °C
Average peak gust
34.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
7 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.16 · p = < 0.001
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
40.8 °C
6 January 2016
Coldest day
-6.6 °C
19 July 1995
Wettest day
94 mm
7 December 1954
Windiest day
49.9 km/h
31 October 1985
Strongest gust
90.4 km/h
31 October 1985
Hottest feels-like
40.3 °C
29 January 1983
Coldest feels-like
-11.2 °C
19 July 1995
Snowiest day
2.2 cm
7 July 1996
Sunniest day
13.7 h
17 December 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 50 mm | -52 mm |
| Feb | 29.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 112 mm | +20 mm |
| Mar | 27.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 105 mm | +30 mm |
| Apr | 22.7 °C | -1.8 °C | 180 mm | +128 mm |
| May | 22.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -18 mm |
| Jun | 19.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 6 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 20.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 8 mm | +2 mm |
| Aug | 24.7 °C | +2.9 °C | 4 mm | -8 mm |
| Sep | 28.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 35 mm | +17 mm |
| Oct | 29.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 64 mm | +9 mm |
| Nov | 27.0 °C | -1.8 °C | 132 mm | +54 mm |
| Dec | 29.4 °C | -0.3 °C | 114 mm | +23 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bothaville?
Bothaville has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.4 °C and it receives 608 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bothaville?
The hottest day measured in Bothaville between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 2016, reaching 40.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bothaville?
The coldest day measured in Bothaville between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1995, at -6.6 °C.
Does it snow in Bothaville?
Almost never: Bothaville sees virtually no snow, with about 16 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bothaville warmed?
Yes: Bothaville warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bothaville?
The wettest day measured in Bothaville between 1940 and 2025 was 7 December 1954, with 94 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bothaville?
The windiest day measured in Bothaville between 1940 and 2025 was 31 October 1985, with winds reaching 49.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bothaville?
The warmest month in Bothaville is January (23.3 °C on average); the coldest is June (9.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Bothaville?
Bothaville receives on average 608 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 88 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bothaville?
Bothaville gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Bothaville?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Bothaville between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 1996, with 2.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Bothaville?
Yes: Bothaville has on average 7 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bothaville?
In Bothaville, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.3 °C on 29 January 1983, and the lowest was -11.2 °C on 19 July 1995.
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