Bredasdorp climate — normals and trends
Bredasdorp (South Africa) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.2 °C and it receives 414 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 (20.8 °C on average) and the coldest is July (11.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Bredasdorp averages 0 frost days, 13 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 80 rainy days per year.
Bredasdorp has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.5 °C (on 31 January 1951) and the coldest -1.9 °C (on 29 July 1946).
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
BredasdorpWestern Cape
- coords
- -34.53°, 20.04°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.2°C
Average daily high
21.7°C
Average daily low
12.1°C
Annual rainfall
414mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
21.9km/h
Seasonal range
9.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
13 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
80 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
20.6 °C
Average feels-like low
10.6 °C
Average peak gust
43.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.72 · 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
40.5 °C
31 January 1951
Coldest day
-1.9 °C
29 July 1946
Wettest day
120 mm
21 November 2007
Windiest day
69.2 km/h
20 November 1943
Strongest gust
117.0 km/h
7 June 2017
Hottest feels-like
44.2 °C
23 January 2022
Coldest feels-like
-7.5 °C
5 August 1943
Sunniest day
14.3 h
10 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 14 mm | -10 mm |
| Feb | 26.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 9 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 26.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 33 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 23.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 51 mm | +12 mm |
| May | 21.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 23 mm | -18 mm |
| Jun | 18.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 46 mm | +7 mm |
| Jul | 17.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 40 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 19.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 7 mm | -36 mm |
| Sep | 21.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 12 mm | -18 mm |
| Oct | 23.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 10 mm | -29 mm |
| Nov | 25.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 11 mm | -21 mm |
| Dec | 26.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 21 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bredasdorp?
Bredasdorp has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.2 °C and it receives 414 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bredasdorp?
The hottest day measured in Bredasdorp between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1951, reaching 40.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bredasdorp?
The coldest day measured in Bredasdorp between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 1946, at -1.9 °C.
Does it snow in Bredasdorp?
Almost never: Bredasdorp sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bredasdorp warmed?
Yes: Bredasdorp warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bredasdorp?
The wettest day measured in Bredasdorp between 1940 and 2025 was 21 November 2007, with 120 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bredasdorp?
The windiest day measured in Bredasdorp between 1940 and 2025 was 20 November 1943, with winds reaching 69.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bredasdorp?
The warmest month in Bredasdorp is January (20.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (11.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Bredasdorp?
Bredasdorp receives on average 414 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 80 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bredasdorp?
Bredasdorp gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bredasdorp?
Yes: Bredasdorp has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bredasdorp?
In Bredasdorp, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.2 °C on 23 January 2022, and the lowest was -7.5 °C on 5 August 1943.
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