Brits climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Brits?

Brits has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 648 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Brits between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 2016, reaching 39.6 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Brits?

The coldest day measured in Brits between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 1964, at -3.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Brits?

Almost never: Brits sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Brits warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Brits?

The wettest day measured in Brits between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 2025, with 118 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Brits?

The windiest day measured in Brits between 1940 and 2025 was 23 September 1941, with winds reaching 37.3 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Brits?

The warmest month in Brits is January (22.7 °C on average); the coldest is June (11.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Brits?

Brits receives on average 648 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 92 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Brits?

Brits gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Brits (South Africa) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 648 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 (22.7 °C on average) and the coldest is June (11.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Brits averages 1 frost days, 56 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 92 rainy days per year.

Brits 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 39.6 °C (on 7 January 2016) and the coldest -3.3 °C (on 27 June 1964).

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

BritsNorth West

coords: -25.63°, 27.78°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthJanuaryColdest monthJuneWettest monthDecemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

18.2°C

Average daily high

25.0°C

Average daily low

12.6°C

Annual rainfall

648mm

Sunshine / day

10.8h

Mean relative humidity

58%

Average peak wind

14.2km/h

Seasonal range

11.2°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

1 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

56 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

92 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

24.6 °C

Average feels-like low

11.3 °C

Average peak gust

32.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

10 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.1 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.22 · 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

39.6 °C

7 January 2016

Coldest day

-3.3 °C

27 June 1964

Wettest day

118 mm

19 February 2025

Windiest day

37.3 km/h

23 September 1941

Strongest gust

88.6 km/h

28 September 2012

Hottest feels-like

39.7 °C

7 January 2016

Coldest feels-like

-7.0 °C

27 June 1964

Snowiest day

0.5 cm

10 September 1981

Sunniest day

13.6 h

23 December 2023

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	33.6 °C15 October 2025	-0.1 °C28 June 2025	18.3 °C	1,217 mm	39	2
2024	37.8 °C4 December 2024	-1.8 °C9 July 2024	20.0 °C	364 mm	119	2
2023	35.4 °C28 January 2023	0.3 °C31 July 2023	19.2 °C	516 mm	89	0
2022	36.0 °C4 October 2022	1.1 °C16 June 2022	18.7 °C	740 mm	39	0
2021	34.1 °C16 November 2021	-0.2 °C23 July 2021	18.5 °C	745 mm	57	1
2020	35.2 °C8 November 2020	-0.4 °C16 July 2020	18.4 °C	574 mm	59	4
2019	36.3 °C28 October 2019	0.4 °C3 July 2019	19.9 °C	567 mm	115	0
2018	37.5 °C7 January 2018	1.7 °C3 July 2018	19.4 °C	506 mm	98	0
2017	36.1 °C7 November 2017	0.7 °C9 June 2017	18.8 °C	683 mm	61	0
2016	39.6 °C7 January 2016	0.8 °C28 July 2016	19.7 °C	538 mm	104	0
2015	37.8 °C11 November 2015	0.4 °C18 July 2015	20.2 °C	329 mm	128	0
2014	34.6 °C17 January 2014	-0.8 °C7 June 2014	18.6 °C	617 mm	69	2
2013	37.5 °C25 January 2013	2.5 °C22 June 2013	19.1 °C	453 mm	100	0
2012	35.1 °C4 March 2012	0.1 °C13 August 2012	18.7 °C	622 mm	66	0
2011	38.5 °C24 October 2011	-0.2 °C2 July 2011	18.3 °C	646 mm	57	1
2010	35.8 °C13 February 2010	0.2 °C13 July 2010	18.9 °C	664 mm	77	0
2009	33.7 °C8 October 2009	0.5 °C27 June 2009	18.3 °C	661 mm	49	0
2008	34.5 °C3 November 2008	-0.2 °C11 July 2008	18.3 °C	574 mm	50	1
2007	35.4 °C4 February 2007	-1.1 °C24 May 2007	18.5 °C	439 mm	78	1
2006	35.5 °C25 October 2006	0.5 °C28 June 2006	17.7 °C	764 mm	26	0
2005	36.5 °C3 November 2005	2.5 °C8 July 2005	19.0 °C	497 mm	65	0
2004	34.1 °C10 November 2004	0.1 °C17 July 2004	18.0 °C	630 mm	50	0
2003	36.1 °C16 January 2003	-1.0 °C21 August 2003	19.1 °C	392 mm	101	1
2002	34.7 °C19 October 2002	-0.1 °C18 July 2002	18.4 °C	448 mm	65	1
2001	35.8 °C11 January 2001	-1.3 °C20 July 2001	17.9 °C	665 mm	36	1
2000	33.4 °C19 October 2000	-1.8 °C21 July 2000	17.2 °C	1,067 mm	19	2
1999	35.4 °C1 March 1999	1.8 °C30 June 1999	18.4 °C	536 mm	45	0
1998	35.6 °C8 February 1998	-0.9 °C5 July 1998	18.6 °C	572 mm	69	1
1997	34.6 °C7 November 1997	0.2 °C2 June 1997	17.6 °C	754 mm	52	0
1996	32.8 °C3 November 1996	-0.6 °C28 June 1996	17.5 °C	896 mm	27	1
1995	35.0 °C12 October 1995	-0.3 °C19 July 1995	18.1 °C	834 mm	59	1
1994	35.3 °C23 December 1994	-1.6 °C12 July 1994	17.6 °C	394 mm	41	8
1993	35.1 °C19 January 1993	0.5 °C21 June 1993	18.4 °C	521 mm	45	0
1992	37.7 °C27 February 1992	-0.6 °C24 June 1992	19.1 °C	370 mm	100	3
1991	33.1 °C12 January 1991	0.4 °C24 June 1991	18.1 °C	661 mm	47	0
1990	35.3 °C14 November 1990	-2.6 °C14 July 1990	18.2 °C	487 mm	57	2
1989	34.1 °C1 November 1989	-0.5 °C23 July 1989	17.7 °C	677 mm	30	1
1988	36.8 °C31 January 1988	-0.5 °C10 June 1988	18.2 °C	694 mm	55	2
1987	35.2 °C4 November 1987	1.1 °C21 June 1987	18.6 °C	674 mm	75	0
1986	33.7 °C13 January 1986	1.5 °C22 June 1986	18.4 °C	655 mm	48	0
1985	34.7 °C24 November 1985	-0.1 °C13 July 1985	18.4 °C	603 mm	48	1
1984	36.1 °C15 February 1984	1.5 °C19 June 1984	18.4 °C	548 mm	64	0
1983	35.5 °C27 February 1983	0.4 °C27 June 1983	18.7 °C	553 mm	64	0
1982	35.9 °C28 December 1982	-0.1 °C16 June 1982	18.0 °C	578 mm	50	2
1981	35.2 °C6 November 1981	-1.4 °C17 June 1981	17.2 °C	705 mm	36	1
1980	33.7 °C2 January 1980	-0.3 °C5 July 1980	17.5 °C	587 mm	24	2
1979	33.5 °C20 March 1979	-0.8 °C25 July 1979	18.0 °C	602 mm	58	1
1978	33.5 °C29 September 1978	-1.7 °C20 June 1978	17.7 °C	593 mm	27	4
1977	33.8 °C15 January 1977	0.4 °C27 June 1977	17.9 °C	639 mm	47	0
1976	31.7 °C17 September 1976	-1.8 °C21 June 1976	16.7 °C	760 mm	11	1
1975	33.5 °C9 November 1975	1.0 °C26 July 1975	17.2 °C	737 mm	27	0
1974	33.5 °C5 November 1974	-0.3 °C2 August 1974	17.2 °C	707 mm	13	1
1973	35.7 °C19 January 1973	0.4 °C16 July 1973	17.8 °C	867 mm	49	0
1972	35.7 °C3 December 1972	-2.1 °C2 August 1972	17.8 °C	659 mm	53	1
1971	34.1 °C26 December 1971	0.5 °C18 July 1971	17.7 °C	646 mm	29	0
1970	34.2 °C27 November 1970	1.2 °C9 June 1970	18.6 °C	662 mm	68	0
1969	36.1 °C8 February 1969	0.6 °C22 July 1969	18.0 °C	723 mm	58	0
1968	35.3 °C7 November 1968	-2.9 °C15 June 1968	17.6 °C	538 mm	69	7
1967	33.1 °C16 November 1967	-2.0 °C13 June 1967	17.2 °C	800 mm	29	2
1966	36.1 °C2 January 1966	1.6 °C15 July 1966	18.3 °C	624 mm	65	0
1965	35.8 °C25 February 1965	-1.2 °C25 June 1965	18.2 °C	355 mm	77	4
1964	36.6 °C23 February 1964	-3.3 °C27 June 1964	18.1 °C	551 mm	71	7
1963	37.5 °C29 December 1963	-1.7 °C15 July 1963	18.2 °C	602 mm	64	2
1962	35.9 °C30 October 1962	0.3 °C15 June 1962	18.5 °C	854 mm	80	0
1961	35.5 °C21 October 1961	1.3 °C4 August 1961	18.0 °C	821 mm	49	0
1960	34.0 °C2 November 1960	0.7 °C10 June 1960	17.7 °C	777 mm	51	0
1959	35.4 °C17 October 1959	2.2 °C27 May 1959	17.7 °C	720 mm	43	0
1958	32.9 °C23 November 1958	-0.3 °C17 June 1958	17.9 °C	1,010 mm	35	1
1957	35.5 °C21 December 1957	-1.7 °C20 June 1957	17.7 °C	745 mm	27	2
1956	33.6 °C2 February 1956	-0.4 °C14 June 1956	17.7 °C	852 mm	18	2
1955	32.9 °C9 October 1955	-2.6 °C29 June 1955	16.9 °C	742 mm	25	3
1954	35.7 °C25 October 1954	-0.8 °C18 July 1954	19.1 °C	229 mm	121	2
1953	36.9 °C31 October 1953	-1.4 °C1 July 1953	18.5 °C	596 mm	58	2
1952	36.7 °C20 November 1952	0.4 °C4 July 1952	18.5 °C	653 mm	59	0
1951	36.1 °C9 October 1951	0.5 °C13 July 1951	18.1 °C	721 mm	60	0
1950	35.1 °C30 December 1950	1.1 °C3 August 1950	17.8 °C	653 mm	52	0
1949	36.9 °C13 January 1949	1.9 °C16 July 1949	18.2 °C	660 mm	59	0
1948	34.2 °C1 December 1948	-0.2 °C23 July 1948	17.2 °C	800 mm	43	1
1947	36.8 °C8 October 1947	-0.5 °C13 July 1947	17.5 °C	843 mm	38	2
1946	35.3 °C29 October 1946	-0.3 °C7 July 1946	17.5 °C	807 mm	34	1
1945	35.0 °C7 November 1945	-0.5 °C12 June 1945	18.0 °C	656 mm	46	3
1944	35.0 °C26 September 1944	0.9 °C9 July 1944	17.6 °C	758 mm	26	0
1943	33.2 °C10 October 1943	1.0 °C21 July 1943	17.4 °C	807 mm	14	0
1942	32.8 °C7 January 1942	-0.5 °C21 July 1942	17.4 °C	962 mm	17	1
1941	36.7 °C16 October 1941	0.3 °C5 July 1941	19.6 °C	347 mm	99	0
1940	35.9 °C15 November 1940	-0.9 °C16 July 1940	19.0 °C	425 mm	85	6

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

24.8 °C

-0.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

39 d/yr

-17

Frost days (< 0 °C)

2 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1217 mm

+569 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	28.4 °C	+0.1 °C	216 mm	+110 mm
Feb	27.6 °C	-0.2 °C	328 mm	+229 mm
Mar	26.1 °C	-0.6 °C	117 mm	+44 mm
Apr	22.6 °C	-1.7 °C	133 mm	+84 mm
May	21.8 °C	-0.3 °C	4 mm	-12 mm
Jun	20.1 °C	+0.6 °C	1 mm	-5 mm
Jul	20.0 °C	+0.3 °C	4 mm	+1 mm
Aug	24.6 °C	+2.0 °C	4 mm	-2 mm
Sep	27.8 °C	+1.5 °C	28 mm	+9 mm
Oct	27.4 °C	-0.4 °C	57 mm	+1 mm
Nov	24.6 °C	-3.0 °C	167 mm	+71 mm
Dec	26.2 °C	-1.6 °C	158 mm	+40 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.6 °C

15 Oct 2025

Coldest day

-0.1 °C

28 Jun 2025

Wettest day

117.9 mm

19 Feb 2025

Windiest day

27.6 km/h

16 Nov 2025

Strongest gust

62.3 km/h

16 Nov 2025

Hottest feels-like

36.5 °C

23 Feb 2025

Coldest feels-like

-3.7 °C

28 Jun 2025

Sunniest day

13.6 h

15 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Brits?

Brits has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 648 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Brits?

The hottest day measured in Brits between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 2016, reaching 39.6 °C.

What is the coldest day in Brits?

The coldest day measured in Brits between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 1964, at -3.3 °C.

Does it snow in Brits?

Almost never: Brits sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Brits warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Brits?

The wettest day measured in Brits between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 2025, with 118 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Brits?

The windiest day measured in Brits between 1940 and 2025 was 23 September 1941, with winds reaching 37.3 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Brits?

The warmest month in Brits is January (22.7 °C on average); the coldest is June (11.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Brits?

Brits receives on average 648 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 92 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Brits?

Brits gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Brits?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Brits between 1940 and 2025 was 10 September 1981, with 0.5 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Brits?

Yes: Brits has on average 10 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Brits?

In Brits, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.7 °C on 7 January 2016, and the lowest was -7.0 °C on 27 June 1964.

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