Burgersdorp climate — normals and trends
Burgersdorp (South Africa) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.8 °C and it receives 550 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 (21.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (7.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.
Burgersdorp averages 36 frost days, 51 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 78 rainy days per year.
Burgersdorp has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.5 °C (on 5 January 2016) and the coldest -9.6 °C (on 4 July 1982).
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
BurgersdorpEastern Cape
- coords
- -31.00°, 26.33°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.8°C
Average daily high
22.7°C
Average daily low
8.1°C
Annual rainfall
550mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
55%
Average peak wind
20.7km/h
Seasonal range
14.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
36 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
51 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
78 d/yr
Annual snowfall
1.9 cm
Average feels-like high
20.0 °C
Average feels-like low
5.4 °C
Average peak gust
42.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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
5 January 2016
Coldest day
-9.6 °C
4 July 1982
Wettest day
106 mm
21 February 1988
Windiest day
56.1 km/h
10 March 1946
Strongest gust
98.6 km/h
21 August 1995
Hottest feels-like
38.6 °C
6 January 1995
Coldest feels-like
-13.9 °C
4 July 1982
Snowiest day
9.2 cm
2 July 1982
Sunniest day
13.9 h
2 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.3 °C | +3.2 °C | 33 mm | -51 mm |
| Feb | 29.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 68 mm | -21 mm |
| Mar | 25.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 126 mm | +53 mm |
| Apr | 20.8 °C | -1.0 °C | 92 mm | +45 mm |
| May | 19.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 9 mm | -17 mm |
| Jun | 16.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 30 mm | +13 mm |
| Jul | 15.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 24 mm | +11 mm |
| Aug | 20.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 11 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 23.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 31 mm | +8 mm |
| Oct | 26.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 16 mm | -27 mm |
| Nov | 26.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 98 mm | +40 mm |
| Dec | 28.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 119 mm | +54 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Burgersdorp?
Burgersdorp has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.8 °C and it receives 550 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Burgersdorp?
The hottest day measured in Burgersdorp between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 2016, reaching 40.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Burgersdorp?
The coldest day measured in Burgersdorp between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 1982, at -9.6 °C.
Does it snow in Burgersdorp?
Yes. Burgersdorp gets on average 1.9 cm of snow per year and has around 36 frost days.
Has the climate of Burgersdorp warmed?
Yes: Burgersdorp warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Burgersdorp?
The wettest day measured in Burgersdorp between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 1988, with 106 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Burgersdorp?
The windiest day measured in Burgersdorp between 1940 and 2025 was 10 March 1946, with winds reaching 56.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Burgersdorp?
The warmest month in Burgersdorp is January (21.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (7.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Burgersdorp?
Burgersdorp receives on average 550 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 78 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Burgersdorp?
Burgersdorp gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Burgersdorp?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Burgersdorp between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 1982, with 9.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Burgersdorp?
Yes: Burgersdorp has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Burgersdorp?
In Burgersdorp, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.6 °C on 6 January 1995, and the lowest was -13.9 °C on 4 July 1982.
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