Cala climate — normals and trends
Cala (South Africa) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.9 °C and it receives 1,123 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 (18.3 °C on average) and the coldest is July (8.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Cala averages 20 frost days, 12 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 153 rainy days per year.
Cala has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 23 to 17 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.0 °C (on 5 January 2016) and the coldest -9.3 °C (on 20 July 1969).
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
CalaEastern Cape
- coords
- -31.52°, 27.70°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.9°C
Average daily high
21.0°C
Average daily low
8.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,123mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
15.4km/h
Seasonal range
10.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
20 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
12 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
153 d/yr
Annual snowfall
4.5 cm
Average feels-like high
19.9 °C
Average feels-like low
6.5 °C
Average peak gust
40.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.52 · 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
38.0 °C
5 January 2016
Coldest day
-9.3 °C
20 July 1969
Wettest day
81 mm
26 January 2010
Windiest day
43.8 km/h
16 August 1977
Strongest gust
109.1 km/h
25 June 2009
Hottest feels-like
41.1 °C
5 January 2016
Coldest feels-like
-13.4 °C
20 July 1969
Snowiest day
25.7 cm
25 July 2011
Sunniest day
14.0 h
5 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 | 26.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 147 mm | -32 mm |
| Feb | 24.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 207 mm | +41 mm |
| Mar | 24.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 248 mm | +112 mm |
| Apr | 20.1 °C | -0.8 °C | 99 mm | +26 mm |
| May | 20.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 16 mm | -14 mm |
| Jun | 17.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 86 mm | +67 mm |
| Jul | 16.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 23 mm | +4 mm |
| Aug | 20.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 19 mm | -10 mm |
| Sep | 21.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 63 mm | +8 mm |
| Oct | 23.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 85 mm | -22 mm |
| Nov | 22.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 176 mm | +33 mm |
| Dec | 24.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 212 mm | +43 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cala?
Cala has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.9 °C and it receives 1,123 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cala?
The hottest day measured in Cala between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 2016, reaching 38.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cala?
The coldest day measured in Cala between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1969, at -9.3 °C.
Does it snow in Cala?
Yes. Cala gets on average 4.5 cm of snow per year and has around 20 frost days.
Has the climate of Cala warmed?
Yes: Cala warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cala?
The wettest day measured in Cala between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 2010, with 81 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cala?
The windiest day measured in Cala between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 1977, with winds reaching 43.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cala?
The warmest month in Cala is January (18.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (8.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Cala?
Cala receives on average 1,123 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 153 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cala?
Cala gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Cala?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Cala between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2011, with 25.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Cala?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Cala.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cala?
In Cala, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.1 °C on 5 January 2016, and the lowest was -13.4 °C on 20 July 1969.
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