Ceres climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Ceres?

Ceres has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.2 °C and it receives 500 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Ceres between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 2012, reaching 39.5 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Ceres?

The coldest day measured in Ceres between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 1954, at -7.8 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Ceres?

Yes. Ceres gets on average 1.1 cm of snow per year and has around 6 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Ceres warmed?

Yes: Ceres warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Ceres?

The wettest day measured in Ceres between 1940 and 2025 was 12 December 2022, with 69 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Ceres?

The windiest day measured in Ceres between 1940 and 2025 was 2 December 1943, with winds reaching 43.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Ceres?

The warmest month in Ceres is January (21.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (8.7 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Ceres?

Ceres receives on average 500 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 63 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Ceres?

Ceres gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Ceres (South Africa) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.2 °C and it receives 500 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 (21.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (8.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.

Ceres averages 6 frost days, 48 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 63 rainy days per year.

Ceres has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 39.5 °C (on 16 January 2012) and the coldest -7.8 °C (on 22 August 1954).

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

CeresWestern Cape

coords: -33.37°, 19.31°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CsbWarm-summer MediterraneanWarmest monthJanuaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthJuneDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

15.2°C

Average daily high

22.1°C

Average daily low

9.5°C

Annual rainfall

500mm

Sunshine / day

10.9h

Mean relative humidity

63%

Average peak wind

12.7km/h

Seasonal range

12.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

6 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

48 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

63 d/yr

Annual snowfall

1.1 cm

Average feels-like high

21.1 °C

Average feels-like low

7.7 °C

Average peak gust

40.4 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

3 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.5 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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

39.5 °C

16 January 2012

Coldest day

-7.8 °C

22 August 1954

Wettest day

69 mm

12 December 2022

Windiest day

43.4 km/h

2 December 1943

Strongest gust

127.8 km/h

16 May 1984

Hottest feels-like

41.6 °C

22 January 2022

Coldest feels-like

-11.3 °C

22 August 1954

Snowiest day

7.8 cm

21 August 1954

Sunniest day

14.1 h

18 December 1942

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	36.2 °C11 February 2025	-2.0 °C12 July 2025	16.2 °C	402 mm	70	2
2024	37.3 °C28 February 2024	-3.6 °C29 August 2024	15.9 °C	712 mm	58	8
2023	35.7 °C15 November 2023	-1.6 °C24 July 2023	15.3 °C	777 mm	48	8
2022	38.0 °C22 January 2022	-1.2 °C1 August 2022	16.0 °C	449 mm	58	3
2021	36.7 °C10 February 2021	-2.2 °C29 August 2021	15.7 °C	627 mm	51	6
2020	38.5 °C15 January 2020	-2.6 °C30 August 2020	16.2 °C	550 mm	65	9
2019	38.6 °C7 February 2019	-1.3 °C29 August 2019	16.4 °C	444 mm	65	4
2018	37.7 °C5 February 2018	-1.8 °C20 September 2018	16.0 °C	554 mm	72	9
2017	37.9 °C7 December 2017	-4.0 °C10 July 2017	16.2 °C	321 mm	82	13
2016	38.2 °C4 January 2016	-2.8 °C2 July 2016	16.3 °C	480 mm	76	7
2015	39.4 °C30 December 2015	-1.0 °C26 June 2015	16.3 °C	359 mm	66	5
2014	36.9 °C16 February 2014	-2.6 °C7 July 2014	15.8 °C	644 mm	53	7
2013	38.5 °C4 March 2013	-0.7 °C22 August 2013	15.3 °C	790 mm	63	1
2012	39.5 °C16 January 2012	-2.3 °C12 July 2012	15.4 °C	576 mm	64	6
2011	37.4 °C5 January 2011	-0.7 °C6 August 2011	15.4 °C	520 mm	62	2
2010	39.2 °C20 February 2010	-1.9 °C12 July 2010	15.6 °C	496 mm	54	5
2009	37.5 °C6 February 2009	-1.0 °C24 July 2009	15.6 °C	610 mm	56	2
2008	37.7 °C7 December 2008	-0.8 °C12 July 2008	15.3 °C	634 mm	60	3
2007	38.3 °C25 January 2007	-0.8 °C8 October 2007	15.4 °C	671 mm	51	2
2006	36.5 °C1 February 2006	-1.2 °C9 August 2006	15.7 °C	502 mm	54	1
2005	39.2 °C6 February 2005	-1.0 °C28 June 2005	15.6 °C	579 mm	61	3
2004	38.6 °C4 January 2004	-1.2 °C28 June 2004	16.1 °C	485 mm	55	4
2003	38.8 °C10 February 2003	-3.4 °C21 August 2003	15.5 °C	393 mm	61	7
2002	36.8 °C6 December 2002	-3.3 °C27 June 2002	15.3 °C	674 mm	53	10
2001	36.8 °C28 February 2001	-1.4 °C29 June 2001	15.7 °C	674 mm	53	4
2000	37.3 °C19 January 2000	-5.3 °C16 July 2000	15.9 °C	484 mm	43	4
1999	36.7 °C26 January 1999	-0.1 °C19 July 1999	16.5 °C	500 mm	76	1
1998	37.3 °C3 January 1998	-2.6 °C22 July 1998	15.2 °C	563 mm	46	3
1997	34.0 °C30 December 1997	-1.2 °C5 July 1997	14.9 °C	450 mm	28	6
1996	36.6 °C5 February 1996	-2.8 °C14 August 1996	14.2 °C	864 mm	36	12
1995	38.8 °C4 February 1995	-3.3 °C23 July 1995	15.1 °C	594 mm	40	9
1994	37.4 °C25 February 1994	-1.6 °C11 July 1994	15.7 °C	518 mm	56	3
1993	38.0 °C3 January 1993	-0.9 °C19 July 1993	15.8 °C	583 mm	58	5
1992	37.9 °C4 January 1992	-2.1 °C22 September 1992	14.6 °C	704 mm	38	7
1991	36.1 °C10 February 1991	-2.9 °C19 August 1991	15.3 °C	625 mm	44	7
1990	37.6 °C7 February 1990	-1.0 °C24 June 1990	15.2 °C	528 mm	53	10
1989	36.6 °C17 December 1989	-2.2 °C17 August 1989	14.9 °C	650 mm	38	8
1988	37.2 °C12 February 1988	-1.4 °C11 July 1988	15.4 °C	466 mm	53	10
1987	35.4 °C21 December 1987	-0.2 °C18 June 1987	15.0 °C	597 mm	32	4
1986	38.4 °C18 February 1986	-3.6 °C3 July 1986	15.4 °C	540 mm	46	5
1985	37.2 °C19 November 1985	-2.5 °C23 August 1985	15.3 °C	739 mm	48	5
1984	36.6 °C18 March 1984	-3.0 °C26 August 1984	15.3 °C	642 mm	57	3
1983	35.8 °C7 January 1983	-2.2 °C8 August 1983	14.7 °C	601 mm	44	14
1982	35.7 °C9 March 1982	-2.0 °C18 June 1982	14.8 °C	413 mm	33	8
1981	35.5 °C15 April 1981	-5.0 °C8 July 1981	14.8 °C	624 mm	42	11
1980	35.7 °C4 February 1980	0.5 °C3 July 1980	15.3 °C	614 mm	44	0
1979	37.2 °C23 January 1979	-0.8 °C2 September 1979	15.0 °C	535 mm	45	6
1978	35.2 °C21 January 1978	-0.8 °C3 September 1978	15.2 °C	381 mm	53	3
1977	35.7 °C16 February 1977	-2.9 °C30 July 1977	14.9 °C	931 mm	41	5
1976	36.6 °C24 January 1976	-2.1 °C21 June 1976	14.9 °C	809 mm	48	6
1975	37.9 °C15 February 1975	-6.3 °C2 August 1975	14.7 °C	531 mm	51	7
1974	37.6 °C11 February 1974	-2.4 °C23 July 1974	15.1 °C	668 mm	51	6
1973	34.7 °C16 February 1973	-2.5 °C21 August 1973	15.3 °C	407 mm	37	10
1972	38.9 °C12 November 1972	-0.9 °C26 June 1972	15.3 °C	403 mm	50	7
1971	35.7 °C23 February 1971	-1.9 °C7 September 1971	14.7 °C	360 mm	41	11
1970	36.1 °C7 January 1970	-3.6 °C22 July 1970	14.4 °C	460 mm	42	15
1969	35.1 °C22 March 1969	-2.3 °C5 September 1969	14.3 °C	533 mm	30	8
1968	37.0 °C5 February 1968	-3.5 °C9 August 1968	14.0 °C	576 mm	23	12
1967	35.5 °C12 February 1967	-2.1 °C4 July 1967	14.6 °C	408 mm	45	13
1966	37.7 °C29 January 1966	-0.8 °C16 June 1966	14.7 °C	361 mm	45	8
1965	36.4 °C27 January 1965	-2.6 °C7 July 1965	13.9 °C	458 mm	22	11
1964	35.3 °C9 March 1964	-1.5 °C25 June 1964	14.0 °C	391 mm	24	11
1963	38.4 °C13 January 1963	-1.3 °C26 July 1963	15.1 °C	489 mm	36	1
1962	36.2 °C2 January 1962	-2.0 °C14 June 1962	14.5 °C	542 mm	36	5
1961	35.5 °C25 January 1961	-2.0 °C26 July 1961	14.5 °C	402 mm	42	9
1960	37.7 °C13 December 1960	-2.0 °C18 July 1960	15.0 °C	339 mm	48	9
1959	37.9 °C4 February 1959	-2.4 °C13 September 1959	14.8 °C	362 mm	46	7
1958	36.3 °C25 December 1958	-1.7 °C7 August 1958	14.5 °C	294 mm	38	3
1957	35.9 °C1 January 1957	-2.8 °C3 August 1957	14.0 °C	603 mm	31	4
1956	36.4 °C5 January 1956	-2.2 °C9 June 1956	14.4 °C	393 mm	48	7
1955	38.5 °C17 January 1955	-6.3 °C6 August 1955	14.4 °C	404 mm	45	6
1954	35.7 °C30 January 1954	-7.8 °C22 August 1954	13.9 °C	470 mm	36	13
1953	36.3 °C22 February 1953	-1.8 °C14 August 1953	15.7 °C	151 mm	55	5
1952	37.0 °C14 February 1952	-3.0 °C26 July 1952	15.1 °C	313 mm	32	3
1951	38.5 °C31 January 1951	-0.9 °C26 July 1951	15.1 °C	276 mm	23	3
1950	36.0 °C5 January 1950	-0.8 °C27 July 1950	15.7 °C	200 mm	42	1
1949	35.1 °C12 February 1949	0.2 °C7 September 1949	15.6 °C	171 mm	54	0
1948	37.9 °C18 January 1948	-2.4 °C4 August 1948	14.4 °C	290 mm	42	11
1947	34.1 °C2 December 1947	-1.8 °C21 July 1947	14.3 °C	232 mm	32	6
1946	35.7 °C14 December 1946	-3.0 °C28 July 1946	15.1 °C	240 mm	48	7
1945	38.1 °C25 January 1945	-1.1 °C19 July 1945	15.6 °C	272 mm	70	2
1944	37.2 °C14 January 1944	-4.0 °C12 June 1944	13.9 °C	546 mm	24	5
1943	35.3 °C18 December 1943	-2.9 °C20 July 1943	14.3 °C	365 mm	42	15
1942	35.5 °C14 March 1942	-3.9 °C5 August 1942	14.8 °C	396 mm	47	12
1941	36.4 °C31 January 1941	0.4 °C11 September 1941	15.0 °C	383 mm	40	0
1940	38.1 °C2 February 1940	-2.4 °C7 July 1940	15.0 °C	444 mm	43	2

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

23.2 °C

+1.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

70 d/yr

+22

Frost days (< 0 °C)

2 d/yr

-4

Annual rainfall

402 mm

-99 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	28.7 °C	-0.2 °C	5 mm	-9 mm
Feb	30.1 °C	+1.2 °C	1 mm	-15 mm
Mar	27.6 °C	+0.6 °C	27 mm	+6 mm
Apr	24.6 °C	+1.5 °C	28 mm	-7 mm
May	20.2 °C	+1.2 °C	58 mm	-4 mm
Jun	15.2 °C	-0.7 °C	83 mm	-5 mm
Jul	14.5 °C	-0.7 °C	82 mm	+10 mm
Aug	15.7 °C	-0.1 °C	63 mm	-7 mm
Sep	20.6 °C	+2.5 °C	19 mm	-26 mm
Oct	22.7 °C	+1.3 °C	14 mm	-20 mm
Nov	28.9 °C	+4.4 °C	11 mm	-15 mm
Dec	29.7 °C	+2.7 °C	11 mm	-8 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.2 °C

11 Feb 2025

Coldest day

-2.0 °C

12 Jul 2025

Wettest day

28.4 mm

7 Jun 2025

Windiest day

25.3 km/h

12 Dec 2025

Strongest gust

80.3 km/h

9 Aug 2025

Hottest feels-like

38.2 °C

28 Jan 2025

Coldest feels-like

-5.8 °C

12 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

14.0 h

15 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Ceres?

Ceres has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.2 °C and it receives 500 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ceres?

The hottest day measured in Ceres between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 2012, reaching 39.5 °C.

What is the coldest day in Ceres?

The coldest day measured in Ceres between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 1954, at -7.8 °C.

Does it snow in Ceres?

Yes. Ceres gets on average 1.1 cm of snow per year and has around 6 frost days.

Has the climate of Ceres warmed?

Yes: Ceres warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Ceres?

The wettest day measured in Ceres between 1940 and 2025 was 12 December 2022, with 69 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Ceres?

The windiest day measured in Ceres between 1940 and 2025 was 2 December 1943, with winds reaching 43.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Ceres?

The warmest month in Ceres is January (21.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (8.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Ceres?

Ceres receives on average 500 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 63 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Ceres?

Ceres 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 Ceres?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ceres between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 1954, with 7.8 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Ceres?

Yes: Ceres has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ceres?

In Ceres, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.6 °C on 22 January 2022, and the lowest was -11.3 °C on 22 August 1954.

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