Christiana climate — normals and trends
Christiana (South Africa) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.9 °C and it receives 530 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 (24.2 °C on average) and the coldest is June (9.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Christiana averages 13 frost days, 100 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 82 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Christiana between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.8 °C (on 6 January 2016) and the coldest -7.5 °C (on 15 July 2021).
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
ChristianaNorth West
- coords
- -27.91°, 25.16°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.9°C
Average daily high
25.9°C
Average daily low
11.4°C
Annual rainfall
530mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
51%
Average peak wind
17.5km/h
Seasonal range
14.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
13 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
100 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
82 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.4 °C
Average feels-like low
9.0 °C
Average peak gust
36.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
15 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
No clear trend over this period
Over a short window, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal. Try 86 years.
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
41.8 °C
6 January 2016
Coldest day
-7.5 °C
15 July 2021
Wettest day
74 mm
31 December 1943
Windiest day
50.1 km/h
31 October 1985
Strongest gust
98.6 km/h
31 October 1985
Hottest feels-like
41.4 °C
6 January 2016
Coldest feels-like
-12.0 °C
15 July 2021
Snowiest day
0.3 cm
28 June 1994
Sunniest day
13.7 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 | 34.0 °C | +2.9 °C | 26 mm | -59 mm |
| Feb | 30.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 89 mm | +4 mm |
| Mar | 28.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 70 mm | +1 mm |
| Apr | 22.7 °C | -2.2 °C | 159 mm | +109 mm |
| May | 21.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 2 mm | -16 mm |
| Jun | 19.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 3 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 20.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 2 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 23.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 13 mm | +3 mm |
| Sep | 27.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 35 mm | +19 mm |
| Oct | 28.2 °C | -0.3 °C | 64 mm | +21 mm |
| Nov | 27.9 °C | -1.8 °C | 99 mm | +35 mm |
| Dec | 30.4 °C | -0.6 °C | 66 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Christiana?
Christiana has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.9 °C and it receives 530 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Christiana?
The hottest day measured in Christiana between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 2016, reaching 41.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Christiana?
The coldest day measured in Christiana between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 2021, at -7.5 °C.
Does it snow in Christiana?
Almost never: Christiana sees virtually no snow, with about 13 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Christiana warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Christiana.
What is the wettest day in Christiana?
The wettest day measured in Christiana between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1943, with 74 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Christiana?
The windiest day measured in Christiana between 1940 and 2025 was 31 October 1985, with winds reaching 50.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Christiana?
The warmest month in Christiana is January (24.2 °C on average); the coldest is June (9.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Christiana?
Christiana receives on average 530 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 82 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Christiana?
Christiana gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Christiana?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Christiana between 1940 and 2025 was 28 June 1994, with 0.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Christiana?
Yes: Christiana has on average 15 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Christiana?
In Christiana, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.4 °C on 6 January 2016, and the lowest was -12.0 °C on 15 July 2021.
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