Clydesdale climate — normals and trends
Clydesdale (South Africa) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.2 °C and it receives 959 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 (19.9 °C on average) and the coldest is June (11.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Clydesdale averages 1 frost days, 32 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 149 rainy days per year.
Clydesdale has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.3 °C (on 21 December 1994) and the coldest -2.9 °C (on 21 July 2000).
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
ClydesdaleEastern Cape
- coords
- -30.30°, 29.94°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.2°C
Average daily high
23.1°C
Average daily low
11.4°C
Annual rainfall
959mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
13.6km/h
Seasonal range
8.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
32 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
149 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
23.2 °C
Average feels-like low
10.4 °C
Average peak gust
33.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.60 · 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
39.3 °C
21 December 1994
Coldest day
-2.9 °C
21 July 2000
Wettest day
186 mm
28 September 1987
Windiest day
39.4 km/h
10 June 2025
Strongest gust
103.3 km/h
10 June 2025
Hottest feels-like
42.4 °C
7 February 1998
Coldest feels-like
-6.8 °C
21 July 2000
Snowiest day
0.8 cm
5 August 1942
Sunniest day
14.0 h
25 December 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 122 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | 25.2 °C | -0.3 °C | 148 mm | +23 mm |
| Mar | 25.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 155 mm | +45 mm |
| Apr | 22.1 °C | -1.1 °C | 139 mm | +70 mm |
| May | 23.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 28 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 20.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 81 mm | +60 mm |
| Jul | 20.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 27 mm | +4 mm |
| Aug | 24.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 19 mm | -20 mm |
| Sep | 22.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 75 mm | +13 mm |
| Oct | 23.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 93 mm | -4 mm |
| Nov | 23.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 127 mm | +9 mm |
| Dec | 25.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 159 mm | +27 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Clydesdale?
Clydesdale has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.2 °C and it receives 959 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Clydesdale?
The hottest day measured in Clydesdale between 1940 and 2025 was 21 December 1994, reaching 39.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Clydesdale?
The coldest day measured in Clydesdale between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 2000, at -2.9 °C.
Does it snow in Clydesdale?
Almost never: Clydesdale sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Clydesdale warmed?
Yes: Clydesdale warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Clydesdale?
The wettest day measured in Clydesdale between 1940 and 2025 was 28 September 1987, with 186 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Clydesdale?
The windiest day measured in Clydesdale between 1940 and 2025 was 10 June 2025, with winds reaching 39.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Clydesdale?
The warmest month in Clydesdale is January (19.9 °C on average); the coldest is June (11.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Clydesdale?
Clydesdale receives on average 959 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 149 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Clydesdale?
Clydesdale gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Clydesdale?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Clydesdale between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 1942, with 0.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Clydesdale?
Yes: Clydesdale has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Clydesdale?
In Clydesdale, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.4 °C on 7 February 1998, and the lowest was -6.8 °C on 21 July 2000.
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