Cradock climate — normals and trends
Cradock (South Africa) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.7 °C and it receives 591 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 (20.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (8.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.
Cradock averages 13 frost days, 40 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 91 rainy days per year.
Cradock has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.3 °C (on 18 December 2016) and the coldest -5.1 °C (on 15 June 1962).
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
CradockEastern Cape
- coords
- -32.16°, 25.62°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.7°C
Average daily high
22.2°C
Average daily low
8.9°C
Annual rainfall
591mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
18.3km/h
Seasonal range
11.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
13 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
40 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
91 d/yr
Annual snowfall
2.0 cm
Average feels-like high
20.3 °C
Average feels-like low
6.8 °C
Average peak gust
40.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
18 December 2016
Coldest day
-5.1 °C
15 June 1962
Wettest day
63 mm
19 February 1988
Windiest day
52.1 km/h
2 September 2020
Strongest gust
107.3 km/h
2 September 2020
Hottest feels-like
41.3 °C
5 January 2016
Coldest feels-like
-9.1 °C
15 June 1962
Snowiest day
12.0 cm
14 July 2012
Sunniest day
13.9 h
26 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 | 31.0 °C | +3.4 °C | 36 mm | -50 mm |
| Feb | 28.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 66 mm | -28 mm |
| Mar | 26.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 131 mm | +47 mm |
| Apr | 21.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 93 mm | +44 mm |
| May | 20.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 18 mm | -9 mm |
| Jun | 17.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 37 mm | +21 mm |
| Jul | 16.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 25 mm | +9 mm |
| Aug | 19.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 20 mm | +2 mm |
| Sep | 22.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 30 mm | +4 mm |
| Oct | 25.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 31 mm | -17 mm |
| Nov | 26.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 70 mm | +10 mm |
| Dec | 28.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 85 mm | +17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cradock?
Cradock has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.7 °C and it receives 591 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cradock?
The hottest day measured in Cradock between 1940 and 2025 was 18 December 2016, reaching 39.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cradock?
The coldest day measured in Cradock between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 1962, at -5.1 °C.
Does it snow in Cradock?
Yes. Cradock gets on average 2.0 cm of snow per year and has around 13 frost days.
Has the climate of Cradock warmed?
Yes: Cradock warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cradock?
The wettest day measured in Cradock between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 1988, with 63 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cradock?
The windiest day measured in Cradock between 1940 and 2025 was 2 September 2020, with winds reaching 52.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cradock?
The warmest month in Cradock is January (20.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (8.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Cradock?
Cradock receives on average 591 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 91 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cradock?
Cradock gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Cradock?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Cradock between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 2012, with 12.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Cradock?
Yes: Cradock has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cradock?
In Cradock, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.3 °C on 5 January 2016, and the lowest was -9.1 °C on 15 June 1962.
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