Edenvale climate — normals and trends
Edenvale (South Africa) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.7 °C and it receives 769 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 (19.8 °C on average) and the coldest is June (9.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Edenvale averages 6 frost days, 11 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 111 rainy days per year.
Edenvale has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.0 °C (on 7 January 2016) and the coldest -5.0 °C (on 14 July 1990).
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
EdenvaleGauteng
- coords
- -26.14°, 28.15°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.7°C
Average daily high
22.5°C
Average daily low
10.3°C
Annual rainfall
769mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
17.5km/h
Seasonal range
10.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
6 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
11 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
111 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.3 cm
Average feels-like high
21.5 °C
Average feels-like low
8.2 °C
Average peak gust
35.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · 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
37.0 °C
7 January 2016
Coldest day
-5.0 °C
14 July 1990
Wettest day
81 mm
23 January 1980
Windiest day
47.9 km/h
19 October 1945
Strongest gust
93.2 km/h
9 November 1940
Hottest feels-like
36.9 °C
6 January 2016
Coldest feels-like
-9.7 °C
14 July 1990
Snowiest day
13.8 cm
10 September 1981
Sunniest day
13.6 h
29 December 2025
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 | +0.7 °C | 266 mm | +133 mm |
| Feb | 24.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 268 mm | +155 mm |
| Mar | 24.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 161 mm | +77 mm |
| Apr | 20.8 °C | -1.0 °C | 124 mm | +71 mm |
| May | 20.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 7 mm | -11 mm |
| Jun | 17.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 2 mm | -7 mm |
| Jul | 18.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 7 mm | +3 mm |
| Aug | 22.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 17 mm | +7 mm |
| Sep | 25.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 44 mm | +19 mm |
| Oct | 25.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 85 mm | +10 mm |
| Nov | 22.3 °C | -2.6 °C | 209 mm | +98 mm |
| Dec | 24.2 °C | -1.0 °C | 151 mm | +16 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Edenvale?
Edenvale has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.7 °C and it receives 769 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Edenvale?
The hottest day measured in Edenvale between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 2016, reaching 37.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Edenvale?
The coldest day measured in Edenvale between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 1990, at -5.0 °C.
Does it snow in Edenvale?
Almost never: Edenvale sees virtually no snow, with about 6 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Edenvale warmed?
Yes: Edenvale warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Edenvale?
The wettest day measured in Edenvale between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1980, with 81 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Edenvale?
The windiest day measured in Edenvale between 1940 and 2025 was 19 October 1945, with winds reaching 47.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Edenvale?
The warmest month in Edenvale is January (19.8 °C on average); the coldest is June (9.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Edenvale?
Edenvale receives on average 769 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 111 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Edenvale?
Edenvale 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 Edenvale?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Edenvale between 1940 and 2025 was 10 September 1981, with 13.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Edenvale?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Edenvale.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Edenvale?
In Edenvale, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.9 °C on 6 January 2016, and the lowest was -9.7 °C on 14 July 1990.
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