Fernie climate — normals and trends
Fernie (South Africa) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.3 °C and it receives 1,027 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 (18.7 °C on average) and the coldest is June (10.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Fernie averages 2 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 141 rainy days per year.
Fernie has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.9 °C (on 7 January 2016) and the coldest -3.1 °C (on 23 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
FernieMpumalanga
- coords
- -26.39°, 30.79°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.3°C
Average daily high
22.0°C
Average daily low
10.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,027mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
13.4km/h
Seasonal range
8.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
2 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
141 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.9 cm
Average feels-like high
22.0 °C
Average feels-like low
9.2 °C
Average peak gust
33.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
34.9 °C
7 January 2016
Coldest day
-3.1 °C
23 July 2021
Wettest day
142 mm
30 January 1984
Windiest day
42.4 km/h
23 September 1941
Strongest gust
91.8 km/h
3 August 2006
Hottest feels-like
38.4 °C
6 January 2016
Coldest feels-like
-7.3 °C
29 June 1994
Snowiest day
14.2 cm
7 July 1996
Sunniest day
13.7 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 | 25.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 232 mm | +66 mm |
| Feb | 24.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 158 mm | +22 mm |
| Mar | 23.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 105 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 20.8 °C | -0.9 °C | 121 mm | +56 mm |
| May | 20.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 17 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 18.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 2 mm | -11 mm |
| Jul | 18.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 9 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 22.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 4 mm | -17 mm |
| Sep | 23.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 68 mm | +22 mm |
| Oct | 22.5 °C | -0.7 °C | 82 mm | -26 mm |
| Nov | 21.7 °C | -1.8 °C | 184 mm | +31 mm |
| Dec | 23.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 220 mm | +45 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Fernie?
Fernie has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.3 °C and it receives 1,027 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Fernie?
The hottest day measured in Fernie between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 2016, reaching 34.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Fernie?
The coldest day measured in Fernie between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 2021, at -3.1 °C.
Does it snow in Fernie?
Almost never: Fernie sees virtually no snow, with about 2 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Fernie warmed?
Yes: Fernie warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Fernie?
The wettest day measured in Fernie between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1984, with 142 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Fernie?
The windiest day measured in Fernie between 1940 and 2025 was 23 September 1941, with winds reaching 42.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Fernie?
The warmest month in Fernie is January (18.7 °C on average); the coldest is June (10.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Fernie?
Fernie receives on average 1,027 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 141 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Fernie?
Fernie gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Fernie?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Fernie between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 1996, with 14.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Fernie?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Fernie.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Fernie?
In Fernie, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.4 °C on 6 January 2016, and the lowest was -7.3 °C on 29 June 1994.
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