Ga-Malakhe climate — normals and trends
Ga-Malakhe (South Africa) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.0 °C and it receives 897 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 February (22.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (15.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.
Ga-Malakhe averages 0 frost days, 10 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 127 rainy days per year.
Ga-Malakhe has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.7 °C (on 14 October 2021) and the coldest 3.7 °C (on 30 June 1941).
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
Ga-MalakheKwaZulu-Natal
- coords
- -30.81°, 30.33°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.0°C
Average daily high
23.3°C
Average daily low
15.6°C
Annual rainfall
897mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
19.9km/h
Seasonal range
7.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
10 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
127 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
23.8 °C
Average feels-like low
15.2 °C
Average peak gust
38.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
47 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.59 · 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
39.7 °C
14 October 2021
Coldest day
3.7 °C
30 June 1941
Wettest day
207 mm
25 February 1944
Windiest day
54.8 km/h
26 September 2004
Strongest gust
117.4 km/h
10 June 2025
Hottest feels-like
42.2 °C
14 October 2021
Coldest feels-like
0.2 °C
23 July 1954
Sunniest day
14.0 h
24 December 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 119 mm | +13 mm |
| Feb | 25.6 °C | -0.3 °C | 188 mm | +73 mm |
| Mar | 26.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 144 mm | +37 mm |
| Apr | 23.4 °C | -0.6 °C | 159 mm | +82 mm |
| May | 24.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 21 mm | -17 mm |
| Jun | 22.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 57 mm | +33 mm |
| Jul | 21.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 29 mm | +4 mm |
| Aug | 22.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 6 mm | -34 mm |
| Sep | 22.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 66 mm | +2 mm |
| Oct | 23.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 44 mm | -47 mm |
| Nov | 23.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 105 mm | +0 mm |
| Dec | 25.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 95 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ga-Malakhe?
Ga-Malakhe has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.0 °C and it receives 897 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ga-Malakhe?
The hottest day measured in Ga-Malakhe between 1940 and 2025 was 14 October 2021, reaching 39.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ga-Malakhe?
The coldest day measured in Ga-Malakhe between 1940 and 2025 was 30 June 1941, at 3.7 °C.
Does it snow in Ga-Malakhe?
Almost never: Ga-Malakhe sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ga-Malakhe warmed?
Yes: Ga-Malakhe warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ga-Malakhe?
The wettest day measured in Ga-Malakhe between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1944, with 207 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ga-Malakhe?
The windiest day measured in Ga-Malakhe between 1940 and 2025 was 26 September 2004, with winds reaching 54.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ga-Malakhe?
The warmest month in Ga-Malakhe is February (22.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (15.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Ga-Malakhe?
Ga-Malakhe receives on average 897 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 127 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ga-Malakhe?
Ga-Malakhe gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ga-Malakhe?
Yes: Ga-Malakhe has on average 47 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ga-Malakhe?
In Ga-Malakhe, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.2 °C on 14 October 2021, and the lowest was 0.2 °C on 23 July 1954.
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