Hartbeestfontein-A climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Hartbeestfontein-A?

Hartbeestfontein-A has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.3 °C and it receives 630 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hartbeestfontein-A?

The hottest day measured in Hartbeestfontein-A between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 2016, reaching 41.6 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Hartbeestfontein-A?

The coldest day measured in Hartbeestfontein-A between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 1964, at -1.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Hartbeestfontein-A?

Almost never: Hartbeestfontein-A sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Hartbeestfontein-A warmed?

Yes: Hartbeestfontein-A warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Hartbeestfontein-A?

The wettest day measured in Hartbeestfontein-A between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 1956, with 99 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Hartbeestfontein-A?

The windiest day measured in Hartbeestfontein-A between 1940 and 2025 was 28 September 2012, with winds reaching 39.3 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Hartbeestfontein-A?

The warmest month in Hartbeestfontein-A is January (24.0 °C on average); the coldest is June (12.2 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Hartbeestfontein-A?

Hartbeestfontein-A receives on average 630 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 86 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Hartbeestfontein-A?

Hartbeestfontein-A gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Hartbeestfontein-A (South Africa) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.3 °C and it receives 630 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 (24.0 °C on average) and the coldest is June (12.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Hartbeestfontein-A averages 0 frost days, 88 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 86 rainy days per year.

Hartbeestfontein-A has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 41.6 °C (on 7 January 2016) and the coldest -1.9 °C (on 27 June 1964).

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

Hartbeestfontein-ANorth West

coords: -25.44°, 27.51°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BShHot semi-aridWarmest monthJanuaryColdest monthJuneWettest monthDecemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

19.3°C

Average daily high

26.3°C

Average daily low

13.6°C

Annual rainfall

630mm

Sunshine / day

10.8h

Mean relative humidity

58%

Average peak wind

13.5km/h

Seasonal range

11.8°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

88 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

86 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

26.2 °C

Average feels-like low

12.5 °C

Average peak gust

29.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

33 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.2 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.2 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.21 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

41.6 °C

7 January 2016

Coldest day

-1.9 °C

27 June 1964

Wettest day

99 mm

4 February 1956

Windiest day

39.3 km/h

28 September 2012

Strongest gust

83.9 km/h

28 September 2012

Hottest feels-like

41.5 °C

7 January 2016

Coldest feels-like

-5.5 °C

21 July 2000

Sunniest day

13.6 h

11 December 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	34.8 °C15 October 2025	1.2 °C11 July 2025	19.2 °C	1,102 mm	74	0
2024	39.5 °C4 December 2024	-0.2 °C10 July 2024	21.1 °C	326 mm	153	1
2023	37.1 °C8 October 2023	0.5 °C31 July 2023	20.2 °C	481 mm	131	0
2022	37.1 °C4 October 2022	1.0 °C17 June 2022	19.6 °C	714 mm	84	0
2021	35.5 °C16 November 2021	-0.1 °C23 July 2021	19.5 °C	781 mm	89	1
2020	37.7 °C19 October 2020	0.7 °C14 June 2020	19.6 °C	571 mm	101	0
2019	37.9 °C21 October 2019	0.7 °C3 July 2019	21.0 °C	490 mm	150	0
2018	38.6 °C7 January 2018	0.9 °C3 July 2018	20.6 °C	464 mm	138	0
2017	37.8 °C7 November 2017	1.7 °C9 June 2017	19.9 °C	687 mm	107	0
2016	41.6 °C7 January 2016	1.3 °C28 July 2016	21.1 °C	499 mm	153	0
2015	39.5 °C10 November 2015	1.5 °C18 July 2015	21.4 °C	310 mm	171	0
2014	36.3 °C9 October 2014	0.2 °C10 July 2014	19.6 °C	615 mm	99	0
2013	39.1 °C25 January 2013	3.0 °C22 June 2013	20.2 °C	416 mm	138	0
2012	36.4 °C4 March 2012	1.4 °C13 June 2012	19.8 °C	550 mm	109	0
2011	39.1 °C24 October 2011	1.4 °C2 June 2011	19.3 °C	651 mm	84	0
2010	37.5 °C13 February 2010	0.4 °C17 June 2010	20.1 °C	672 mm	128	0
2009	34.8 °C8 October 2009	1.6 °C15 July 2009	19.4 °C	636 mm	90	0
2008	36.1 °C14 October 2008	1.2 °C11 July 2008	19.3 °C	526 mm	90	0
2007	36.7 °C4 February 2007	0.3 °C24 May 2007	19.6 °C	438 mm	106	0
2006	36.9 °C25 October 2006	1.0 °C6 August 2006	18.7 °C	728 mm	54	0
2005	38.8 °C3 November 2005	3.1 °C8 July 2005	20.2 °C	495 mm	114	0
2004	36.1 °C10 November 2004	1.0 °C17 July 2004	19.0 °C	654 mm	81	0
2003	37.6 °C15 December 2003	0.7 °C21 August 2003	20.3 °C	373 mm	150	0
2002	36.2 °C19 October 2002	0.8 °C18 July 2002	19.7 °C	393 mm	110	0
2001	37.3 °C11 January 2001	1.2 °C20 July 2001	19.0 °C	701 mm	72	0
2000	34.9 °C19 October 2000	-0.8 °C21 July 2000	18.2 °C	1,082 mm	42	2
1999	36.0 °C4 November 1999	2.6 °C30 June 1999	19.5 °C	500 mm	79	0
1998	37.5 °C8 February 1998	0.8 °C5 July 1998	19.6 °C	597 mm	103	0
1997	36.1 °C7 November 1997	1.1 °C17 June 1997	18.7 °C	750 mm	82	0
1996	34.7 °C3 November 1996	0.7 °C9 July 1996	18.6 °C	857 mm	55	0
1995	36.7 °C11 October 1995	0.1 °C19 July 1995	19.3 °C	786 mm	88	0
1994	37.2 °C23 December 1994	0.3 °C1 July 1994	18.7 °C	366 mm	76	0
1993	37.1 °C19 January 1993	0.8 °C21 June 1993	19.7 °C	483 mm	86	0
1992	38.6 °C27 February 1992	0.4 °C26 June 1992	20.3 °C	368 mm	140	0
1991	34.7 °C8 October 1991	1.7 °C28 July 1991	19.2 °C	612 mm	89	0
1990	37.2 °C14 November 1990	-1.1 °C14 July 1990	19.4 °C	479 mm	110	1
1989	35.9 °C19 October 1989	0.2 °C19 July 1989	19.0 °C	635 mm	64	0
1988	38.4 °C31 January 1988	0.6 °C10 June 1988	19.3 °C	669 mm	85	0
1987	37.1 °C4 November 1987	1.7 °C22 July 1987	19.9 °C	607 mm	118	0
1986	35.2 °C13 January 1986	2.3 °C22 June 1986	19.5 °C	576 mm	85	0
1985	36.0 °C11 December 1985	0.3 °C13 July 1985	19.5 °C	609 mm	83	0
1984	37.0 °C15 February 1984	2.4 °C19 June 1984	19.6 °C	512 mm	103	0
1983	36.9 °C11 January 1983	1.4 °C27 June 1983	19.9 °C	537 mm	104	0
1982	37.8 °C28 December 1982	-0.2 °C17 June 1982	19.1 °C	566 mm	91	1
1981	37.5 °C6 November 1981	0.9 °C17 June 1981	18.3 °C	669 mm	57	0
1980	35.2 °C2 January 1980	0.3 °C13 July 1980	18.4 °C	560 mm	56	0
1979	35.3 °C7 January 1979	-0.1 °C25 July 1979	19.1 °C	608 mm	100	1
1978	35.1 °C25 November 1978	-0.3 °C21 June 1978	18.7 °C	608 mm	47	1
1977	35.4 °C15 January 1977	1.6 °C27 June 1977	18.8 °C	665 mm	70	0
1976	33.0 °C18 September 1976	-1.1 °C21 June 1976	17.6 °C	799 mm	28	1
1975	35.5 °C16 October 1975	1.4 °C26 July 1975	18.1 °C	758 mm	56	0
1974	34.6 °C14 October 1974	-0.1 °C2 August 1974	18.3 °C	687 mm	44	1
1973	37.6 °C19 January 1973	1.7 °C5 July 1973	19.0 °C	812 mm	94	0
1972	37.1 °C1 December 1972	-1.5 °C2 August 1972	18.9 °C	632 mm	78	1
1971	35.0 °C25 December 1971	1.1 °C18 July 1971	18.6 °C	677 mm	57	0
1970	35.9 °C1 March 1970	2.2 °C23 July 1970	19.7 °C	654 mm	111	0
1969	38.0 °C13 January 1969	0.4 °C19 June 1969	19.2 °C	674 mm	81	0
1968	36.6 °C12 January 1968	-1.3 °C15 June 1968	18.7 °C	516 mm	95	1
1967	35.4 °C16 November 1967	-0.5 °C13 June 1967	18.2 °C	769 mm	53	1
1966	36.6 °C2 January 1966	3.0 °C15 July 1966	19.2 °C	636 mm	79	0
1965	36.7 °C25 February 1965	0.1 °C20 July 1965	19.0 °C	315 mm	103	0
1964	37.5 °C23 February 1964	-1.9 °C27 June 1964	19.3 °C	511 mm	111	4
1963	37.0 °C29 December 1963	-1.0 °C15 July 1963	19.0 °C	529 mm	84	1
1962	37.3 °C30 October 1962	1.1 °C15 June 1962	19.4 °C	926 mm	105	0
1961	37.0 °C24 October 1961	2.3 °C4 August 1961	18.9 °C	880 mm	72	0
1960	35.1 °C12 January 1960	1.8 °C23 July 1960	18.7 °C	768 mm	85	0
1959	37.1 °C17 October 1959	3.8 °C27 May 1959	18.7 °C	668 mm	69	0
1958	34.4 °C2 January 1958	1.2 °C16 June 1958	18.7 °C	1,028 mm	52	0
1957	37.0 °C21 December 1957	-1.1 °C20 June 1957	18.7 °C	724 mm	48	1
1956	35.4 °C2 February 1956	1.1 °C22 July 1956	18.7 °C	898 mm	44	0
1955	34.2 °C9 October 1955	-1.3 °C29 June 1955	18.0 °C	703 mm	39	1
1954	37.5 °C19 February 1954	0.3 °C28 July 1954	20.4 °C	242 mm	156	0
1953	38.4 °C22 January 1953	-0.4 °C30 July 1953	19.6 °C	556 mm	85	1
1952	38.3 °C20 November 1952	1.8 °C27 July 1952	19.7 °C	618 mm	91	0
1951	37.5 °C21 December 1951	1.3 °C14 July 1951	19.1 °C	687 mm	82	0
1950	36.6 °C30 December 1950	2.0 °C1 August 1950	18.9 °C	655 mm	70	0
1949	38.8 °C9 January 1949	2.1 °C16 July 1949	19.3 °C	646 mm	96	0
1948	35.2 °C22 November 1948	1.0 °C23 July 1948	18.3 °C	778 mm	62	0
1947	37.8 °C4 November 1947	1.0 °C13 July 1947	18.5 °C	914 mm	58	0
1946	36.8 °C29 October 1946	0.8 °C7 July 1946	18.6 °C	782 mm	58	0
1945	36.1 °C7 November 1945	0.4 °C28 June 1945	19.1 °C	660 mm	62	0
1944	36.4 °C26 September 1944	1.7 °C9 July 1944	18.7 °C	739 mm	49	0
1943	34.9 °C10 October 1943	2.3 °C5 June 1943	18.6 °C	756 mm	34	0
1942	34.2 °C7 January 1942	0.5 °C20 July 1942	18.5 °C	929 mm	42	0
1941	38.1 °C16 October 1941	1.5 °C30 June 1941	20.7 °C	326 mm	136	0
1940	37.3 °C12 November 1940	0.4 °C16 July 1940	20.2 °C	403 mm	122	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

25.9 °C

-0.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

74 d/yr

-14

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1102 mm

+472 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	29.2 °C	-0.4 °C	231 mm	+128 mm
Feb	28.6 °C	-0.5 °C	291 mm	+196 mm
Mar	27.3 °C	-0.6 °C	90 mm	+18 mm
Apr	23.8 °C	-1.7 °C	136 mm	+87 mm
May	22.7 °C	-0.5 °C	6 mm	-11 mm
Jun	21.0 °C	+0.5 °C	1 mm	-6 mm
Jul	21.0 °C	+0.3 °C	2 mm	-2 mm
Aug	25.8 °C	+2.0 °C	2 mm	-4 mm
Sep	29.1 °C	+1.5 °C	24 mm	+6 mm
Oct	28.7 °C	-0.6 °C	46 mm	-8 mm
Nov	26.1 °C	-3.0 °C	122 mm	+30 mm
Dec	27.6 °C	-1.6 °C	153 mm	+37 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.8 °C

15 Oct 2025

Coldest day

1.2 °C

11 Jul 2025

Wettest day

86.7 mm

19 Feb 2025

Windiest day

27.7 km/h

9 Jun 2025

Strongest gust

54.4 km/h

16 Nov 2025

Hottest feels-like

37.8 °C

20 Jan 2025

Coldest feels-like

-1.9 °C

28 Jun 2025

Sunniest day

13.6 h

15 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Hartbeestfontein-A?

Hartbeestfontein-A has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.3 °C and it receives 630 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hartbeestfontein-A?

The hottest day measured in Hartbeestfontein-A between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 2016, reaching 41.6 °C.

What is the coldest day in Hartbeestfontein-A?

The coldest day measured in Hartbeestfontein-A between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 1964, at -1.9 °C.

Does it snow in Hartbeestfontein-A?

Almost never: Hartbeestfontein-A sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Hartbeestfontein-A warmed?

Yes: Hartbeestfontein-A warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Hartbeestfontein-A?

The wettest day measured in Hartbeestfontein-A between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 1956, with 99 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Hartbeestfontein-A?

The windiest day measured in Hartbeestfontein-A between 1940 and 2025 was 28 September 2012, with winds reaching 39.3 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Hartbeestfontein-A?

The warmest month in Hartbeestfontein-A is January (24.0 °C on average); the coldest is June (12.2 °C).

How much does it rain in Hartbeestfontein-A?

Hartbeestfontein-A receives on average 630 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 86 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Hartbeestfontein-A?

Hartbeestfontein-A gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Hartbeestfontein-A?

Yes: Hartbeestfontein-A has on average 33 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hartbeestfontein-A?

In Hartbeestfontein-A, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.5 °C on 7 January 2016, and the lowest was -5.5 °C on 21 July 2000.

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