Hendrina climate — normals and trends
Hendrina (South Africa) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.8 °C and it receives 810 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 (18.5 °C on average) and the coldest is June (8.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Hendrina averages 8 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 111 rainy days per year.
Hendrina has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 11 to 5 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.0 °C (on 11 November 2015) and the coldest -6.8 °C (on 12 June 1956).
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
HendrinaMpumalanga
- coords
- -26.16°, 29.72°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.8°C
Average daily high
21.8°C
Average daily low
9.6°C
Annual rainfall
810mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
18.1km/h
Seasonal range
9.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
8 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
111 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.8 cm
Average feels-like high
20.6 °C
Average feels-like low
7.4 °C
Average peak gust
36.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · 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
34.0 °C
11 November 2015
Coldest day
-6.8 °C
12 June 1956
Wettest day
102 mm
6 March 2014
Windiest day
49.2 km/h
23 September 1941
Strongest gust
92.9 km/h
30 August 2008
Hottest feels-like
35.0 °C
10 December 2024
Coldest feels-like
-11.2 °C
12 June 1956
Snowiest day
10.0 cm
10 September 1981
Sunniest day
13.6 h
31 December 2023
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 | 25.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 197 mm | +63 mm |
| Feb | 24.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 208 mm | +104 mm |
| Mar | 23.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 116 mm | +31 mm |
| Apr | 20.2 °C | -1.2 °C | 85 mm | +36 mm |
| May | 19.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 10 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 17.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 4 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 17.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 4 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 22.6 °C | +2.6 °C | 4 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 24.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 53 mm | +25 mm |
| Oct | 23.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 60 mm | -28 mm |
| Nov | 21.5 °C | -2.1 °C | 261 mm | +127 mm |
| Dec | 23.3 °C | -0.7 °C | 156 mm | +7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hendrina?
Hendrina has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.8 °C and it receives 810 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hendrina?
The hottest day measured in Hendrina between 1940 and 2025 was 11 November 2015, reaching 34.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hendrina?
The coldest day measured in Hendrina between 1940 and 2025 was 12 June 1956, at -6.8 °C.
Does it snow in Hendrina?
Almost never: Hendrina sees virtually no snow, with about 8 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Hendrina warmed?
Yes: Hendrina warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hendrina?
The wettest day measured in Hendrina between 1940 and 2025 was 6 March 2014, with 102 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hendrina?
The windiest day measured in Hendrina between 1940 and 2025 was 23 September 1941, with winds reaching 49.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hendrina?
The warmest month in Hendrina is January (18.5 °C on average); the coldest is June (8.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Hendrina?
Hendrina receives on average 810 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 111 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hendrina?
Hendrina gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Hendrina?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hendrina between 1940 and 2025 was 10 September 1981, with 10.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hendrina?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Hendrina.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hendrina?
In Hendrina, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.0 °C on 10 December 2024, and the lowest was -11.2 °C on 12 June 1956.
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