Hlohlolwane climate — normals and trends
Hlohlolwane (South Africa) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.3 °C and it receives 934 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 (20.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (6.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Hlohlolwane averages 53 frost days, 20 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 110 rainy days per year.
Hlohlolwane has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.9 °C (on 6 January 2016) and the coldest -9.3 °C (on 3 July 1992).
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
HlohlolwaneFree State
- coords
- -28.92°, 27.57°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.3°C
Average daily high
22.0°C
Average daily low
7.8°C
Annual rainfall
934mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
15.4km/h
Seasonal range
13.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
53 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
20 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
110 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.6 cm
Average feels-like high
20.8 °C
Average feels-like low
5.6 °C
Average peak gust
33.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · 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
39.9 °C
6 January 2016
Coldest day
-9.3 °C
3 July 1992
Wettest day
100 mm
27 January 2006
Windiest day
45.5 km/h
11 August 1957
Strongest gust
88.9 km/h
23 August 2011
Hottest feels-like
38.3 °C
5 January 2016
Coldest feels-like
-14.0 °C
3 July 1992
Snowiest day
9.4 cm
2 August 2006
Sunniest day
13.8 h
19 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 | 28.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 112 mm | -37 mm |
| Feb | 27.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 105 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 25.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 153 mm | +36 mm |
| Apr | 19.9 °C | -1.3 °C | 287 mm | +213 mm |
| May | 19.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 9 mm | -20 mm |
| Jun | 16.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 22 mm | +7 mm |
| Jul | 16.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 16 mm | +5 mm |
| Aug | 20.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 17 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 23.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 58 mm | +25 mm |
| Oct | 24.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 105 mm | +19 mm |
| Nov | 23.3 °C | -1.8 °C | 203 mm | +79 mm |
| Dec | 25.6 °C | -0.7 °C | 146 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hlohlolwane?
Hlohlolwane has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.3 °C and it receives 934 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hlohlolwane?
The hottest day measured in Hlohlolwane between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 2016, reaching 39.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hlohlolwane?
The coldest day measured in Hlohlolwane between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 1992, at -9.3 °C.
Does it snow in Hlohlolwane?
Almost never: Hlohlolwane sees virtually no snow, with about 53 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Hlohlolwane warmed?
Yes: Hlohlolwane warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hlohlolwane?
The wettest day measured in Hlohlolwane between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 2006, with 100 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hlohlolwane?
The windiest day measured in Hlohlolwane between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 1957, with winds reaching 45.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hlohlolwane?
The warmest month in Hlohlolwane is January (20.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (6.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Hlohlolwane?
Hlohlolwane receives on average 934 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 110 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hlohlolwane?
Hlohlolwane gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Hlohlolwane?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hlohlolwane between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 2006, with 9.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hlohlolwane?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Hlohlolwane.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hlohlolwane?
In Hlohlolwane, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.3 °C on 5 January 2016, and the lowest was -14.0 °C on 3 July 1992.
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