Kamaqhekeza climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Kamaqhekeza?

Kamaqhekeza has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.8 °C and it receives 620 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kamaqhekeza?

The hottest day measured in Kamaqhekeza between 1940 and 2025 was 7 October 1947, reaching 43.1 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Kamaqhekeza?

The coldest day measured in Kamaqhekeza between 1940 and 2025 was 28 June 1964, at 3.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Kamaqhekeza?

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

Q: Has the climate of Kamaqhekeza warmed?

Yes: Kamaqhekeza warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Kamaqhekeza?

The wettest day measured in Kamaqhekeza between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1993, with 190 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Kamaqhekeza?

The windiest day measured in Kamaqhekeza between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1956, with winds reaching 45.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Kamaqhekeza?

The warmest month in Kamaqhekeza is January (25.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.2 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Kamaqhekeza?

Kamaqhekeza receives on average 620 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 84 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Kamaqhekeza?

Kamaqhekeza gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Kamaqhekeza (South Africa) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.8 °C and it receives 620 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 (25.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (17.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Kamaqhekeza averages 0 frost days, 124 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 84 rainy days per year.

Kamaqhekeza has warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.08 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 43.1 °C (on 7 October 1947) and the coldest 3.3 °C (on 28 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

KamaqhekezaMpumalanga

coords: -25.67°, 31.86°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BShHot semi-aridWarmest monthJanuaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthDecemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

21.8°C

Average daily high

28.1°C

Average daily low

17.2°C

Annual rainfall

620mm

Sunshine / day

9.5h

Mean relative humidity

67%

Average peak wind

16.1km/h

Seasonal range

8.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

124 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

84 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

28.8 °C

Average feels-like low

17.5 °C

Average peak gust

33.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

106 d/yr

Solar radiation

17.2 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.7 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.15 · 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

43.1 °C

7 October 1947

Coldest day

3.3 °C

28 June 1964

Wettest day

190 mm

1 March 1993

Windiest day

45.4 km/h

15 January 1956

Strongest gust

85.3 km/h

16 February 2021

Hottest feels-like

46.1 °C

26 February 1992

Coldest feels-like

0.4 °C

28 June 1964

Sunniest day

13.6 h

23 December 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	39.4 °C16 September 2025	6.0 °C29 July 2025	22.3 °C	767 mm	123
2024	42.2 °C13 December 2024	6.8 °C9 July 2024	22.9 °C	544 mm	149
2023	38.8 °C23 November 2023	8.6 °C15 July 2023	22.5 °C	643 mm	144
2022	40.6 °C9 October 2022	5.6 °C17 June 2022	22.3 °C	662 mm	124
2021	39.7 °C16 November 2021	7.7 °C30 August 2021	21.8 °C	717 mm	126
2020	40.8 °C8 November 2020	5.6 °C14 June 2020	21.9 °C	724 mm	116
2019	41.5 °C28 October 2019	7.6 °C22 July 2019	22.6 °C	575 mm	133
2018	39.9 °C27 December 2018	8.5 °C7 June 2018	22.2 °C	503 mm	133
2017	38.6 °C25 October 2017	8.9 °C21 August 2017	21.7 °C	788 mm	110
2016	42.9 °C20 February 2016	8.3 °C11 August 2016	22.9 °C	415 mm	145
2015	41.2 °C8 October 2015	8.8 °C19 June 2015	23.2 °C	287 mm	164
2014	37.7 °C8 October 2014	6.1 °C11 July 2014	21.8 °C	660 mm	116
2013	41.6 °C12 October 2013	7.7 °C11 June 2013	21.8 °C	695 mm	116
2012	39.0 °C4 October 2012	8.1 °C8 August 2012	22.3 °C	528 mm	145
2011	43.0 °C23 October 2011	8.1 °C26 June 2011	22.1 °C	527 mm	148
2010	42.7 °C11 October 2010	7.6 °C17 June 2010	22.5 °C	636 mm	147
2009	38.8 °C3 February 2009	7.2 °C27 June 2009	22.0 °C	510 mm	133
2008	39.8 °C2 October 2008	8.2 °C14 July 2008	22.0 °C	528 mm	137
2007	39.2 °C16 January 2007	6.7 °C24 May 2007	22.0 °C	515 mm	139
2006	37.4 °C4 December 2006	6.7 °C7 June 2006	21.4 °C	858 mm	110
2005	40.7 °C16 November 2005	9.3 °C10 July 2005	22.5 °C	517 mm	143
2004	41.8 °C7 October 2004	8.6 °C12 June 2004	21.9 °C	702 mm	128
2003	41.6 °C14 December 2003	6.5 °C22 August 2003	22.6 °C	410 mm	158
2002	39.6 °C4 November 2002	8.0 °C12 July 2002	22.1 °C	321 mm	139
2001	38.2 °C11 September 2001	8.9 °C20 July 2001	21.6 °C	906 mm	91
2000	35.8 °C10 October 2000	5.1 °C17 July 2000	20.8 °C	1,215 mm	64
1999	37.7 °C17 September 1999	8.6 °C12 June 1999	21.6 °C	732 mm	78
1998	39.9 °C5 April 1998	8.9 °C5 July 1998	22.2 °C	772 mm	133
1997	40.7 °C21 November 1997	7.9 °C4 July 1997	21.4 °C	673 mm	108
1996	38.3 °C2 December 1996	6.9 °C9 July 1996	21.4 °C	705 mm	105
1995	40.1 °C12 October 1995	6.6 °C8 August 1995	21.4 °C	531 mm	107
1994	38.5 °C28 September 1994	4.8 °C13 July 1994	21.3 °C	411 mm	128
1993	40.9 °C18 December 1993	6.7 °C23 June 1993	22.0 °C	590 mm	123
1992	42.7 °C26 February 1992	6.8 °C6 July 1992	23.0 °C	434 mm	193
1991	40.4 °C3 March 1991	6.9 °C30 July 1991	21.9 °C	509 mm	144
1990	40.8 °C14 November 1990	5.3 °C2 July 1990	21.6 °C	604 mm	116
1989	39.5 °C20 December 1989	6.6 °C26 July 1989	21.7 °C	647 mm	129
1988	40.2 °C6 January 1988	7.6 °C24 June 1988	21.9 °C	578 mm	154
1987	38.6 °C10 February 1987	8.0 °C23 June 1987	22.3 °C	519 mm	158
1986	38.6 °C15 January 1986	8.3 °C21 July 1986	21.9 °C	515 mm	133
1985	38.2 °C3 October 1985	7.9 °C27 August 1985	21.9 °C	695 mm	133
1984	38.3 °C11 January 1984	7.5 °C18 June 1984	21.0 °C	819 mm	91
1983	41.5 °C11 January 1983	7.7 °C12 August 1983	22.3 °C	459 mm	144
1982	40.8 °C18 December 1982	6.6 °C21 June 1982	21.6 °C	414 mm	126
1981	39.7 °C20 December 1981	6.4 °C18 June 1981	20.9 °C	658 mm	95
1980	38.2 °C5 April 1980	5.9 °C12 July 1980	21.3 °C	608 mm	106
1979	40.7 °C1 October 1979	6.8 °C27 July 1979	21.5 °C	584 mm	123
1978	36.7 °C31 October 1978	7.9 °C26 June 1978	21.6 °C	787 mm	103
1977	38.8 °C14 January 1977	6.7 °C5 July 1977	21.9 °C	861 mm	112
1976	42.5 °C24 November 1976	5.5 °C17 July 1976	21.3 °C	653 mm	101
1975	40.3 °C2 January 1975	5.1 °C25 July 1975	21.1 °C	900 mm	88
1974	38.9 °C31 December 1974	8.2 °C27 July 1974	22.0 °C	583 mm	153
1973	38.8 °C25 September 1973	8.6 °C10 July 1973	21.6 °C	799 mm	123
1972	39.9 °C30 December 1972	6.2 °C2 August 1972	21.4 °C	720 mm	105
1971	39.0 °C4 October 1971	7.8 °C2 August 1971	21.6 °C	549 mm	127
1970	38.9 °C19 November 1970	8.6 °C25 July 1970	22.4 °C	502 mm	170
1969	38.9 °C9 March 1969	6.5 °C18 June 1969	21.7 °C	770 mm	123
1968	39.7 °C15 October 1968	6.3 °C15 June 1968	20.9 °C	636 mm	91
1967	40.4 °C24 October 1967	7.1 °C16 June 1967	21.4 °C	619 mm	111
1966	39.8 °C5 December 1966	7.0 °C27 July 1966	22.1 °C	513 mm	156
1965	39.5 °C14 December 1965	5.1 °C25 June 1965	21.9 °C	413 mm	150
1964	39.7 °C9 November 1964	3.3 °C28 June 1964	21.6 °C	634 mm	141
1963	40.1 °C21 December 1963	6.6 °C15 July 1963	21.9 °C	452 mm	150
1962	42.6 °C13 November 1962	9.0 °C6 June 1962	22.3 °C	648 mm	153
1961	39.5 °C27 January 1961	7.4 °C8 August 1961	21.9 °C	554 mm	139
1960	39.4 °C3 January 1960	7.9 °C24 July 1960	21.7 °C	639 mm	146
1959	41.9 °C17 December 1959	9.0 °C4 August 1959	22.3 °C	452 mm	161
1958	41.2 °C25 September 1958	6.3 °C17 June 1958	22.1 °C	724 mm	133
1957	41.0 °C17 November 1957	6.8 °C4 August 1957	22.0 °C	718 mm	134
1956	40.3 °C5 October 1956	7.0 °C14 June 1956	21.6 °C	655 mm	122
1955	38.8 °C11 November 1955	7.3 °C9 August 1955	20.5 °C	672 mm	62
1954	42.0 °C26 October 1954	7.1 °C24 July 1954	21.1 °C	410 mm	107
1953	42.7 °C16 October 1953	6.8 °C22 July 1953	21.8 °C	480 mm	120
1952	39.4 °C11 October 1952	7.6 °C4 July 1952	22.0 °C	655 mm	123
1951	42.9 °C25 November 1951	7.9 °C11 July 1951	22.3 °C	381 mm	144
1950	41.3 °C22 December 1950	7.3 °C28 May 1950	21.6 °C	790 mm	104
1949	37.7 °C4 September 1949	8.7 °C21 July 1949	21.1 °C	741 mm	75
1948	38.7 °C11 December 1948	9.0 °C6 July 1948	21.3 °C	778 mm	68
1947	43.1 °C7 October 1947	6.0 °C17 July 1947	21.4 °C	682 mm	103
1946	39.1 °C5 December 1946	6.7 °C17 June 1946	21.6 °C	665 mm	113
1945	38.4 °C19 October 1945	6.4 °C27 June 1945	21.3 °C	684 mm	77
1944	40.2 °C12 December 1944	9.1 °C15 May 1944	21.5 °C	654 mm	104
1943	38.6 °C4 October 1943	7.1 °C22 July 1943	20.7 °C	753 mm	55
1942	39.0 °C10 September 1942	6.9 °C26 July 1942	21.3 °C	811 mm	102
1941	41.6 °C8 October 1941	7.5 °C5 July 1941	22.8 °C	298 mm	184
1940	42.9 °C15 November 1940	6.5 °C15 July 1940	22.4 °C	460 mm	153

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

28.2 °C

+0.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

123 d/yr

-1

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

767 mm

+147 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	30.5 °C	-0.1 °C	214 mm	+106 mm
Feb	30.1 °C	-0.3 °C	73 mm	-28 mm
Mar	30.5 °C	+0.8 °C	35 mm	-36 mm
Apr	27.6 °C	-0.5 °C	61 mm	+19 mm
May	27.4 °C	+0.7 °C	5 mm	-11 mm
Jun	26.0 °C	+1.2 °C	0 mm	-8 mm
Jul	25.2 °C	+0.6 °C	11 mm	+3 mm
Aug	27.7 °C	+1.5 °C	2 mm	-9 mm
Sep	28.9 °C	+0.7 °C	31 mm	+8 mm
Oct	28.4 °C	-0.3 °C	70 mm	+22 mm
Nov	27.3 °C	-2.1 °C	89 mm	+14 mm
Dec	28.4 °C	-1.8 °C	176 mm	+68 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

39.4 °C

16 Sep 2025

Coldest day

6.0 °C

29 Jul 2025

Wettest day

56.6 mm

30 Oct 2025

Windiest day

31.8 km/h

26 Feb 2025

Strongest gust

64.8 km/h

26 Feb 2025

Hottest feels-like

43.6 °C

15 Jan 2025

Coldest feels-like

3.4 °C

29 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

13.6 h

23 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Kamaqhekeza?

Kamaqhekeza has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.8 °C and it receives 620 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kamaqhekeza?

The hottest day measured in Kamaqhekeza between 1940 and 2025 was 7 October 1947, reaching 43.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in Kamaqhekeza?

The coldest day measured in Kamaqhekeza between 1940 and 2025 was 28 June 1964, at 3.3 °C.

Does it snow in Kamaqhekeza?

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

Has the climate of Kamaqhekeza warmed?

Yes: Kamaqhekeza warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Kamaqhekeza?

The wettest day measured in Kamaqhekeza between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1993, with 190 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Kamaqhekeza?

The windiest day measured in Kamaqhekeza between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1956, with winds reaching 45.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Kamaqhekeza?

The warmest month in Kamaqhekeza is January (25.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.2 °C).

How much does it rain in Kamaqhekeza?

Kamaqhekeza receives on average 620 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 84 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Kamaqhekeza?

Kamaqhekeza gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Kamaqhekeza?

Yes: Kamaqhekeza has on average 106 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kamaqhekeza?

In Kamaqhekeza, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.1 °C on 26 February 1992, and the lowest was 0.4 °C on 28 June 1964.

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