Kokstad climate — normals and trends
Kokstad (South Africa) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.7 °C and it receives 974 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 (17.9 °C on average) and the coldest is June (8.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Kokstad averages 21 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 155 rainy days per year.
Kokstad has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 27 to 15 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.6 °C (on 8 November 2011) and the coldest -9.9 °C (on 20 June 1965).
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
KokstadKwaZulu-Natal
- coords
- -30.55°, 29.42°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.7°C
Average daily high
20.7°C
Average daily low
8.4°C
Annual rainfall
974mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
13.0km/h
Seasonal range
9.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
21 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
155 d/yr
Annual snowfall
5.5 cm
Average feels-like high
20.2 °C
Average feels-like low
6.8 °C
Average peak gust
34.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.60 · 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
35.6 °C
8 November 2011
Coldest day
-9.9 °C
20 June 1965
Wettest day
169 mm
29 September 1987
Windiest day
40.0 km/h
10 June 2025
Strongest gust
108.4 km/h
10 June 2025
Hottest feels-like
37.3 °C
12 January 2001
Coldest feels-like
-14.0 °C
20 June 1965
Snowiest day
18.1 cm
27 June 2007
Sunniest day
14.0 h
16 December 1941
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 | 25.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 106 mm | -36 mm |
| Feb | 23.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 176 mm | +44 mm |
| Mar | 23.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 147 mm | +38 mm |
| Apr | 20.0 °C | -0.8 °C | 124 mm | +59 mm |
| May | 20.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 17 mm | -10 mm |
| Jun | 18.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 73 mm | +55 mm |
| Jul | 17.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 22 mm | +4 mm |
| Aug | 20.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 18 mm | -14 mm |
| Sep | 21.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 72 mm | +14 mm |
| Oct | 21.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 108 mm | +10 mm |
| Nov | 21.5 °C | -0.4 °C | 142 mm | +16 mm |
| Dec | 23.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 175 mm | +29 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kokstad?
Kokstad has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.7 °C and it receives 974 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kokstad?
The hottest day measured in Kokstad between 1940 and 2025 was 8 November 2011, reaching 35.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kokstad?
The coldest day measured in Kokstad between 1940 and 2025 was 20 June 1965, at -9.9 °C.
Does it snow in Kokstad?
Yes. Kokstad gets on average 5.5 cm of snow per year and has around 21 frost days.
Has the climate of Kokstad warmed?
Yes: Kokstad warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kokstad?
The wettest day measured in Kokstad between 1940 and 2025 was 29 September 1987, with 169 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kokstad?
The windiest day measured in Kokstad between 1940 and 2025 was 10 June 2025, with winds reaching 40.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kokstad?
The warmest month in Kokstad is January (17.9 °C on average); the coldest is June (8.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Kokstad?
Kokstad receives on average 974 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 155 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kokstad?
Kokstad gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kokstad?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kokstad between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 2007, with 18.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kokstad?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Kokstad.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kokstad?
In Kokstad, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.3 °C on 12 January 2001, and the lowest was -14.0 °C on 20 June 1965.
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