Komatipoort climate — normals and trends
Komatipoort (South Africa) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.8 °C and it receives 545 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 (26.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (18.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Komatipoort averages 0 frost days, 147 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 75 rainy days per year.
Komatipoort has warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.06 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.6 °C (on 7 October 1947) and the coldest 4.6 °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
KomatipoortMpumalanga
- coords
- -25.43°, 31.95°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.8°C
Average daily high
29.0°C
Average daily low
18.2°C
Annual rainfall
545mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
17.7km/h
Seasonal range
7.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
147 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
75 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.6 °C
Average feels-like low
18.7 °C
Average peak gust
35.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
138 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.5 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.10 · p = 0.003
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
44.6 °C
7 October 1947
Coldest day
4.6 °C
28 June 1964
Wettest day
120 mm
1 March 1993
Windiest day
51.8 km/h
13 March 1941
Strongest gust
84.6 km/h
28 January 1976
Hottest feels-like
47.2 °C
26 February 1992
Coldest feels-like
1.8 °C
28 June 1964
Sunniest day
13.6 h
26 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 183 mm | +90 mm |
| Feb | 30.8 °C | -0.4 °C | 61 mm | -30 mm |
| Mar | 31.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 22 mm | -37 mm |
| Apr | 28.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 40 mm | +3 mm |
| May | 28.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 4 mm | -10 mm |
| Jun | 26.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Jul | 26.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 6 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 28.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 3 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 29.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 31 mm | +10 mm |
| Oct | 29.0 °C | -0.5 °C | 72 mm | +31 mm |
| Nov | 28.0 °C | -2.2 °C | 68 mm | +0 mm |
| Dec | 29.3 °C | -1.7 °C | 148 mm | +49 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Komatipoort?
Komatipoort has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.8 °C and it receives 545 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Komatipoort?
The hottest day measured in Komatipoort between 1940 and 2025 was 7 October 1947, reaching 44.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Komatipoort?
The coldest day measured in Komatipoort between 1940 and 2025 was 28 June 1964, at 4.6 °C.
Does it snow in Komatipoort?
Almost never: Komatipoort sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Komatipoort warmed?
Yes: Komatipoort warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Komatipoort?
The wettest day measured in Komatipoort between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1993, with 120 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Komatipoort?
The windiest day measured in Komatipoort between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1941, with winds reaching 51.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Komatipoort?
The warmest month in Komatipoort is January (26.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (18.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Komatipoort?
Komatipoort receives on average 545 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 75 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Komatipoort?
Komatipoort gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Komatipoort?
Yes: Komatipoort has on average 138 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Komatipoort?
In Komatipoort, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.2 °C on 26 February 1992, and the lowest was 1.8 °C on 28 June 1964.
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