Kriel climate — normals and trends
Kriel (South Africa) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.4 °C and it receives 796 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 (19.2 °C on average) and the coldest is June (9.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Kriel averages 7 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 111 rainy days per year.
Kriel has warmed by +1.7 °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 9 to 5 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.2 °C (on 7 January 2016) and the coldest -4.9 °C (on 21 July 2000).
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
KrielMpumalanga
- coords
- -26.25°, 29.26°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.4°C
Average daily high
22.4°C
Average daily low
10.0°C
Annual rainfall
796mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
65%
Average peak wind
17.3km/h
Seasonal range
10.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
7 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
9 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
111 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.5 cm
Average feels-like high
21.3 °C
Average feels-like low
8.0 °C
Average peak gust
35.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
35.2 °C
7 January 2016
Coldest day
-4.9 °C
21 July 2000
Wettest day
84 mm
30 January 1984
Windiest day
47.4 km/h
23 September 1941
Strongest gust
87.1 km/h
27 October 2024
Hottest feels-like
35.8 °C
10 December 2024
Coldest feels-like
-9.3 °C
21 July 2000
Snowiest day
10.2 cm
10 September 1981
Sunniest day
13.7 h
21 December 1951
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 | 26.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 199 mm | +66 mm |
| Feb | 25.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 221 mm | +116 mm |
| Mar | 24.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 117 mm | +32 mm |
| Apr | 20.7 °C | -1.2 °C | 84 mm | +32 mm |
| May | 20.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 9 mm | -8 mm |
| Jun | 18.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 3 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 18.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 3 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 22.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 20 mm | +10 mm |
| Sep | 25.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 53 mm | +25 mm |
| Oct | 24.6 °C | -0.2 °C | 67 mm | -19 mm |
| Nov | 22.2 °C | -2.2 °C | 237 mm | +111 mm |
| Dec | 24.0 °C | -0.8 °C | 145 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kriel?
Kriel has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.4 °C and it receives 796 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kriel?
The hottest day measured in Kriel between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 2016, reaching 35.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kriel?
The coldest day measured in Kriel between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 2000, at -4.9 °C.
Does it snow in Kriel?
Almost never: Kriel sees virtually no snow, with about 7 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kriel warmed?
Yes: Kriel warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kriel?
The wettest day measured in Kriel between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1984, with 84 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kriel?
The windiest day measured in Kriel between 1940 and 2025 was 23 September 1941, with winds reaching 47.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kriel?
The warmest month in Kriel is January (19.2 °C on average); the coldest is June (9.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Kriel?
Kriel receives on average 796 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 111 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kriel?
Kriel gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kriel?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kriel between 1940 and 2025 was 10 September 1981, with 10.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kriel?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Kriel.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kriel?
In Kriel, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.8 °C on 10 December 2024, and the lowest was -9.3 °C on 21 July 2000.
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