Kroonstad climate — normals and trends
Kroonstad (South Africa) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.6 °C and it receives 661 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 (22.1 °C on average) and the coldest is June (8.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Kroonstad averages 15 frost days, 52 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 94 rainy days per year.
Kroonstad has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.3 °C (on 6 January 2016) and the coldest -6.8 °C (on 10 July 1996).
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
KroonstadFree State
- coords
- -27.65°, 27.23°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.6°C
Average daily high
24.2°C
Average daily low
10.5°C
Annual rainfall
661mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
57%
Average peak wind
17.6km/h
Seasonal range
13.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
15 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
52 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
94 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.2 cm
Average feels-like high
22.9 °C
Average feels-like low
8.3 °C
Average peak gust
35.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.22 · 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
40.3 °C
6 January 2016
Coldest day
-6.8 °C
10 July 1996
Wettest day
85 mm
17 December 1995
Windiest day
50.7 km/h
31 October 1985
Strongest gust
89.3 km/h
29 November 1995
Hottest feels-like
39.2 °C
29 January 1983
Coldest feels-like
-10.9 °C
10 July 1996
Snowiest day
8.1 cm
7 July 1996
Sunniest day
13.8 h
18 December 1943
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 71 mm | -37 mm |
| Feb | 28.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 107 mm | +12 mm |
| Mar | 26.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 118 mm | +39 mm |
| Apr | 21.6 °C | -1.8 °C | 234 mm | +180 mm |
| May | 21.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 1 mm | -19 mm |
| Jun | 18.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 14 mm | +4 mm |
| Jul | 18.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 13 mm | +7 mm |
| Aug | 23.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 22 mm | +8 mm |
| Sep | 25.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 48 mm | +28 mm |
| Oct | 26.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 66 mm | +2 mm |
| Nov | 24.9 °C | -2.5 °C | 143 mm | +56 mm |
| Dec | 27.7 °C | -0.7 °C | 111 mm | +7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kroonstad?
Kroonstad has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.6 °C and it receives 661 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kroonstad?
The hottest day measured in Kroonstad between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 2016, reaching 40.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kroonstad?
The coldest day measured in Kroonstad between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 1996, at -6.8 °C.
Does it snow in Kroonstad?
Almost never: Kroonstad sees virtually no snow, with about 15 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kroonstad warmed?
Yes: Kroonstad warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kroonstad?
The wettest day measured in Kroonstad between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 1995, with 85 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kroonstad?
The windiest day measured in Kroonstad between 1940 and 2025 was 31 October 1985, with winds reaching 50.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kroonstad?
The warmest month in Kroonstad is January (22.1 °C on average); the coldest is June (8.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Kroonstad?
Kroonstad receives on average 661 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 94 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kroonstad?
Kroonstad 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 Kroonstad?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kroonstad between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 1996, with 8.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kroonstad?
Yes: Kroonstad has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kroonstad?
In Kroonstad, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.2 °C on 29 January 1983, and the lowest was -10.9 °C on 10 July 1996.
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