Krugersdorp climate — normals and trends
Krugersdorp (South Africa) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.6 °C and it receives 730 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 (20.7 °C on average) and the coldest is June (10.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Krugersdorp averages 4 frost days, 19 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 107 rainy days per year.
Krugersdorp has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.3 °C (on 7 January 2016) and the coldest -4.2 °C (on 27 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
KrugersdorpGauteng
- coords
- -26.09°, 27.78°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.6°C
Average daily high
23.1°C
Average daily low
11.2°C
Annual rainfall
730mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
15.7km/h
Seasonal range
10.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
4 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
19 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
107 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
22.4 °C
Average feels-like low
9.4 °C
Average peak gust
34.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.24 · 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
37.3 °C
7 January 2016
Coldest day
-4.2 °C
27 June 1964
Wettest day
104 mm
9 February 2000
Windiest day
41.2 km/h
23 September 1941
Strongest gust
86.4 km/h
9 November 1940
Hottest feels-like
37.8 °C
7 January 2016
Coldest feels-like
-8.4 °C
14 July 1990
Snowiest day
1.8 cm
10 September 1981
Sunniest day
13.6 h
16 December 2025
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 | 26.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 218 mm | +94 mm |
| Feb | 25.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 304 mm | +191 mm |
| Mar | 24.5 °C | -0.2 °C | 127 mm | +42 mm |
| Apr | 21.2 °C | -1.2 °C | 126 mm | +72 mm |
| May | 20.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 8 mm | -10 mm |
| Jun | 18.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 2 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 18.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 7 mm | +4 mm |
| Aug | 22.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 6 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 26.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 26 mm | +5 mm |
| Oct | 25.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 63 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 22.9 °C | -2.7 °C | 189 mm | +87 mm |
| Dec | 24.6 °C | -1.3 °C | 186 mm | +55 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Krugersdorp?
Krugersdorp has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.6 °C and it receives 730 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Krugersdorp?
The hottest day measured in Krugersdorp between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 2016, reaching 37.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Krugersdorp?
The coldest day measured in Krugersdorp between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 1964, at -4.2 °C.
Does it snow in Krugersdorp?
Almost never: Krugersdorp sees virtually no snow, with about 4 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Krugersdorp warmed?
Yes: Krugersdorp warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Krugersdorp?
The wettest day measured in Krugersdorp between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 2000, with 104 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Krugersdorp?
The windiest day measured in Krugersdorp between 1940 and 2025 was 23 September 1941, with winds reaching 41.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Krugersdorp?
The warmest month in Krugersdorp is January (20.7 °C on average); the coldest is June (10.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Krugersdorp?
Krugersdorp receives on average 730 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 107 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Krugersdorp?
Krugersdorp gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Krugersdorp?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Krugersdorp between 1940 and 2025 was 10 September 1981, with 1.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Krugersdorp?
Yes: Krugersdorp has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Krugersdorp?
In Krugersdorp, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.8 °C on 7 January 2016, and the lowest was -8.4 °C on 14 July 1990.
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