Kutloanong climate — normals and trends
Kutloanong (South Africa) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.1 °C and it receives 624 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 (22.9 °C on average) and the coldest is June (9.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Kutloanong averages 16 frost days, 70 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 89 rainy days per year.
Kutloanong has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.1 °C (on 6 January 2016) and the coldest -6.4 °C (on 20 June 1978).
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
KutloanongFree State
- coords
- -27.83°, 26.75°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.1°C
Average daily high
24.8°C
Average daily low
10.8°C
Annual rainfall
624mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
56%
Average peak wind
17.1km/h
Seasonal range
13.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
16 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
70 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
89 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.1 cm
Average feels-like high
23.7 °C
Average feels-like low
8.6 °C
Average peak gust
35.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
5 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.20 · 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
40.1 °C
6 January 2016
Coldest day
-6.4 °C
20 June 1978
Wettest day
92 mm
17 December 1995
Windiest day
52.0 km/h
31 October 1985
Strongest gust
90.0 km/h
31 October 1985
Hottest feels-like
40.1 °C
2 January 1988
Coldest feels-like
-10.8 °C
19 July 1995
Snowiest day
4.2 cm
7 July 1996
Sunniest day
13.7 h
16 December 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 54 mm | -48 mm |
| Feb | 29.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 93 mm | +2 mm |
| Mar | 27.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 115 mm | +40 mm |
| Apr | 22.1 °C | -1.9 °C | 216 mm | +162 mm |
| May | 21.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 1 mm | -19 mm |
| Jun | 19.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 8 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 19.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 10 mm | +4 mm |
| Aug | 24.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 7 mm | -7 mm |
| Sep | 27.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 44 mm | +24 mm |
| Oct | 28.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 62 mm | +4 mm |
| Nov | 26.0 °C | -2.2 °C | 122 mm | +42 mm |
| Dec | 29.0 °C | -0.3 °C | 99 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kutloanong?
Kutloanong has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.1 °C and it receives 624 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kutloanong?
The hottest day measured in Kutloanong between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 2016, reaching 40.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kutloanong?
The coldest day measured in Kutloanong between 1940 and 2025 was 20 June 1978, at -6.4 °C.
Does it snow in Kutloanong?
Almost never: Kutloanong sees virtually no snow, with about 16 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kutloanong warmed?
Yes: Kutloanong warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kutloanong?
The wettest day measured in Kutloanong between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 1995, with 92 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kutloanong?
The windiest day measured in Kutloanong between 1940 and 2025 was 31 October 1985, with winds reaching 52.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kutloanong?
The warmest month in Kutloanong is January (22.9 °C on average); the coldest is June (9.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Kutloanong?
Kutloanong receives on average 624 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 89 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kutloanong?
Kutloanong gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kutloanong?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kutloanong between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 1996, with 4.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kutloanong?
Yes: Kutloanong has on average 5 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kutloanong?
In Kutloanong, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.1 °C on 2 January 1988, and the lowest was -10.8 °C on 19 July 1995.
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