KwaDukuza climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of KwaDukuza?

KwaDukuza has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.2 °C and it receives 914 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in KwaDukuza?

The hottest day measured in KwaDukuza between 1940 and 2025 was 4 October 1958, reaching 41.6 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in KwaDukuza?

The coldest day measured in KwaDukuza between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 1994, at 5.5 °C.

Q: Does it snow in KwaDukuza?

Almost never: KwaDukuza sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of KwaDukuza warmed?

Yes: KwaDukuza warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in KwaDukuza?

The wettest day measured in KwaDukuza between 1940 and 2025 was 11 April 2022, with 232 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in KwaDukuza?

The windiest day measured in KwaDukuza between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 1954, with winds reaching 45.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in KwaDukuza?

The warmest month in KwaDukuza is January (23.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (16.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in KwaDukuza?

KwaDukuza receives on average 914 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 125 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in KwaDukuza?

KwaDukuza gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.

KwaDukuza (South Africa) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.2 °C and it receives 914 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 (23.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (16.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.

KwaDukuza averages 0 frost days, 61 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 125 rainy days per year.

KwaDukuza has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 41.6 °C (on 4 October 1958) and the coldest 5.5 °C (on 29 June 1994).

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

KwaDukuzaKwaZulu-Natal

coords: -29.33°, 31.29°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthJanuaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthFebruaryDriest monthJune

Mean daily temperature

20.2°C

Average daily high

25.5°C

Average daily low

16.4°C

Annual rainfall

914mm

Sunshine / day

9.3h

Mean relative humidity

76%

Average peak wind

17.4km/h

Seasonal range

7.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

61 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

125 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

26.7 °C

Average feels-like low

16.5 °C

Average peak gust

39.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

68 d/yr

Solar radiation

16.5 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.6 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.57 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

41.6 °C

4 October 1958

Coldest day

5.5 °C

29 June 1994

Wettest day

232 mm

11 April 2022

Windiest day

45.7 km/h

12 March 1954

Strongest gust

105.5 km/h

27 June 2007

Hottest feels-like

47.3 °C

24 December 2015

Coldest feels-like

2.1 °C

28 August 2021

Sunniest day

13.9 h

29 December 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	41.0 °C4 January 2025	6.9 °C29 July 2025	21.0 °C	1,083 mm	62
2024	38.8 °C5 March 2024	8.2 °C10 June 2024	21.2 °C	796 mm	81
2023	39.2 °C24 November 2023	9.0 °C1 August 2023	20.7 °C	1,104 mm	68
2022	35.8 °C25 September 2022	6.9 °C17 June 2022	20.9 °C	1,306 mm	69
2021	38.7 °C14 October 2021	6.9 °C28 August 2021	20.4 °C	1,029 mm	54
2020	38.5 °C25 September 2020	7.1 °C17 July 2020	20.8 °C	815 mm	69
2019	38.2 °C10 January 2019	9.1 °C22 July 2019	21.0 °C	873 mm	70
2018	37.8 °C2 February 2018	7.9 °C4 July 2018	20.3 °C	820 mm	67
2017	38.0 °C13 September 2017	8.3 °C18 July 2017	20.5 °C	1,043 mm	67
2016	38.2 °C1 April 2016	6.6 °C10 August 2016	20.9 °C	800 mm	86
2015	41.5 °C24 December 2015	8.0 °C2 August 2015	21.3 °C	673 mm	85
2014	40.0 °C25 December 2014	7.3 °C22 June 2014	20.8 °C	594 mm	77
2013	37.2 °C24 January 2013	7.2 °C1 September 2013	20.3 °C	874 mm	66
2012	39.2 °C25 August 2012	8.0 °C31 July 2012	20.8 °C	984 mm	73
2011	37.4 °C12 March 2011	6.8 °C2 July 2011	20.3 °C	996 mm	56
2010	40.2 °C14 September 2010	8.5 °C17 July 2010	21.2 °C	626 mm	94
2009	39.1 °C2 September 2009	8.5 °C26 July 2009	20.3 °C	818 mm	55
2008	41.6 °C22 December 2008	8.9 °C26 June 2008	20.5 °C	638 mm	75
2007	37.7 °C3 March 2007	7.2 °C24 May 2007	20.6 °C	698 mm	75
2006	37.8 °C22 January 2006	7.8 °C7 June 2006	20.5 °C	859 mm	70
2005	38.5 °C16 December 2005	7.9 °C17 June 2005	20.6 °C	801 mm	61
2004	37.3 °C6 October 2004	7.7 °C18 July 2004	20.6 °C	880 mm	70
2003	37.7 °C5 October 2003	6.3 °C21 August 2003	20.7 °C	674 mm	84
2002	40.0 °C17 January 2002	8.7 °C3 July 2002	20.7 °C	799 mm	77
2001	37.6 °C10 March 2001	10.1 °C20 July 2001	20.8 °C	971 mm	62
2000	37.9 °C12 November 2000	6.4 °C21 July 2000	20.3 °C	1,046 mm	43
1999	38.1 °C4 November 1999	8.7 °C12 September 1999	21.1 °C	1,024 mm	74
1998	37.7 °C28 January 1998	8.4 °C9 June 1998	20.7 °C	751 mm	74
1997	39.5 °C16 December 1997	8.6 °C2 June 1997	20.0 °C	1,074 mm	56
1996	41.2 °C17 December 1996	7.1 °C5 June 1996	19.9 °C	1,155 mm	58
1995	40.0 °C7 February 1995	6.2 °C19 July 1995	19.8 °C	1,093 mm	61
1994	40.6 °C27 November 1994	5.5 °C29 June 1994	20.2 °C	684 mm	78
1993	40.5 °C7 February 1993	8.6 °C22 June 1993	20.8 °C	664 mm	83
1992	37.7 °C11 March 1992	6.8 °C26 June 1992	20.9 °C	615 mm	97
1991	39.0 °C16 January 1991	7.0 °C29 July 1991	20.5 °C	831 mm	80
1990	38.0 °C6 January 1990	7.0 °C2 July 1990	19.9 °C	973 mm	49
1989	36.6 °C23 November 1989	7.1 °C5 August 1989	20.4 °C	1,025 mm	65
1988	38.3 °C26 September 1988	7.3 °C9 June 1988	20.4 °C	960 mm	60
1987	38.4 °C19 February 1987	7.2 °C21 June 1987	20.3 °C	1,274 mm	64
1986	36.4 °C16 December 1986	7.9 °C23 June 1986	20.4 °C	917 mm	63
1985	41.4 °C3 January 1985	8.8 °C17 July 1985	20.8 °C	996 mm	81
1984	37.4 °C20 December 1984	7.8 °C5 July 1984	19.9 °C	959 mm	51
1983	39.4 °C10 January 1983	8.1 °C7 July 1983	20.8 °C	711 mm	81
1982	38.7 °C25 December 1982	8.0 °C20 June 1982	20.3 °C	627 mm	72
1981	39.0 °C1 January 1981	7.7 °C10 June 1981	19.9 °C	770 mm	64
1980	38.7 °C11 November 1980	6.7 °C30 June 1980	20.3 °C	598 mm	71
1979	38.4 °C19 January 1979	7.6 °C30 June 1979	20.4 °C	762 mm	81
1978	35.8 °C31 March 1978	7.6 °C20 June 1978	20.1 °C	881 mm	72
1977	39.2 °C28 December 1977	7.7 °C19 July 1977	20.6 °C	1,044 mm	68
1976	38.9 °C19 September 1976	7.6 °C17 July 1976	20.0 °C	1,180 mm	58
1975	36.2 °C19 October 1975	6.6 °C25 July 1975	19.6 °C	1,143 mm	39
1974	39.0 °C13 October 1974	8.6 °C4 August 1974	20.4 °C	1,009 mm	65
1973	37.7 °C27 November 1973	7.3 °C13 August 1973	19.7 °C	1,234 mm	46
1972	37.9 °C9 December 1972	6.9 °C3 August 1972	19.9 °C	1,034 mm	57
1971	36.3 °C22 October 1971	7.3 °C18 June 1971	19.8 °C	1,097 mm	52
1970	38.3 °C13 December 1970	7.1 °C24 July 1970	20.1 °C	1,034 mm	74
1969	40.0 °C16 October 1969	7.0 °C23 August 1969	20.0 °C	887 mm	69
1968	37.2 °C23 December 1968	6.6 °C7 July 1968	18.9 °C	866 mm	42
1967	37.0 °C4 October 1967	7.1 °C10 July 1967	20.0 °C	819 mm	51
1966	40.0 °C25 November 1966	7.1 °C21 July 1966	20.1 °C	786 mm	58
1965	39.0 °C10 February 1965	7.7 °C22 June 1965	20.1 °C	658 mm	87
1964	37.9 °C10 October 1964	6.5 °C27 June 1964	19.9 °C	1,019 mm	61
1963	37.7 °C20 December 1963	8.1 °C25 June 1963	20.0 °C	953 mm	59
1962	36.2 °C26 August 1962	8.5 °C13 July 1962	20.3 °C	867 mm	65
1961	40.1 °C2 February 1961	8.3 °C8 August 1961	20.2 °C	898 mm	61
1960	36.6 °C4 November 1960	8.9 °C28 July 1960	20.2 °C	1,166 mm	67
1959	36.8 °C5 February 1959	9.5 °C22 June 1959	20.0 °C	796 mm	68
1958	41.6 °C4 October 1958	8.0 °C17 June 1958	20.2 °C	912 mm	56
1957	37.4 °C27 October 1957	8.2 °C14 August 1957	20.2 °C	1,157 mm	49
1956	35.8 °C17 March 1956	7.5 °C9 June 1956	19.6 °C	1,074 mm	48
1955	36.2 °C8 October 1955	6.8 °C9 August 1955	18.9 °C	814 mm	38
1954	35.2 °C25 October 1954	6.1 °C23 July 1954	17.9 °C	853 mm	20
1953	35.8 °C2 October 1953	7.4 °C19 September 1953	19.8 °C	813 mm	37
1952	36.9 °C21 October 1952	9.3 °C2 August 1952	20.2 °C	984 mm	40
1951	37.8 °C6 December 1951	8.6 °C11 July 1951	19.6 °C	655 mm	39
1950	36.8 °C29 September 1950	8.8 °C28 July 1950	19.8 °C	967 mm	40
1949	35.9 °C8 December 1949	9.1 °C13 July 1949	19.2 °C	716 mm	20
1948	37.4 °C29 September 1948	8.3 °C5 August 1948	19.4 °C	887 mm	40
1947	38.7 °C7 November 1947	7.4 °C11 July 1947	19.1 °C	895 mm	39
1946	37.5 °C11 December 1946	7.3 °C29 July 1946	19.4 °C	930 mm	47
1945	36.4 °C25 December 1945	7.6 °C13 June 1945	19.5 °C	844 mm	35
1944	36.5 °C5 October 1944	7.2 °C10 July 1944	18.8 °C	1,411 mm	29
1943	33.3 °C24 March 1943	8.2 °C23 July 1943	18.8 °C	1,026 mm	18
1942	38.1 °C3 January 1942	7.3 °C24 July 1942	19.2 °C	1,488 mm	32
1941	39.4 °C22 January 1941	7.5 °C30 June 1941	20.0 °C	763 mm	63
1940	38.6 °C20 November 1940	7.7 °C15 July 1940	19.7 °C	1,030 mm	44

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

25.9 °C

+0.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

62 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1083 mm

+169 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	29.0 °C	+0.8 °C	231 mm	+119 mm
Feb	27.8 °C	-0.4 °C	145 mm	+20 mm
Mar	28.2 °C	+0.6 °C	122 mm	+19 mm
Apr	24.7 °C	-1.2 °C	159 mm	+77 mm
May	25.3 °C	+0.8 °C	26 mm	-17 mm
Jun	24.5 °C	+1.6 °C	10 mm	-15 mm
Jul	23.4 °C	+0.6 °C	35 mm	+7 mm
Aug	25.2 °C	+1.4 °C	6 mm	-31 mm
Sep	24.7 °C	+0.3 °C	78 mm	+17 mm
Oct	25.1 °C	+0.2 °C	68 mm	-18 mm
Nov	26.1 °C	+0.2 °C	88 mm	-13 mm
Dec	27.4 °C	0.0 °C	115 mm	+5 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

41.0 °C

4 Jan 2025

Coldest day

6.9 °C

29 Jul 2025

Wettest day

93.3 mm

6 Jan 2025

Windiest day

33.0 km/h

10 Jun 2025

Strongest gust

70.2 km/h

10 Jun 2025

Hottest feels-like

46.0 °C

4 Jan 2025

Coldest feels-like

4.4 °C

29 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

13.9 h

30 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of KwaDukuza?

KwaDukuza has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.2 °C and it receives 914 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in KwaDukuza?

The hottest day measured in KwaDukuza between 1940 and 2025 was 4 October 1958, reaching 41.6 °C.

What is the coldest day in KwaDukuza?

The coldest day measured in KwaDukuza between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 1994, at 5.5 °C.

Does it snow in KwaDukuza?

Almost never: KwaDukuza sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of KwaDukuza warmed?

Yes: KwaDukuza warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in KwaDukuza?

The wettest day measured in KwaDukuza between 1940 and 2025 was 11 April 2022, with 232 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in KwaDukuza?

The windiest day measured in KwaDukuza between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 1954, with winds reaching 45.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in KwaDukuza?

The warmest month in KwaDukuza is January (23.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (16.1 °C).

How much does it rain in KwaDukuza?

KwaDukuza receives on average 914 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 125 rainy days.

Is it sunny in KwaDukuza?

KwaDukuza gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in KwaDukuza?

Yes: KwaDukuza has on average 68 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in KwaDukuza?

In KwaDukuza, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.3 °C on 24 December 2015, and the lowest was 2.1 °C on 28 August 2021.

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