Lansdowne climate — normals and trends
Lansdowne (South Africa) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.3 °C and it receives 539 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 (19.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (13.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Lansdowne averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 77 rainy days per year.
Lansdowne has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.1 °C (on 29 April 2017) and the coldest 6.1 °C (on 1 August 1967).
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
LansdowneWestern Cape
- coords
- -33.99°, 18.50°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.3°C
Average daily high
18.7°C
Average daily low
14.4°C
Annual rainfall
539mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
26.3km/h
Seasonal range
6.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
77 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
17.8 °C
Average feels-like low
12.1 °C
Average peak gust
40.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °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
31.1 °C
29 April 2017
Coldest day
6.1 °C
1 August 1967
Wettest day
65 mm
11 April 2005
Windiest day
73.0 km/h
2 December 1943
Strongest gust
127.8 km/h
15 May 1984
Hottest feels-like
35.3 °C
13 January 2010
Coldest feels-like
-0.3 °C
20 July 1943
Sunniest day
14.1 h
12 December 1943
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 | 21.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 13 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 21.8 °C | -0.4 °C | 1 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 21.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 13 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 19.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 27 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 17.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 54 mm | -15 mm |
| Jun | 16.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 127 mm | +28 mm |
| Jul | 15.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 104 mm | +16 mm |
| Aug | 15.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 72 mm | -7 mm |
| Sep | 17.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 20 mm | -27 mm |
| Oct | 18.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 18 mm | -15 mm |
| Nov | 21.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 3 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | 21.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 8 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lansdowne?
Lansdowne has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.3 °C and it receives 539 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lansdowne?
The hottest day measured in Lansdowne between 1940 and 2025 was 29 April 2017, reaching 31.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lansdowne?
The coldest day measured in Lansdowne between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 1967, at 6.1 °C.
Does it snow in Lansdowne?
Almost never: Lansdowne sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Lansdowne warmed?
Yes: Lansdowne warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lansdowne?
The wettest day measured in Lansdowne between 1940 and 2025 was 11 April 2005, with 65 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lansdowne?
The windiest day measured in Lansdowne between 1940 and 2025 was 2 December 1943, with winds reaching 73.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lansdowne?
The warmest month in Lansdowne is January (19.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (13.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Lansdowne?
Lansdowne receives on average 539 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 77 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lansdowne?
Lansdowne gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Lansdowne?
Yes: Lansdowne has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lansdowne?
In Lansdowne, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.3 °C on 13 January 2010, and the lowest was -0.3 °C on 20 July 1943.
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