Lebohang climate — normals and trends
Lebohang (South Africa) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.4 °C and it receives 849 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 (19.3 °C on average) and the coldest is June (9.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Lebohang averages 8 frost days, 10 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 113 rainy days per year.
Lebohang has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 10 to 6 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.4 °C (on 7 January 2016) and the coldest -5.1 °C (on 21 July 2000).
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
LebohangMpumalanga
- coords
- -26.38°, 28.92°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.4°C
Average daily high
22.4°C
Average daily low
10.0°C
Annual rainfall
849mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
65%
Average peak wind
17.3km/h
Seasonal range
10.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
8 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
10 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
113 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.7 cm
Average feels-like high
21.3 °C
Average feels-like low
8.0 °C
Average peak gust
35.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °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
36.4 °C
7 January 2016
Coldest day
-5.1 °C
21 July 2000
Wettest day
94 mm
23 December 2011
Windiest day
48.4 km/h
23 September 1941
Strongest gust
91.1 km/h
9 November 1940
Hottest feels-like
36.6 °C
6 January 2016
Coldest feels-like
-9.6 °C
21 July 2000
Snowiest day
11.5 cm
10 September 1981
Sunniest day
13.7 h
22 December 1940
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 | 26.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 221 mm | +76 mm |
| Feb | 25.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 220 mm | +106 mm |
| Mar | 24.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 136 mm | +47 mm |
| Apr | 20.6 °C | -1.2 °C | 119 mm | +67 mm |
| May | 20.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 9 mm | -9 mm |
| Jun | 18.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| Jul | 18.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 5 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 22.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 24 mm | +13 mm |
| Sep | 25.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 61 mm | +31 mm |
| Oct | 24.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 71 mm | -20 mm |
| Nov | 22.3 °C | -2.2 °C | 205 mm | +72 mm |
| Dec | 24.1 °C | -0.8 °C | 156 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lebohang?
Lebohang has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.4 °C and it receives 849 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lebohang?
The hottest day measured in Lebohang between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 2016, reaching 36.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lebohang?
The coldest day measured in Lebohang between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 2000, at -5.1 °C.
Does it snow in Lebohang?
Almost never: Lebohang sees virtually no snow, with about 8 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Lebohang warmed?
Yes: Lebohang warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lebohang?
The wettest day measured in Lebohang between 1940 and 2025 was 23 December 2011, with 94 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lebohang?
The windiest day measured in Lebohang between 1940 and 2025 was 23 September 1941, with winds reaching 48.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lebohang?
The warmest month in Lebohang is January (19.3 °C on average); the coldest is June (9.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Lebohang?
Lebohang receives on average 849 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 113 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lebohang?
Lebohang gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lebohang?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lebohang between 1940 and 2025 was 10 September 1981, with 11.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lebohang?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Lebohang.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lebohang?
In Lebohang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.6 °C on 6 January 2016, and the lowest was -9.6 °C on 21 July 2000.
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