Lebowakgomo climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Lebowakgomo?

Lebowakgomo has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.3 °C and it receives 557 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Lebowakgomo between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 2016, reaching 39.8 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Lebowakgomo?

The coldest day measured in Lebowakgomo between 1940 and 2025 was 28 June 1964, at -1.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Lebowakgomo?

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

Q: Has the climate of Lebowakgomo warmed?

Yes: Lebowakgomo warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Lebowakgomo?

The wettest day measured in Lebowakgomo between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 2023, with 82 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Lebowakgomo?

The windiest day measured in Lebowakgomo between 1940 and 2025 was 23 September 1941, with winds reaching 35.1 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Lebowakgomo?

The warmest month in Lebowakgomo is January (23.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (12.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Lebowakgomo?

Lebowakgomo receives on average 557 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 78 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Lebowakgomo?

Lebowakgomo gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Lebowakgomo (South Africa) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.3 °C and it receives 557 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 (23.3 °C on average) and the coldest is July (12.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Lebowakgomo averages 0 frost days, 82 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 78 rainy days per year.

Lebowakgomo has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 39.8 °C (on 7 January 2016) and the coldest -1.2 °C (on 28 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

LebowakgomoLimpopo

coords: -24.31°, 29.50°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BShHot semi-aridWarmest monthJanuaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthDecemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

19.3°C

Average daily high

26.3°C

Average daily low

13.6°C

Annual rainfall

557mm

Sunshine / day

10.9h

Mean relative humidity

60%

Average peak wind

13.3km/h

Seasonal range

10.4°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

82 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

78 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

26.3 °C

Average feels-like low

12.8 °C

Average peak gust

30.7 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

20 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.4 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.4 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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

39.8 °C

7 January 2016

Coldest day

-1.2 °C

28 June 1964

Wettest day

82 mm

12 February 2023

Windiest day

35.1 km/h

23 September 1941

Strongest gust

76.0 km/h

17 February 2017

Hottest feels-like

41.7 °C

7 January 2016

Coldest feels-like

-5.0 °C

28 June 1964

Sunniest day

13.5 h

26 December 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	36.7 °C26 October 2025	1.2 °C30 July 2025	19.8 °C	686 mm	86	0
2024	38.5 °C13 December 2024	1.1 °C7 July 2024	20.9 °C	448 mm	144	0
2023	37.6 °C27 October 2023	3.3 °C31 July 2023	20.3 °C	589 mm	122	0
2022	37.8 °C4 October 2022	3.2 °C17 June 2022	19.7 °C	675 mm	82	0
2021	37.6 °C2 November 2021	1.2 °C23 July 2021	19.6 °C	666 mm	95	0
2020	37.4 °C20 October 2020	1.4 °C16 July 2020	19.7 °C	493 mm	100	0
2019	39.4 °C28 October 2019	2.8 °C23 July 2019	20.8 °C	400 mm	134	0
2018	38.2 °C18 September 2018	4.2 °C19 July 2018	20.4 °C	397 mm	123	0
2017	37.2 °C16 October 2017	4.9 °C9 June 2017	19.7 °C	504 mm	89	0
2016	39.8 °C7 January 2016	3.8 °C5 July 2016	20.4 °C	465 mm	126	0
2015	38.7 °C11 November 2015	3.1 °C18 June 2015	20.6 °C	415 mm	138	0
2014	37.2 °C9 October 2014	0.9 °C7 June 2014	19.4 °C	775 mm	85	0
2013	37.2 °C27 September 2013	3.8 °C19 June 2013	19.5 °C	566 mm	115	0
2012	36.5 °C6 November 2012	1.8 °C11 June 2012	19.6 °C	376 mm	108	0
2011	36.8 °C24 October 2011	2.7 °C2 July 2011	19.0 °C	704 mm	68	0
2010	37.7 °C11 October 2010	1.2 °C17 June 2010	19.5 °C	615 mm	90	0
2009	36.3 °C8 October 2009	2.9 °C27 June 2009	19.1 °C	668 mm	80	0
2008	37.6 °C3 November 2008	4.0 °C8 July 2008	19.6 °C	521 mm	89	0
2007	35.9 °C17 March 2007	1.8 °C24 May 2007	19.4 °C	543 mm	106	0
2006	35.6 °C11 November 2006	1.9 °C6 August 2006	18.9 °C	743 mm	66	0
2005	37.5 °C3 November 2005	4.6 °C11 July 2005	20.4 °C	420 mm	116	0
2004	37.0 °C7 October 2004	2.1 °C16 July 2004	19.4 °C	579 mm	74	0
2003	37.2 °C6 October 2003	2.2 °C9 July 2003	20.1 °C	472 mm	131	0
2002	36.4 °C18 October 2002	3.4 °C22 July 2002	19.6 °C	318 mm	99	0
2001	37.1 °C11 January 2001	1.0 °C25 July 2001	19.3 °C	558 mm	85	0
2000	34.9 °C17 October 2000	0.9 °C17 July 2000	18.4 °C	892 mm	58	0
1999	35.8 °C1 March 1999	4.3 °C13 June 1999	19.4 °C	530 mm	71	0
1998	35.4 °C18 January 1998	4.8 °C8 June 1998	19.8 °C	632 mm	110	0
1997	37.7 °C9 November 1997	3.4 °C9 July 1997	19.1 °C	433 mm	90	0
1996	35.6 °C4 November 1996	2.1 °C9 July 1996	19.0 °C	614 mm	73	0
1995	38.4 °C12 October 1995	2.6 °C7 August 1995	19.5 °C	444 mm	110	0
1994	36.0 °C9 November 1994	0.2 °C30 June 1994	18.9 °C	368 mm	79	0
1993	38.3 °C31 October 1993	2.6 °C23 June 1993	20.0 °C	334 mm	89	0
1992	39.6 °C26 February 1992	0.6 °C6 July 1992	20.4 °C	343 mm	135	0
1991	35.2 °C7 October 1991	1.7 °C30 July 1991	19.5 °C	451 mm	95	0
1990	37.9 °C14 November 1990	0.8 °C2 July 1990	19.5 °C	472 mm	81	0
1989	35.9 °C2 October 1989	1.7 °C26 July 1989	19.5 °C	447 mm	74	0
1988	35.4 °C30 September 1988	2.3 °C10 June 1988	19.5 °C	389 mm	96	0
1987	35.7 °C20 February 1987	1.3 °C23 June 1987	19.7 °C	553 mm	100	0
1986	34.3 °C4 November 1986	3.3 °C2 July 1986	19.5 °C	451 mm	93	0
1985	34.9 °C2 March 1985	1.4 °C13 July 1985	19.2 °C	541 mm	79	0
1984	35.5 °C12 January 1984	2.6 °C18 June 1984	19.3 °C	505 mm	89	0
1983	38.1 °C11 January 1983	2.6 °C27 June 1983	19.8 °C	554 mm	99	0
1982	36.7 °C23 December 1982	0.9 °C17 June 1982	19.5 °C	414 mm	103	0
1981	38.3 °C6 November 1981	-0.1 °C17 June 1981	18.6 °C	539 mm	72	1
1980	35.8 °C16 October 1980	0.8 °C24 June 1980	18.7 °C	609 mm	56	0
1979	36.6 °C1 October 1979	0.7 °C13 June 1979	19.1 °C	537 mm	89	0
1978	35.5 °C29 September 1978	1.5 °C14 June 1978	19.1 °C	545 mm	68	0
1977	36.9 °C22 January 1977	2.2 °C4 July 1977	19.1 °C	643 mm	83	0
1976	36.3 °C24 November 1976	1.9 °C21 June 1976	18.3 °C	634 mm	44	0
1975	35.4 °C16 October 1975	1.3 °C25 July 1975	18.5 °C	709 mm	58	0
1974	36.0 °C5 November 1974	3.7 °C2 August 1974	18.6 °C	538 mm	52	0
1973	35.7 °C15 March 1973	2.6 °C10 July 1973	19.1 °C	605 mm	88	0
1972	36.2 °C30 December 1972	1.6 °C2 August 1972	18.9 °C	524 mm	71	0
1971	34.4 °C11 January 1971	3.3 °C18 July 1971	18.6 °C	719 mm	47	0
1970	37.5 °C12 January 1970	3.9 °C10 June 1970	19.7 °C	527 mm	104	0
1969	37.6 °C13 January 1969	2.3 °C22 July 1969	19.0 °C	606 mm	81	0
1968	36.0 °C7 November 1968	-0.6 °C17 June 1968	18.6 °C	449 mm	84	2
1967	34.7 °C16 November 1967	1.6 °C12 June 1967	18.4 °C	551 mm	58	0
1966	35.2 °C10 October 1966	3.1 °C27 July 1966	19.1 °C	647 mm	69	0
1965	36.8 °C26 February 1965	0.1 °C26 June 1965	18.9 °C	245 mm	85	0
1964	35.1 °C1 October 1964	-1.2 °C28 June 1964	18.7 °C	544 mm	73	3
1963	35.4 °C6 October 1963	0.7 °C15 July 1963	18.7 °C	464 mm	78	0
1962	37.5 °C17 October 1962	2.6 °C13 July 1962	19.6 °C	557 mm	96	0
1961	38.3 °C24 October 1961	3.4 °C8 August 1961	19.0 °C	563 mm	86	0
1960	35.8 °C9 October 1960	2.2 °C24 July 1960	18.4 °C	687 mm	64	0
1959	36.3 °C31 October 1959	4.8 °C19 July 1959	18.7 °C	497 mm	63	0
1958	34.8 °C27 September 1958	3.3 °C17 June 1958	18.9 °C	808 mm	58	0
1957	34.1 °C14 February 1957	2.2 °C20 June 1957	18.8 °C	839 mm	40	0
1956	35.2 °C15 October 1956	2.1 °C12 June 1956	18.9 °C	573 mm	43	0
1955	35.1 °C12 November 1955	0.8 °C30 June 1955	17.8 °C	695 mm	25	0
1954	37.8 °C26 October 1954	2.7 °C18 July 1954	19.5 °C	270 mm	118	0
1953	37.1 °C16 October 1953	2.0 °C30 July 1953	19.1 °C	510 mm	66	0
1952	36.5 °C19 November 1952	3.0 °C4 July 1952	19.1 °C	632 mm	61	0
1951	36.9 °C9 October 1951	2.8 °C20 July 1951	19.0 °C	770 mm	80	0
1950	35.6 °C30 December 1950	4.0 °C27 May 1950	19.2 °C	415 mm	67	0
1949	33.9 °C28 September 1949	4.1 °C7 July 1949	18.5 °C	690 mm	52	0
1948	34.5 °C21 September 1948	3.3 °C5 July 1948	18.4 °C	843 mm	45	0
1947	37.3 °C8 October 1947	1.7 °C17 July 1947	18.5 °C	706 mm	50	0
1946	36.1 °C29 October 1946	3.0 °C1 July 1946	18.6 °C	692 mm	47	0
1945	34.6 °C26 October 1945	2.3 °C30 June 1945	18.3 °C	672 mm	43	0
1944	36.3 °C27 September 1944	4.3 °C18 May 1944	18.5 °C	779 mm	32	0
1943	35.9 °C10 October 1943	4.0 °C22 July 1943	18.3 °C	592 mm	31	0
1942	33.4 °C23 October 1942	2.8 °C27 July 1942	18.3 °C	789 mm	25	0
1941	37.9 °C15 October 1941	2.7 °C5 July 1941	19.9 °C	366 mm	100	0
1940	37.6 °C12 November 1940	2.4 °C3 July 1940	20.0 °C	388 mm	115	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

26.7 °C

+0.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

86 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

686 mm

+129 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	28.9 °C	-0.2 °C	194 mm	+105 mm
Feb	28.7 °C	-0.2 °C	127 mm	+56 mm
Mar	28.9 °C	+0.9 °C	11 mm	-51 mm
Apr	25.7 °C	-0.3 °C	43 mm	+3 mm
May	24.5 °C	+0.7 °C	5 mm	-8 mm
Jun	22.4 °C	+1.3 °C	0 mm	-5 mm
Jul	22.2 °C	+1.0 °C	3 mm	-0 mm
Aug	26.8 °C	+2.7 °C	5 mm	+0 mm
Sep	29.4 °C	+1.9 °C	21 mm	+5 mm
Oct	28.6 °C	-0.1 °C	85 mm	+36 mm
Nov	25.9 °C	-2.5 °C	122 mm	+28 mm
Dec	28.6 °C	-0.1 °C	70 mm	-40 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.7 °C

26 Oct 2025

Coldest day

1.2 °C

30 Jul 2025

Wettest day

40.3 mm

12 Jan 2025

Windiest day

28.4 km/h

6 Sep 2025

Strongest gust

58.0 km/h

21 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

37.7 °C

6 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

-2.0 °C

30 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

13.5 h

26 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Lebowakgomo?

Lebowakgomo has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.3 °C and it receives 557 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lebowakgomo?

The hottest day measured in Lebowakgomo between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 2016, reaching 39.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in Lebowakgomo?

The coldest day measured in Lebowakgomo between 1940 and 2025 was 28 June 1964, at -1.2 °C.

Does it snow in Lebowakgomo?

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

Has the climate of Lebowakgomo warmed?

Yes: Lebowakgomo warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Lebowakgomo?

The wettest day measured in Lebowakgomo between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 2023, with 82 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Lebowakgomo?

The windiest day measured in Lebowakgomo between 1940 and 2025 was 23 September 1941, with winds reaching 35.1 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Lebowakgomo?

The warmest month in Lebowakgomo is January (23.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (12.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Lebowakgomo?

Lebowakgomo receives on average 557 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 78 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Lebowakgomo?

Lebowakgomo gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Lebowakgomo?

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

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lebowakgomo?

In Lebowakgomo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.7 °C on 7 January 2016, and the lowest was -5.0 °C on 28 June 1964.

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