Lephalale climate — normals and trends
Lephalale (South Africa) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.3 °C and it receives 412 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 (25.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (14.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Lephalale averages 0 frost days, 132 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 61 rainy days per year.
Lephalale 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 42.0 °C (on 7 January 2016) and the coldest -0.4 °C (on 10 July 2024).
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
LephalaleLimpopo
- coords
- -23.67°, 27.74°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
21.3°C
Average daily high
28.0°C
Average daily low
15.5°C
Annual rainfall
412mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
52%
Average peak wind
16.4km/h
Seasonal range
11.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
132 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
61 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
27.8 °C
Average feels-like low
14.2 °C
Average peak gust
34.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
86 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.19 · 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
42.0 °C
7 January 2016
Coldest day
-0.4 °C
10 July 2024
Wettest day
192 mm
7 March 1977
Windiest day
38.6 km/h
17 February 2017
Strongest gust
74.9 km/h
28 September 1973
Hottest feels-like
42.3 °C
10 January 2001
Coldest feels-like
-4.1 °C
10 July 2024
Sunniest day
13.5 h
17 December 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.4 °C | -1.6 °C | 277 mm | +197 mm |
| Feb | 28.8 °C | -1.8 °C | 332 mm | +262 mm |
| Mar | 28.3 °C | -1.4 °C | 13 mm | -33 mm |
| Apr | 26.5 °C | -1.0 °C | 39 mm | +13 mm |
| May | 24.5 °C | -0.7 °C | 8 mm | +1 mm |
| Jun | 23.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 23.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 3 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 28.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 31.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 10 mm | +1 mm |
| Oct | 31.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 10 mm | -17 mm |
| Nov | 28.1 °C | -2.8 °C | 106 mm | +47 mm |
| Dec | 29.8 °C | -1.0 °C | 55 mm | -24 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lephalale?
Lephalale has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.3 °C and it receives 412 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lephalale?
The hottest day measured in Lephalale between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 2016, reaching 42.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lephalale?
The coldest day measured in Lephalale between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 2024, at -0.4 °C.
Does it snow in Lephalale?
Almost never: Lephalale sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Lephalale warmed?
Yes: Lephalale warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lephalale?
The wettest day measured in Lephalale between 1940 and 2025 was 7 March 1977, with 192 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lephalale?
The windiest day measured in Lephalale between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 2017, with winds reaching 38.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lephalale?
The warmest month in Lephalale is January (25.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (14.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Lephalale?
Lephalale receives on average 412 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 61 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lephalale?
Lephalale gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Lephalale?
Yes: Lephalale has on average 86 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lephalale?
In Lephalale, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.3 °C on 10 January 2001, and the lowest was -4.1 °C on 10 July 2024.
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