Lukwatini climate — normals and trends
Lukwatini (South Africa) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.3 °C and it receives 821 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 (20.0 °C on average) and the coldest is June (10.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Lukwatini averages 2 frost days, 19 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 130 rainy days per year.
Lukwatini has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.4 °C (on 26 February 1992) and the coldest -3.5 °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
LukwatiniMpumalanga
- coords
- -26.06°, 30.82°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.3°C
Average daily high
23.2°C
Average daily low
11.1°C
Annual rainfall
821mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
11.8km/h
Seasonal range
9.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
2 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
19 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
130 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.1 cm
Average feels-like high
23.4 °C
Average feels-like low
10.2 °C
Average peak gust
30.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.37 · 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
26 February 1992
Coldest day
-3.5 °C
28 June 1964
Wettest day
115 mm
9 February 2023
Windiest day
38.3 km/h
23 September 1941
Strongest gust
90.0 km/h
3 August 2006
Hottest feels-like
38.7 °C
15 February 2016
Coldest feels-like
-7.4 °C
28 June 1964
Snowiest day
2.8 cm
7 July 1996
Sunniest day
13.6 h
15 December 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 196 mm | +62 mm |
| Feb | 25.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 115 mm | +1 mm |
| Mar | 25.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 64 mm | -25 mm |
| Apr | 22.3 °C | -0.8 °C | 105 mm | +50 mm |
| May | 22.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 15 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 20.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 1 mm | -8 mm |
| Jul | 20.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 7 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 24.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 3 mm | -12 mm |
| Sep | 24.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 42 mm | +10 mm |
| Oct | 23.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 79 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | 22.7 °C | -1.7 °C | 149 mm | +27 mm |
| Dec | 24.8 °C | -0.5 °C | 173 mm | +29 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lukwatini?
Lukwatini has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.3 °C and it receives 821 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lukwatini?
The hottest day measured in Lukwatini between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1992, reaching 36.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lukwatini?
The coldest day measured in Lukwatini between 1940 and 2025 was 28 June 1964, at -3.5 °C.
Does it snow in Lukwatini?
Almost never: Lukwatini sees virtually no snow, with about 2 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Lukwatini warmed?
Yes: Lukwatini warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lukwatini?
The wettest day measured in Lukwatini between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 2023, with 115 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lukwatini?
The windiest day measured in Lukwatini between 1940 and 2025 was 23 September 1941, with winds reaching 38.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lukwatini?
The warmest month in Lukwatini is January (20.0 °C on average); the coldest is June (10.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Lukwatini?
Lukwatini receives on average 821 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 130 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lukwatini?
Lukwatini gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lukwatini?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lukwatini between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 1996, with 2.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lukwatini?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Lukwatini.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lukwatini?
In Lukwatini, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.7 °C on 15 February 2016, and the lowest was -7.4 °C on 28 June 1964.
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