Malamulele climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Malamulele?

Malamulele has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.4 °C and it receives 752 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Malamulele between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 2019, reaching 45.6 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Malamulele?

The coldest day measured in Malamulele between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 1964, at 2.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Malamulele?

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

Q: Has the climate of Malamulele warmed?

Yes: Malamulele warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Malamulele?

The wettest day measured in Malamulele between 1940 and 2025 was 21 December 1940, with 153 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Malamulele?

The windiest day measured in Malamulele between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1941, with winds reaching 48.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Malamulele?

The warmest month in Malamulele is January (24.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (16.2 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Malamulele?

Malamulele receives on average 752 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 100 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Malamulele?

Malamulele gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Malamulele (South Africa) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.4 °C and it receives 752 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 (24.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (16.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Malamulele averages 0 frost days, 107 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 100 rainy days per year.

Malamulele 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 45.6 °C (on 28 October 2019) and the coldest 2.2 °C (on 27 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

MalamuleleLimpopo

coords: -22.97°, 30.67°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthJanuaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthDecemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

21.4°C

Average daily high

27.4°C

Average daily low

16.2°C

Annual rainfall

752mm

Sunshine / day

9.7h

Mean relative humidity

65%

Average peak wind

14.0km/h

Seasonal range

8.5°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

107 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

100 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

28.5 °C

Average feels-like low

16.1 °C

Average peak gust

30.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

84 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.2 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.8 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.13 · 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

45.6 °C

28 October 2019

Coldest day

2.2 °C

27 June 1964

Wettest day

153 mm

21 December 1940

Windiest day

48.8 km/h

13 March 1941

Strongest gust

90.0 km/h

28 January 1976

Hottest feels-like

46.2 °C

26 February 1992

Coldest feels-like

-1.0 °C

27 June 1964

Sunniest day

13.4 h

27 December 2024

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	39.9 °C26 October 2025	4.1 °C30 July 2025	21.9 °C	1,072 mm	117
2024	42.7 °C13 December 2024	4.5 °C7 July 2024	22.7 °C	473 mm	164
2023	40.2 °C29 November 2023	7.0 °C1 August 2023	22.1 °C	1,049 mm	146
2022	38.4 °C25 December 2022	6.6 °C17 June 2022	21.9 °C	694 mm	134
2021	40.8 °C2 November 2021	5.8 °C24 July 2021	21.3 °C	978 mm	110
2020	40.8 °C8 November 2020	4.8 °C16 July 2020	21.8 °C	788 mm	125
2019	45.6 °C28 October 2019	7.1 °C22 July 2019	22.8 °C	671 mm	156
2018	40.7 °C27 December 2018	6.9 °C7 June 2018	22.2 °C	525 mm	147
2017	41.6 °C16 October 2017	7.9 °C31 May 2017	21.3 °C	734 mm	98
2016	40.7 °C20 February 2016	6.9 °C6 July 2016	22.5 °C	600 mm	152
2015	41.9 °C2 November 2015	7.0 °C6 June 2015	22.7 °C	374 mm	159
2014	38.1 °C10 November 2014	4.1 °C11 July 2014	21.2 °C	947 mm	97
2013	40.7 °C27 September 2013	6.5 °C12 June 2013	21.1 °C	1,053 mm	97
2012	38.6 °C23 February 2012	5.6 °C11 June 2012	21.5 °C	645 mm	133
2011	38.4 °C13 November 2011	5.7 °C27 June 2011	21.1 °C	614 mm	96
2010	41.6 °C11 October 2010	3.5 °C18 June 2010	21.6 °C	956 mm	117
2009	39.7 °C8 October 2009	5.1 °C28 June 2009	21.3 °C	667 mm	110
2008	39.6 °C3 November 2008	6.3 °C15 July 2008	21.7 °C	538 mm	128
2007	39.4 °C11 February 2007	5.1 °C23 May 2007	21.4 °C	717 mm	123
2006	39.7 °C3 November 2006	6.5 °C6 June 2006	21.6 °C	828 mm	107
2005	39.2 °C27 September 2005	8.9 °C6 July 2005	22.6 °C	519 mm	157
2004	40.3 °C7 October 2004	5.6 °C16 July 2004	21.6 °C	681 mm	112
2003	38.8 °C9 December 2003	6.8 °C16 July 2003	21.9 °C	609 mm	143
2002	39.8 °C4 November 2002	6.2 °C12 July 2002	21.6 °C	317 mm	123
2001	38.9 °C11 September 2001	5.2 °C25 July 2001	20.9 °C	1,002 mm	81
2000	36.1 °C19 October 2000	4.2 °C18 July 2000	20.3 °C	1,454 mm	68
1999	38.6 °C18 November 1999	6.6 °C14 June 1999	20.9 °C	1,007 mm	62
1998	37.7 °C8 May 1998	7.4 °C16 July 1998	21.7 °C	967 mm	124
1997	39.2 °C9 November 1997	6.2 °C1 June 1997	21.0 °C	677 mm	100
1996	37.6 °C13 November 1996	3.5 °C3 July 1996	20.6 °C	1,177 mm	91
1995	40.4 °C12 October 1995	4.9 °C16 July 1995	21.7 °C	610 mm	128
1994	39.5 °C22 December 1994	2.6 °C13 July 1994	21.0 °C	392 mm	96
1993	39.3 °C31 October 1993	6.0 °C23 June 1993	21.6 °C	686 mm	102
1992	42.7 °C26 February 1992	5.0 °C6 July 1992	22.7 °C	524 mm	163
1991	38.2 °C30 October 1991	5.4 °C14 August 1991	21.7 °C	512 mm	135
1990	40.1 °C14 November 1990	6.2 °C16 August 1990	21.5 °C	578 mm	102
1989	38.5 °C20 December 1989	6.4 °C23 July 1989	21.4 °C	565 mm	101
1988	36.2 °C9 October 1988	5.0 °C13 June 1988	20.9 °C	764 mm	91
1987	37.5 °C14 March 1987	4.2 °C23 June 1987	21.7 °C	808 mm	135
1986	36.8 °C15 November 1986	5.4 °C2 July 1986	21.6 °C	481 mm	132
1985	37.0 °C30 December 1985	4.1 °C13 July 1985	21.1 °C	804 mm	100
1984	39.6 °C12 January 1984	7.5 °C19 June 1984	21.1 °C	807 mm	95
1983	39.0 °C13 September 1983	6.2 °C11 August 1983	22.4 °C	384 mm	147
1982	38.9 °C23 December 1982	5.3 °C11 June 1982	21.3 °C	472 mm	106
1981	39.7 °C8 November 1981	3.3 °C10 June 1981	20.1 °C	1,081 mm	66
1980	38.7 °C4 January 1980	3.7 °C12 July 1980	20.6 °C	920 mm	86
1979	40.0 °C2 October 1979	4.5 °C26 July 1979	20.7 °C	683 mm	101
1978	36.0 °C28 September 1978	4.9 °C27 June 1978	20.4 °C	1,084 mm	70
1977	38.0 °C22 January 1977	5.3 °C4 July 1977	21.1 °C	1,328 mm	93
1976	41.5 °C24 November 1976	5.8 °C18 July 1976	20.4 °C	874 mm	73
1975	37.8 °C20 October 1975	4.4 °C25 July 1975	20.3 °C	1,151 mm	70
1974	37.8 °C17 October 1974	6.5 °C27 July 1974	20.5 °C	920 mm	65
1973	38.3 °C14 September 1973	6.9 °C13 August 1973	20.8 °C	948 mm	95
1972	38.3 °C30 December 1972	5.7 °C3 August 1972	20.5 °C	944 mm	76
1971	36.7 °C11 January 1971	7.6 °C20 July 1971	21.1 °C	636 mm	103
1970	39.6 °C14 December 1970	7.0 °C26 July 1970	21.7 °C	528 mm	138
1969	37.6 °C8 February 1969	5.3 °C24 July 1969	20.9 °C	988 mm	104
1968	39.5 °C12 January 1968	3.1 °C16 June 1968	20.6 °C	669 mm	109
1967	36.9 °C24 October 1967	4.6 °C23 July 1967	20.9 °C	533 mm	79
1966	39.8 °C29 November 1966	6.1 °C22 August 1966	21.3 °C	784 mm	97
1965	37.7 °C28 October 1965	3.8 °C25 June 1965	21.3 °C	291 mm	117
1964	39.4 °C1 October 1964	2.2 °C27 June 1964	21.1 °C	667 mm	106
1963	37.3 °C28 November 1963	4.3 °C16 July 1963	20.9 °C	569 mm	93
1962	39.9 °C12 November 1962	5.9 °C12 July 1962	21.7 °C	712 mm	106
1961	38.1 °C27 October 1961	7.6 °C8 August 1961	21.3 °C	808 mm	110
1960	40.4 °C9 October 1960	6.0 °C26 July 1960	20.9 °C	564 mm	102
1959	40.5 °C31 October 1959	8.4 °C15 June 1959	21.2 °C	534 mm	107
1958	39.2 °C19 November 1958	6.4 °C21 June 1958	21.1 °C	1,061 mm	92
1957	39.8 °C21 December 1957	6.9 °C4 August 1957	21.6 °C	651 mm	120
1956	37.8 °C15 October 1956	6.3 °C12 June 1956	20.8 °C	789 mm	73
1955	38.5 °C11 November 1955	6.0 °C30 June 1955	19.8 °C	1,053 mm	47
1954	42.2 °C26 October 1954	6.8 °C23 July 1954	21.3 °C	609 mm	119
1953	39.3 °C16 October 1953	5.6 °C23 July 1953	21.2 °C	830 mm	90
1952	39.6 °C20 November 1952	6.8 °C4 July 1952	21.5 °C	750 mm	101
1951	41.1 °C26 November 1951	6.3 °C20 July 1951	22.2 °C	475 mm	143
1950	39.0 °C7 December 1950	6.4 °C28 May 1950	21.6 °C	563 mm	100
1949	36.6 °C29 November 1949	7.0 °C19 July 1949	20.3 °C	996 mm	68
1948	38.0 °C15 September 1948	7.9 °C5 July 1948	20.7 °C	889 mm	65
1947	40.3 °C30 October 1947	6.7 °C5 July 1947	21.2 °C	879 mm	96
1946	40.3 °C30 October 1946	7.2 °C2 July 1946	21.1 °C	803 mm	87
1945	39.7 °C7 November 1945	6.6 °C30 June 1945	21.0 °C	795 mm	75
1944	38.8 °C27 September 1944	6.8 °C18 May 1944	21.4 °C	780 mm	104
1943	38.6 °C10 October 1943	6.5 °C21 July 1943	20.4 °C	717 mm	55
1942	36.0 °C10 September 1942	7.2 °C2 August 1942	20.9 °C	1,020 mm	79
1941	41.5 °C11 October 1941	6.3 °C5 July 1941	22.3 °C	457 mm	157
1940	41.4 °C15 November 1940	6.4 °C14 July 1940	22.8 °C	654 mm	160

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

28.0 °C

+0.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

117 d/yr

+10

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1072 mm

+320 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	30.3 °C	+0.8 °C	285 mm	+149 mm
Feb	29.0 °C	-0.2 °C	271 mm	+139 mm
Mar	29.0 °C	+0.3 °C	28 mm	-46 mm
Apr	27.7 °C	+0.5 °C	31 mm	-8 mm
May	26.2 °C	+0.5 °C	8 mm	-10 mm
Jun	25.3 °C	+1.6 °C	8 mm	-3 mm
Jul	24.3 °C	+0.8 °C	16 mm	+6 mm
Aug	28.1 °C	+2.6 °C	3 mm	-11 mm
Sep	29.7 °C	+1.8 °C	24 mm	-6 mm
Oct	29.8 °C	+0.8 °C	48 mm	-1 mm
Nov	27.7 °C	-1.7 °C	119 mm	+21 mm
Dec	28.4 °C	-1.1 °C	232 mm	+88 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

39.9 °C

26 Oct 2025

Coldest day

4.1 °C

30 Jul 2025

Wettest day

93.9 mm

22 Dec 2025

Windiest day

28.2 km/h

13 Nov 2025

Strongest gust

52.9 km/h

1 Aug 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.2 °C

13 Nov 2025

Coldest feels-like

1.5 °C

30 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

13.4 h

1 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Malamulele?

Malamulele has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.4 °C and it receives 752 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Malamulele?

The hottest day measured in Malamulele between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 2019, reaching 45.6 °C.

What is the coldest day in Malamulele?

The coldest day measured in Malamulele between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 1964, at 2.2 °C.

Does it snow in Malamulele?

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

Has the climate of Malamulele warmed?

Yes: Malamulele warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Malamulele?

The wettest day measured in Malamulele between 1940 and 2025 was 21 December 1940, with 153 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Malamulele?

The windiest day measured in Malamulele between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1941, with winds reaching 48.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Malamulele?

The warmest month in Malamulele is January (24.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (16.2 °C).

How much does it rain in Malamulele?

Malamulele receives on average 752 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 100 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Malamulele?

Malamulele gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Malamulele?

Yes: Malamulele has on average 84 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Malamulele?

In Malamulele, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.2 °C on 26 February 1992, and the lowest was -1.0 °C on 27 June 1964.

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