Mamafubedu climate — normals and trends
Mamafubedu (South Africa) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.5 °C and it receives 929 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 (19.1 °C on average) and the coldest is June (7.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Mamafubedu averages 19 frost days, 10 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 113 rainy days per year.
Mamafubedu has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.9 °C (on 6 January 2016) and the coldest -8.7 °C (on 10 July 1996).
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
MamafubeduFree State
- coords
- -27.67°, 28.13°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.5°C
Average daily high
21.7°C
Average daily low
9.0°C
Annual rainfall
929mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
17.8km/h
Seasonal range
11.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
19 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
10 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
113 d/yr
Annual snowfall
1.1 cm
Average feels-like high
20.5 °C
Average feels-like low
6.6 °C
Average peak gust
37.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
38.9 °C
6 January 2016
Coldest day
-8.7 °C
10 July 1996
Wettest day
91 mm
17 December 1995
Windiest day
45.9 km/h
23 September 1941
Strongest gust
94.3 km/h
12 October 1995
Hottest feels-like
37.6 °C
6 January 2016
Coldest feels-like
-13.5 °C
10 July 1996
Snowiest day
11.6 cm
7 July 1996
Sunniest day
13.8 h
18 December 1941
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 | 26.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 164 mm | +4 mm |
| Feb | 25.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 172 mm | +50 mm |
| Mar | 24.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 142 mm | +39 mm |
| Apr | 20.0 °C | -1.1 °C | 233 mm | +171 mm |
| May | 19.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 3 mm | -21 mm |
| Jun | 17.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 18 mm | +6 mm |
| Jul | 16.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 18 mm | +10 mm |
| Aug | 21.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 33 mm | +15 mm |
| Sep | 22.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 80 mm | +50 mm |
| Oct | 24.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 71 mm | -25 mm |
| Nov | 22.2 °C | -2.2 °C | 292 mm | +156 mm |
| Dec | 24.4 °C | -0.8 °C | 135 mm | -25 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mamafubedu?
Mamafubedu has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.5 °C and it receives 929 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mamafubedu?
The hottest day measured in Mamafubedu between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 2016, reaching 38.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mamafubedu?
The coldest day measured in Mamafubedu between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 1996, at -8.7 °C.
Does it snow in Mamafubedu?
Yes. Mamafubedu gets on average 1.1 cm of snow per year and has around 19 frost days.
Has the climate of Mamafubedu warmed?
Yes: Mamafubedu warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mamafubedu?
The wettest day measured in Mamafubedu between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 1995, with 91 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mamafubedu?
The windiest day measured in Mamafubedu between 1940 and 2025 was 23 September 1941, with winds reaching 45.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mamafubedu?
The warmest month in Mamafubedu is January (19.1 °C on average); the coldest is June (7.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Mamafubedu?
Mamafubedu receives on average 929 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 113 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mamafubedu?
Mamafubedu gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Mamafubedu?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Mamafubedu between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 1996, with 11.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Mamafubedu?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Mamafubedu.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mamafubedu?
In Mamafubedu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.6 °C on 6 January 2016, and the lowest was -13.5 °C on 10 July 1996.
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