Mankweng climate — normals and trends
Mankweng (South Africa) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.8 °C and it receives 551 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 (21.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (12.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Mankweng averages 0 frost days, 43 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 84 rainy days per year.
Mankweng has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.4 °C (on 26 February 1992) and the coldest -1.2 °C (on 30 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
MankwengLimpopo
- coords
- -23.88°, 29.71°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.8°C
Average daily high
24.5°C
Average daily low
12.5°C
Annual rainfall
551mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
13.0km/h
Seasonal range
9.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
43 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
84 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.4 °C
Average feels-like low
11.6 °C
Average peak gust
33.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
3 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
38.4 °C
26 February 1992
Coldest day
-1.2 °C
30 June 1964
Wettest day
98 mm
28 December 2014
Windiest day
34.3 km/h
8 May 1970
Strongest gust
96.5 km/h
17 February 2017
Hottest feels-like
40.3 °C
26 February 1992
Coldest feels-like
-5.4 °C
13 June 1968
Sunniest day
13.5 h
17 December 1940
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 | 27.0 °C | -0.1 °C | 198 mm | +99 mm |
| Feb | 26.3 °C | -0.6 °C | 162 mm | +76 mm |
| Mar | 26.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 26 mm | -36 mm |
| Apr | 24.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 37 mm | +3 mm |
| May | 23.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 7 mm | -5 mm |
| Jun | 21.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 20.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 2 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 25.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 2 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 27.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 9 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 26.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 66 mm | +25 mm |
| Nov | 24.1 °C | -2.5 °C | 122 mm | +42 mm |
| Dec | 26.3 °C | -0.6 °C | 78 mm | -35 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mankweng?
Mankweng has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.8 °C and it receives 551 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mankweng?
The hottest day measured in Mankweng between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1992, reaching 38.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mankweng?
The coldest day measured in Mankweng between 1940 and 2025 was 30 June 1964, at -1.2 °C.
Does it snow in Mankweng?
Almost never: Mankweng sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mankweng warmed?
Yes: Mankweng warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mankweng?
The wettest day measured in Mankweng between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 2014, with 98 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mankweng?
The windiest day measured in Mankweng between 1940 and 2025 was 8 May 1970, with winds reaching 34.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mankweng?
The warmest month in Mankweng is January (21.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (12.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Mankweng?
Mankweng receives on average 551 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 84 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mankweng?
Mankweng gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Mankweng?
Yes: Mankweng has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mankweng?
In Mankweng, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.3 °C on 26 February 1992, and the lowest was -5.4 °C on 13 June 1968.
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