Marapong climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Marapong?

Marapong has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.6 °C and it receives 407 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Marapong between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 2016, reaching 42.6 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Marapong?

The coldest day measured in Marapong between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 1968, at -0.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Marapong?

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

Q: Has the climate of Marapong warmed?

Yes: Marapong warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Marapong?

The wettest day measured in Marapong between 1940 and 2025 was 21 November 1980, with 126 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Marapong?

The windiest day measured in Marapong between 1940 and 2025 was 23 October 1996, with winds reaching 39.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Marapong?

The warmest month in Marapong is January (25.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (14.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Marapong?

Marapong receives on average 407 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 60 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Marapong?

Marapong gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Marapong (South Africa) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.6 °C and it receives 407 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 (25.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (14.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Marapong averages 0 frost days, 143 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 60 rainy days per year.

Marapong has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 42.6 °C (on 7 January 2016) and the coldest -0.4 °C (on 15 June 1968).

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

MarapongLimpopo

coords: -23.66°, 27.62°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BShHot semi-aridWarmest monthJanuaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

21.6°C

Average daily high

28.4°C

Average daily low

15.9°C

Annual rainfall

407mm

Sunshine / day

10.8h

Mean relative humidity

51%

Average peak wind

17.6km/h

Seasonal range

11.4°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

143 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

60 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

28.0 °C

Average feels-like low

14.5 °C

Average peak gust

35.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

101 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.1 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.18 · 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

42.6 °C

7 January 2016

Coldest day

-0.4 °C

15 June 1968

Wettest day

126 mm

21 November 1980

Windiest day

39.9 km/h

23 October 1996

Strongest gust

77.8 km/h

28 September 1973

Hottest feels-like

43.1 °C

14 January 1949

Coldest feels-like

-3.9 °C

15 June 1968

Sunniest day

13.5 h

17 December 1941

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	38.5 °C26 October 2025	0.6 °C31 July 2025	21.2 °C	822 mm	132	0
2024	41.3 °C13 December 2024	-0.1 °C7 July 2024	22.8 °C	280 mm	185	1
2023	39.6 °C8 October 2023	4.0 °C12 July 2023	22.8 °C	273 mm	200	0
2022	40.2 °C4 October 2022	4.0 °C18 June 2022	21.8 °C	411 mm	159	0
2021	40.0 °C16 October 2021	2.9 °C27 July 2021	21.4 °C	457 mm	137	0
2020	39.0 °C8 November 2020	1.4 °C17 July 2020	21.4 °C	445 mm	138	0
2019	41.2 °C24 February 2019	3.1 °C4 July 2019	23.1 °C	287 mm	191	0
2018	39.8 °C8 January 2018	4.9 °C19 June 2018	22.4 °C	297 mm	171	0
2017	39.1 °C7 November 2017	4.9 °C21 July 2017	21.9 °C	433 mm	146	0
2016	42.6 °C7 January 2016	1.8 °C28 July 2016	23.0 °C	311 mm	185	0
2015	41.9 °C12 November 2015	2.5 °C18 July 2015	23.4 °C	188 mm	210	0
2014	39.1 °C9 October 2014	1.1 °C7 June 2014	21.4 °C	554 mm	132	0
2013	39.5 °C12 October 2013	4.2 °C20 June 2013	22.0 °C	366 mm	166	0
2012	39.6 °C6 November 2012	2.1 °C13 June 2012	22.2 °C	301 mm	174	0
2011	40.9 °C24 October 2011	3.0 °C2 July 2011	21.6 °C	422 mm	164	0
2010	40.1 °C12 October 2010	2.3 °C16 June 2010	22.1 °C	427 mm	165	0
2009	38.6 °C8 October 2009	2.7 °C28 June 2009	21.3 °C	447 mm	148	0
2008	41.2 °C3 November 2008	1.9 °C7 July 2008	21.9 °C	363 mm	166	0
2007	39.5 °C17 March 2007	0.9 °C25 May 2007	21.9 °C	339 mm	156	0
2006	38.8 °C25 October 2006	2.2 °C6 August 2006	21.5 °C	326 mm	146	0
2005	40.5 °C3 November 2005	6.1 °C18 July 2005	22.9 °C	228 mm	178	0
2004	40.6 °C15 January 2004	3.1 °C16 July 2004	21.6 °C	381 mm	134	0
2003	40.7 °C14 January 2003	4.3 °C3 July 2003	22.8 °C	257 mm	199	0
2002	39.5 °C17 November 2002	1.7 °C19 July 2002	21.9 °C	227 mm	174	0
2001	40.3 °C11 January 2001	3.4 °C20 July 2001	21.4 °C	384 mm	139	0
2000	37.2 °C19 October 2000	1.8 °C18 July 2000	20.3 °C	703 mm	96	0
1999	38.7 °C1 March 1999	3.6 °C1 July 1999	21.6 °C	328 mm	137	0
1998	38.9 °C15 November 1998	2.1 °C5 July 1998	21.8 °C	439 mm	157	0
1997	40.4 °C9 November 1997	2.1 °C17 June 1997	20.9 °C	517 mm	112	0
1996	38.8 °C4 November 1996	2.0 °C7 July 1996	20.9 °C	588 mm	119	0
1995	40.0 °C12 October 1995	3.4 °C7 August 1995	21.9 °C	428 mm	147	0
1994	38.7 °C23 December 1994	0.9 °C20 June 1994	21.2 °C	271 mm	136	0
1993	39.8 °C31 October 1993	4.1 °C21 June 1993	22.5 °C	281 mm	170	0
1992	40.6 °C27 February 1992	3.0 °C6 July 1992	22.8 °C	234 mm	193	0
1991	37.4 °C31 October 1991	3.9 °C8 July 1991	21.5 °C	368 mm	146	0
1990	40.5 °C14 November 1990	4.4 °C16 August 1990	21.8 °C	299 mm	148	0
1989	38.8 °C20 December 1989	2.6 °C19 July 1989	21.3 °C	338 mm	116	0
1988	38.9 °C31 January 1988	1.7 °C10 June 1988	21.3 °C	382 mm	130	0
1987	39.5 °C20 November 1987	3.9 °C23 June 1987	22.4 °C	367 mm	179	0
1986	38.5 °C27 December 1986	5.3 °C25 June 1986	22.2 °C	367 mm	162	0
1985	38.5 °C11 December 1985	3.7 °C13 July 1985	22.0 °C	378 mm	160	0
1984	39.3 °C8 February 1984	4.9 °C23 July 1984	22.2 °C	308 mm	173	0
1983	40.8 °C11 January 1983	2.6 °C27 June 1983	22.8 °C	309 mm	182	0
1982	39.9 °C28 December 1982	2.1 °C17 June 1982	21.9 °C	344 mm	160	0
1981	41.5 °C8 November 1981	2.1 °C10 June 1981	20.7 °C	457 mm	112	0
1980	38.6 °C2 January 1980	1.4 °C25 June 1980	20.8 °C	485 mm	120	0
1979	38.5 °C1 October 1979	2.5 °C5 July 1979	21.4 °C	393 mm	162	0
1978	38.4 °C29 September 1978	2.1 °C29 June 1978	20.7 °C	515 mm	100	0
1977	38.5 °C19 November 1977	3.2 °C5 July 1977	21.0 °C	662 mm	119	0
1976	38.6 °C24 November 1976	2.9 °C21 June 1976	20.3 °C	435 mm	99	0
1975	38.0 °C16 October 1975	3.9 °C25 July 1975	20.4 °C	535 mm	98	0
1974	36.9 °C5 November 1974	3.1 °C2 August 1974	20.4 °C	438 mm	89	0
1973	38.8 °C23 January 1973	4.6 °C10 July 1973	21.4 °C	466 mm	146	0
1972	38.1 °C3 December 1972	1.6 °C2 August 1972	21.0 °C	441 mm	131	0
1971	36.9 °C26 December 1971	3.5 °C18 July 1971	21.2 °C	427 mm	130	0
1970	39.4 °C5 January 1970	4.3 °C7 July 1970	21.9 °C	474 mm	154	0
1969	40.6 °C14 January 1969	3.3 °C19 June 1969	21.4 °C	422 mm	128	0
1968	39.7 °C4 January 1968	-0.4 °C15 June 1968	20.8 °C	313 mm	142	1
1967	37.3 °C8 January 1967	2.5 °C13 June 1967	20.5 °C	457 mm	113	0
1966	39.3 °C29 November 1966	5.3 °C22 May 1966	21.6 °C	449 mm	143	0
1965	38.6 °C28 October 1965	0.8 °C26 June 1965	21.6 °C	189 mm	162	0
1964	38.9 °C9 February 1964	0.1 °C27 June 1964	21.8 °C	261 mm	171	0
1963	37.2 °C11 January 1963	0.6 °C15 July 1963	20.8 °C	387 mm	137	0
1962	39.9 °C17 October 1962	5.3 °C1 July 1962	21.7 °C	544 mm	155	0
1961	39.3 °C24 October 1961	5.2 °C17 June 1961	21.2 °C	398 mm	132	0
1960	38.4 °C1 December 1960	3.5 °C20 July 1960	21.0 °C	518 mm	134	0
1959	39.3 °C16 December 1959	5.2 °C24 July 1959	21.0 °C	325 mm	136	0
1958	38.2 °C20 November 1958	3.9 °C15 June 1958	21.0 °C	838 mm	123	0
1957	37.8 °C13 November 1957	3.5 °C21 June 1957	21.3 °C	522 mm	131	0
1956	36.8 °C2 February 1956	3.8 °C30 August 1956	20.8 °C	454 mm	104	0
1955	36.6 °C13 October 1955	1.8 °C29 June 1955	20.1 °C	540 mm	71	0
1954	40.5 °C25 October 1954	2.6 °C28 July 1954	22.3 °C	126 mm	192	0
1953	39.5 °C23 January 1953	2.7 °C30 July 1953	21.1 °C	482 mm	107	0
1952	39.9 °C20 November 1952	4.0 °C4 July 1952	21.8 °C	374 mm	153	0
1951	39.6 °C12 January 1951	3.1 °C16 July 1951	21.7 °C	448 mm	142	0
1950	37.9 °C24 October 1950	5.0 °C28 May 1950	21.6 °C	333 mm	138	0
1949	40.1 °C12 January 1949	5.6 °C9 July 1949	21.3 °C	370 mm	131	0
1948	38.3 °C24 November 1948	4.6 °C23 July 1948	20.9 °C	475 mm	101	0
1947	39.6 °C8 October 1947	2.5 °C15 June 1947	20.9 °C	563 mm	103	0
1946	40.5 °C23 October 1946	3.9 °C7 July 1946	21.3 °C	419 mm	127	0
1945	38.2 °C7 November 1945	3.3 °C4 July 1945	21.3 °C	394 mm	112	0
1944	39.9 °C27 September 1944	5.5 °C15 July 1944	21.1 °C	562 mm	97	0
1943	37.8 °C10 October 1943	4.3 °C6 August 1943	20.8 °C	439 mm	89	0
1942	36.1 °C23 October 1942	0.8 °C21 July 1942	20.7 °C	622 mm	98	0
1941	39.9 °C7 October 1941	4.1 °C5 July 1941	22.3 °C	303 mm	166	0
1940	39.5 °C12 November 1940	2.7 °C16 July 1940	22.5 °C	278 mm	172	0

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

-0.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

132 d/yr

-11

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

822 mm

+415 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	29.7 °C	-1.8 °C	245 mm	+167 mm
Feb	29.3 °C	-1.7 °C	338 mm	+269 mm
Mar	28.8 °C	-1.2 °C	13 mm	-34 mm
Apr	26.9 °C	-1.0 °C	38 mm	+11 mm
May	24.7 °C	-0.8 °C	9 mm	+1 mm
Jun	23.3 °C	+0.6 °C	0 mm	-4 mm
Jul	23.1 °C	+0.4 °C	2 mm	+1 mm
Aug	28.1 °C	+2.4 °C	1 mm	-2 mm
Sep	31.9 °C	+2.3 °C	9 mm	-0 mm
Oct	31.9 °C	+0.4 °C	4 mm	-23 mm
Nov	28.5 °C	-2.8 °C	111 mm	+54 mm
Dec	30.1 °C	-1.2 °C	52 mm	-26 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

38.5 °C

26 Oct 2025

Coldest day

0.6 °C

31 Jul 2025

Wettest day

124.0 mm

15 Feb 2025

Windiest day

34.0 km/h

27 Sep 2025

Strongest gust

63.4 km/h

27 Sep 2025

Hottest feels-like

38.7 °C

5 Feb 2025

Coldest feels-like

-3.0 °C

31 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

13.4 h

16 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Marapong?

Marapong has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.6 °C and it receives 407 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Marapong?

The hottest day measured in Marapong between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 2016, reaching 42.6 °C.

What is the coldest day in Marapong?

The coldest day measured in Marapong between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 1968, at -0.4 °C.

Does it snow in Marapong?

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

Has the climate of Marapong warmed?

Yes: Marapong warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Marapong?

The wettest day measured in Marapong between 1940 and 2025 was 21 November 1980, with 126 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Marapong?

The windiest day measured in Marapong between 1940 and 2025 was 23 October 1996, with winds reaching 39.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Marapong?

The warmest month in Marapong is January (25.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (14.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Marapong?

Marapong receives on average 407 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 60 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Marapong?

Marapong gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Marapong?

Yes: Marapong has on average 101 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Marapong?

In Marapong, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.1 °C on 14 January 1949, and the lowest was -3.9 °C on 15 June 1968.

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