Marquard climate — normals and trends
Marquard (South Africa) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.7 °C and it receives 892 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 (20.4 °C on average) and the coldest is June (7.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Marquard averages 41 frost days, 24 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 106 rainy days per year.
Marquard has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.6 °C (on 6 January 2016) and the coldest -8.2 °C (on 3 July 1992).
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
MarquardFree State
- coords
- -28.66°, 27.43°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.7°C
Average daily high
22.3°C
Average daily low
8.5°C
Annual rainfall
892mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
16.4km/h
Seasonal range
13.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
41 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
24 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
106 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.5 cm
Average feels-like high
21.1 °C
Average feels-like low
6.2 °C
Average peak gust
34.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · 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
39.6 °C
6 January 2016
Coldest day
-8.2 °C
3 July 1992
Wettest day
81 mm
4 February 2022
Windiest day
46.7 km/h
23 August 2011
Strongest gust
91.8 km/h
23 August 2011
Hottest feels-like
38.1 °C
6 January 2016
Coldest feels-like
-12.9 °C
3 July 1992
Snowiest day
7.0 cm
2 August 2006
Sunniest day
13.8 h
16 December 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 100 mm | -43 mm |
| Feb | 27.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 111 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 25.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 129 mm | +17 mm |
| Apr | 20.1 °C | -1.4 °C | 280 mm | +209 mm |
| May | 19.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 7 mm | -21 mm |
| Jun | 16.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 21 mm | +6 mm |
| Jul | 16.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 15 mm | +4 mm |
| Aug | 20.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 23 mm | +3 mm |
| Sep | 23.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 56 mm | +25 mm |
| Oct | 25.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 85 mm | +1 mm |
| Nov | 23.5 °C | -1.9 °C | 186 mm | +67 mm |
| Dec | 25.9 °C | -0.7 °C | 124 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Marquard?
Marquard has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.7 °C and it receives 892 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Marquard?
The hottest day measured in Marquard between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 2016, reaching 39.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Marquard?
The coldest day measured in Marquard between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 1992, at -8.2 °C.
Does it snow in Marquard?
Almost never: Marquard sees virtually no snow, with about 41 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Marquard warmed?
Yes: Marquard warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Marquard?
The wettest day measured in Marquard between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 2022, with 81 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Marquard?
The windiest day measured in Marquard between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 2011, with winds reaching 46.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Marquard?
The warmest month in Marquard is January (20.4 °C on average); the coldest is June (7.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Marquard?
Marquard receives on average 892 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 106 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Marquard?
Marquard gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Marquard?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Marquard between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 2006, with 7.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Marquard?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Marquard.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Marquard?
In Marquard, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.1 °C on 6 January 2016, and the lowest was -12.9 °C on 3 July 1992.
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