Mdantsane climate — normals and trends
Mdantsane (South Africa) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.5 °C and it receives 689 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 February (22.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (15.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.
Mdantsane averages 0 frost days, 12 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 104 rainy days per year.
Mdantsane 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 40.7 °C (on 23 October 2025) and the coldest 5.1 °C (on 10 July 1944).
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
MdantsaneEastern Cape
- coords
- -32.93°, 27.78°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.5°C
Average daily high
22.6°C
Average daily low
15.4°C
Annual rainfall
689mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
20.9km/h
Seasonal range
6.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
12 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
104 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
22.5 °C
Average feels-like low
14.2 °C
Average peak gust
41.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
32 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
40.7 °C
23 October 2025
Coldest day
5.1 °C
10 July 1944
Wettest day
119 mm
24 April 2014
Windiest day
63.8 km/h
3 August 1991
Strongest gust
130.7 km/h
3 August 1991
Hottest feels-like
42.8 °C
11 February 1977
Coldest feels-like
0.1 °C
5 August 1943
Sunniest day
14.0 h
2 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 81 mm | +11 mm |
| Feb | 25.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 97 mm | +12 mm |
| Mar | 26.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 79 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 23.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 136 mm | +71 mm |
| May | 23.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 11 mm | -26 mm |
| Jun | 21.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 68 mm | +42 mm |
| Jul | 20.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 24 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 21.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 12 mm | -25 mm |
| Sep | 20.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 41 mm | -12 mm |
| Oct | 22.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 32 mm | -39 mm |
| Nov | 24.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 42 mm | -32 mm |
| Dec | 25.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 67 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mdantsane?
Mdantsane has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.5 °C and it receives 689 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mdantsane?
The hottest day measured in Mdantsane between 1940 and 2025 was 23 October 2025, reaching 40.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mdantsane?
The coldest day measured in Mdantsane between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 1944, at 5.1 °C.
Does it snow in Mdantsane?
Almost never: Mdantsane sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mdantsane warmed?
Yes: Mdantsane warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mdantsane?
The wettest day measured in Mdantsane between 1940 and 2025 was 24 April 2014, with 119 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mdantsane?
The windiest day measured in Mdantsane between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 1991, with winds reaching 63.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mdantsane?
The warmest month in Mdantsane is February (22.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (15.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Mdantsane?
Mdantsane receives on average 689 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 104 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mdantsane?
Mdantsane gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Mdantsane?
Yes: Mdantsane has on average 32 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mdantsane?
In Mdantsane, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.8 °C on 11 February 1977, and the lowest was 0.1 °C on 5 August 1943.
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