Middelburg climate — normals and trends
Middelburg (South Africa) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.7 °C and it receives 452 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 (21.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (7.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.
Middelburg averages 31 frost days, 52 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 71 rainy days per year.
Middelburg 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 41.4 °C (on 5 January 2016) and the coldest -7.6 °C (on 1 September 1981).
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
MiddelburgEastern Cape
- coords
- -31.49°, 25.01°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.7°C
Average daily high
22.5°C
Average daily low
8.2°C
Annual rainfall
452mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
55%
Average peak wind
21.8km/h
Seasonal range
14.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
31 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
52 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
71 d/yr
Annual snowfall
2.3 cm
Average feels-like high
19.6 °C
Average feels-like low
5.6 °C
Average peak gust
44.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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
41.4 °C
5 January 2016
Coldest day
-7.6 °C
1 September 1981
Wettest day
65 mm
25 September 2004
Windiest day
58.8 km/h
10 March 1946
Strongest gust
107.3 km/h
31 August 2008
Hottest feels-like
39.1 °C
4 January 2016
Coldest feels-like
-12.4 °C
13 June 1944
Snowiest day
14.1 cm
28 August 1981
Sunniest day
13.9 h
5 January 1949
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.5 °C | +3.5 °C | 37 mm | -32 mm |
| Feb | 29.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 70 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 25.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 109 mm | +47 mm |
| Apr | 21.2 °C | -0.7 °C | 104 mm | +67 mm |
| May | 19.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 6 mm | -15 mm |
| Jun | 16.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 26 mm | +14 mm |
| Jul | 15.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 26 mm | +14 mm |
| Aug | 19.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 22 mm | +9 mm |
| Sep | 22.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 27 mm | +10 mm |
| Oct | 25.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 11 mm | -20 mm |
| Nov | 27.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 46 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 29.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 67 mm | +16 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Middelburg?
Middelburg has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.7 °C and it receives 452 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Middelburg?
The hottest day measured in Middelburg between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 2016, reaching 41.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Middelburg?
The coldest day measured in Middelburg between 1940 and 2025 was 1 September 1981, at -7.6 °C.
Does it snow in Middelburg?
Yes. Middelburg gets on average 2.3 cm of snow per year and has around 31 frost days.
Has the climate of Middelburg warmed?
Yes: Middelburg warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Middelburg?
The wettest day measured in Middelburg between 1940 and 2025 was 25 September 2004, with 65 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Middelburg?
The windiest day measured in Middelburg between 1940 and 2025 was 10 March 1946, with winds reaching 58.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Middelburg?
The warmest month in Middelburg is January (21.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (7.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Middelburg?
Middelburg receives on average 452 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 71 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Middelburg?
Middelburg gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Middelburg?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Middelburg between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 1981, with 14.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Middelburg?
Yes: Middelburg has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Middelburg?
In Middelburg, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.1 °C on 4 January 2016, and the lowest was -12.4 °C on 13 June 1944.
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