Mokopane climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Mokopane?

Mokopane has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.1 °C and it receives 564 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Mokopane between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 2016, reaching 39.6 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Mokopane?

The coldest day measured in Mokopane between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 1963, at -0.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Mokopane?

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

Q: Has the climate of Mokopane warmed?

Yes: Mokopane warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Mokopane?

The wettest day measured in Mokopane between 1940 and 2025 was 20 December 1940, with 104 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Mokopane?

The windiest day measured in Mokopane between 1940 and 2025 was 28 September 2012, with winds reaching 35.5 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Mokopane?

The warmest month in Mokopane is January (22.9 °C on average); the coldest is June (12.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Mokopane?

Mokopane receives on average 564 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 81 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Mokopane?

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

Mokopane (South Africa) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.1 °C and it receives 564 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 (22.9 °C on average) and the coldest is June (12.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Mokopane averages 0 frost days, 75 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 81 rainy days per year.

Mokopane has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 39.6 °C (on 7 January 2016) and the coldest -0.3 °C (on 15 July 1963).

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

MokopaneLimpopo

coords: -24.19°, 29.01°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BShHot semi-aridWarmest monthJanuaryColdest monthJuneWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

19.1°C

Average daily high

26.0°C

Average daily low

13.4°C

Annual rainfall

564mm

Sunshine / day

10.8h

Mean relative humidity

58%

Average peak wind

12.8km/h

Seasonal range

10.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

75 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

81 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

25.9 °C

Average feels-like low

12.6 °C

Average peak gust

31.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

13 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.2 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.4 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · 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

39.6 °C

7 January 2016

Coldest day

-0.3 °C

15 July 1963

Wettest day

104 mm

20 December 1940

Windiest day

35.5 km/h

28 September 2012

Strongest gust

78.8 km/h

17 September 2006

Hottest feels-like

40.4 °C

7 January 2016

Coldest feels-like

-4.5 °C

24 June 1965

Sunniest day

13.5 h

24 December 2023

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	35.7 °C26 October 2025	1.5 °C29 July 2025	19.3 °C	814 mm	66	0
2024	38.2 °C13 December 2024	0.6 °C10 July 2024	20.9 °C	426 mm	131	0
2023	36.9 °C25 November 2023	2.3 °C31 July 2023	20.1 °C	545 mm	116	0
2022	38.1 °C4 October 2022	3.1 °C16 June 2022	19.5 °C	660 mm	75	0
2021	37.0 °C2 November 2021	1.3 °C19 July 2021	19.5 °C	670 mm	88	0
2020	37.9 °C8 November 2020	1.0 °C13 June 2020	19.6 °C	503 mm	95	0
2019	38.8 °C28 October 2019	3.2 °C23 July 2019	20.9 °C	408 mm	140	0
2018	37.4 °C19 September 2018	3.8 °C19 July 2018	20.3 °C	385 mm	122	0
2017	37.4 °C16 October 2017	3.9 °C9 June 2017	19.7 °C	562 mm	87	0
2016	39.6 °C7 January 2016	4.2 °C5 July 2016	20.6 °C	433 mm	137	0
2015	39.0 °C11 November 2015	3.4 °C2 August 2015	20.8 °C	321 mm	146	0
2014	36.2 °C9 October 2014	0.8 °C7 June 2014	19.3 °C	767 mm	84	0
2013	36.3 °C9 January 2013	4.2 °C19 June 2013	19.6 °C	516 mm	113	0
2012	36.4 °C6 November 2012	1.5 °C11 June 2012	19.7 °C	362 mm	108	0
2011	36.9 °C13 November 2011	2.6 °C27 June 2011	18.8 °C	732 mm	59	0
2010	37.8 °C13 February 2010	0.5 °C17 June 2010	19.5 °C	600 mm	95	0
2009	36.1 °C8 October 2009	2.6 °C27 June 2009	18.9 °C	649 mm	67	0
2008	37.3 °C3 November 2008	4.9 °C7 July 2008	19.3 °C	558 mm	70	0
2007	35.3 °C22 February 2007	1.7 °C23 May 2007	19.1 °C	517 mm	87	0
2006	34.7 °C25 October 2006	0.9 °C6 August 2006	18.7 °C	697 mm	57	0
2005	37.3 °C3 November 2005	4.6 °C5 July 2005	20.3 °C	389 mm	105	0
2004	35.8 °C15 January 2004	2.6 °C16 July 2004	19.1 °C	551 mm	63	0
2003	36.6 °C6 October 2003	2.6 °C9 July 2003	20.2 °C	341 mm	137	0
2002	36.8 °C19 October 2002	3.0 °C20 July 2002	19.5 °C	322 mm	95	0
2001	37.5 °C11 January 2001	0.4 °C25 July 2001	19.1 °C	547 mm	79	0
2000	34.4 °C17 October 2000	0.1 °C17 July 2000	18.0 °C	920 mm	47	0
1999	36.0 °C1 March 1999	4.6 °C8 June 1999	19.1 °C	585 mm	56	0
1998	34.8 °C6 October 1998	4.4 °C5 July 1998	19.5 °C	634 mm	87	0
1997	37.3 °C29 September 1997	2.7 °C30 May 1997	18.9 °C	507 mm	71	0
1996	34.7 °C4 November 1996	1.3 °C9 July 1996	18.7 °C	678 mm	62	0
1995	37.4 °C12 October 1995	1.9 °C7 August 1995	19.4 °C	454 mm	96	0
1994	35.5 °C9 November 1994	0.6 °C30 June 1994	18.7 °C	375 mm	66	0
1993	37.4 °C8 January 1993	3.3 °C23 June 1993	19.7 °C	405 mm	71	0
1992	38.4 °C26 February 1992	2.3 °C26 June 1992	20.2 °C	317 mm	126	0
1991	34.9 °C7 October 1991	2.5 °C11 July 1991	19.2 °C	530 mm	74	0
1990	37.4 °C14 November 1990	1.5 °C2 July 1990	19.3 °C	431 mm	74	0
1989	35.2 °C24 November 1989	1.9 °C23 July 1989	19.2 °C	441 mm	68	0
1988	34.5 °C31 January 1988	2.0 °C9 June 1988	19.2 °C	430 mm	72	0
1987	34.8 °C4 April 1987	1.1 °C22 July 1987	19.3 °C	598 mm	77	0
1986	34.5 °C4 November 1986	4.0 °C2 July 1986	19.3 °C	506 mm	78	0
1985	35.1 °C1 January 1985	0.2 °C13 July 1985	19.1 °C	525 mm	71	0
1984	35.8 °C15 February 1984	3.1 °C19 June 1984	19.3 °C	498 mm	81	0
1983	37.7 °C11 January 1983	3.5 °C26 June 1983	19.8 °C	482 mm	98	0
1982	36.0 °C18 December 1982	1.2 °C17 June 1982	19.2 °C	452 mm	85	0
1981	38.0 °C6 November 1981	0.1 °C17 June 1981	18.4 °C	597 mm	59	0
1980	35.6 °C16 October 1980	1.0 °C30 June 1980	18.5 °C	605 mm	52	0
1979	36.0 °C1 October 1979	0.6 °C13 June 1979	18.8 °C	517 mm	82	0
1978	36.4 °C29 September 1978	0.7 °C14 June 1978	18.7 °C	574 mm	45	0
1977	36.3 °C22 January 1977	2.5 °C4 July 1977	18.7 °C	763 mm	67	0
1976	35.6 °C24 November 1976	1.0 °C21 June 1976	18.0 °C	636 mm	40	0
1975	35.6 °C8 December 1975	1.8 °C25 July 1975	18.3 °C	674 mm	48	0
1974	34.9 °C5 November 1974	3.2 °C2 August 1974	18.1 °C	641 mm	29	0
1973	35.8 °C23 January 1973	3.4 °C10 July 1973	18.9 °C	605 mm	82	0
1972	35.9 °C30 December 1972	0.6 °C2 August 1972	18.5 °C	655 mm	62	0
1971	34.7 °C23 October 1971	2.1 °C18 July 1971	18.4 °C	699 mm	42	0
1970	36.8 °C5 January 1970	4.5 °C6 July 1970	19.6 °C	541 mm	103	0
1969	36.4 °C13 January 1969	2.5 °C19 June 1969	18.8 °C	658 mm	68	0
1968	37.8 °C5 January 1968	-0.1 °C17 June 1968	18.5 °C	445 mm	83	1
1967	34.2 °C16 November 1967	0.7 °C12 June 1967	18.0 °C	585 mm	44	0
1966	34.8 °C29 October 1966	3.5 °C27 July 1966	18.9 °C	643 mm	64	0
1965	35.6 °C31 October 1965	-0.2 °C24 June 1965	18.5 °C	277 mm	69	1
1964	35.1 °C29 February 1964	-0.2 °C21 June 1964	18.5 °C	517 mm	71	1
1963	35.1 °C29 December 1963	-0.3 °C15 July 1963	18.8 °C	437 mm	82	1
1962	37.7 °C17 October 1962	3.5 °C13 July 1962	19.6 °C	636 mm	97	0
1961	38.0 °C24 October 1961	2.9 °C8 August 1961	18.9 °C	573 mm	81	0
1960	35.7 °C9 October 1960	2.5 °C24 July 1960	18.3 °C	670 mm	67	0
1959	35.6 °C31 October 1959	3.9 °C19 July 1959	18.4 °C	549 mm	46	0
1958	34.8 °C27 September 1958	3.8 °C21 June 1958	18.9 °C	865 mm	55	0
1957	34.5 °C13 November 1957	2.7 °C20 June 1957	18.7 °C	692 mm	46	0
1956	34.6 °C15 October 1956	1.9 °C12 June 1956	18.7 °C	606 mm	40	0
1955	35.2 °C12 November 1955	1.9 °C30 June 1955	17.8 °C	680 mm	31	0
1954	36.9 °C20 February 1954	2.0 °C18 July 1954	19.6 °C	240 mm	125	0
1953	37.4 °C23 January 1953	1.5 °C29 June 1953	18.8 °C	596 mm	57	0
1952	37.1 °C20 November 1952	3.0 °C4 July 1952	19.1 °C	566 mm	62	0
1951	37.0 °C9 October 1951	2.5 °C30 June 1951	19.0 °C	639 mm	78	0
1950	35.4 °C30 December 1950	4.1 °C26 May 1950	18.9 °C	464 mm	64	0
1949	34.8 °C31 October 1949	4.2 °C18 July 1949	18.5 °C	626 mm	57	0
1948	34.7 °C24 November 1948	3.6 °C5 June 1948	18.3 °C	735 mm	51	0
1947	37.1 °C8 October 1947	1.2 °C17 July 1947	18.3 °C	740 mm	43	0
1946	36.0 °C29 October 1946	3.0 °C14 August 1946	18.4 °C	796 mm	48	0
1945	35.0 °C5 October 1945	2.7 °C14 June 1945	18.3 °C	578 mm	43	0
1944	36.5 °C27 September 1944	3.3 °C18 May 1944	18.3 °C	815 mm	31	0
1943	35.2 °C10 October 1943	4.2 °C21 July 1943	18.2 °C	592 mm	27	0
1942	33.6 °C23 October 1942	2.0 °C27 July 1942	18.0 °C	804 mm	16	0
1941	37.4 °C16 October 1941	2.7 °C1 July 1941	19.8 °C	370 mm	93	0
1940	36.8 °C12 November 1940	2.8 °C4 July 1940	19.7 °C	544 mm	99	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

26.1 °C

+0.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

66 d/yr

-9

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

814 mm

+250 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	28.2 °C	-0.4 °C	242 mm	+133 mm
Feb	27.7 °C	-0.7 °C	189 mm	+105 mm
Mar	27.2 °C	-0.2 °C	26 mm	-38 mm
Apr	24.9 °C	-0.6 °C	43 mm	+7 mm
May	24.1 °C	+0.6 °C	5 mm	-6 mm
Jun	22.1 °C	+1.2 °C	0 mm	-4 mm
Jul	21.9 °C	+1.0 °C	8 mm	+5 mm
Aug	26.1 °C	+2.2 °C	19 mm	+15 mm
Sep	29.2 °C	+1.7 °C	23 mm	+9 mm
Oct	28.5 °C	-0.4 °C	61 mm	+20 mm
Nov	25.4 °C	-3.0 °C	120 mm	+37 mm
Dec	27.5 °C	-0.9 °C	76 mm	-32 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

35.7 °C

26 Oct 2025

Coldest day

1.5 °C

29 Jul 2025

Wettest day

60.9 mm

14 Feb 2025

Windiest day

26.8 km/h

9 Jun 2025

Strongest gust

61.6 km/h

9 Jun 2025

Hottest feels-like

36.4 °C

15 Oct 2025

Coldest feels-like

-1.4 °C

30 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

13.5 h

8 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Mokopane?

Mokopane has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.1 °C and it receives 564 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mokopane?

The hottest day measured in Mokopane between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 2016, reaching 39.6 °C.

What is the coldest day in Mokopane?

The coldest day measured in Mokopane between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 1963, at -0.3 °C.

Does it snow in Mokopane?

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

Has the climate of Mokopane warmed?

Yes: Mokopane warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Mokopane?

The wettest day measured in Mokopane between 1940 and 2025 was 20 December 1940, with 104 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Mokopane?

The windiest day measured in Mokopane between 1940 and 2025 was 28 September 2012, with winds reaching 35.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Mokopane?

The warmest month in Mokopane is January (22.9 °C on average); the coldest is June (12.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Mokopane?

Mokopane receives on average 564 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 81 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Mokopane?

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

Are there tropical nights in Mokopane?

Yes: Mokopane has on average 13 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mokopane?

In Mokopane, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.4 °C on 7 January 2016, and the lowest was -4.5 °C on 24 June 1965.

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