Mondlo climate — normals and trends
Mondlo (South Africa) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.0 °C and it receives 773 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 (20.7 °C on average) and the coldest is June (11.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Mondlo averages 1 frost days, 49 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 118 rainy days per year.
Mondlo has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.8 °C (on 6 January 2016) and the coldest -5.5 °C (on 13 June 1956).
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
MondloKwaZulu-Natal
- coords
- -27.98°, 30.72°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.0°C
Average daily high
24.1°C
Average daily low
11.8°C
Annual rainfall
773mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
16.5km/h
Seasonal range
8.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
49 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
118 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.6 cm
Average feels-like high
23.4 °C
Average feels-like low
10.6 °C
Average peak gust
34.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · 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
39.8 °C
6 January 2016
Coldest day
-5.5 °C
13 June 1956
Wettest day
94 mm
30 January 1984
Windiest day
45.8 km/h
17 October 1947
Strongest gust
93.2 km/h
30 August 2008
Hottest feels-like
42.4 °C
6 January 2016
Coldest feels-like
-9.8 °C
13 June 1956
Snowiest day
15.3 cm
10 June 1956
Sunniest day
13.8 h
26 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 188 mm | +71 mm |
| Feb | 25.9 °C | -0.6 °C | 121 mm | +17 mm |
| Mar | 25.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 153 mm | +73 mm |
| Apr | 22.4 °C | -1.6 °C | 108 mm | +61 mm |
| May | 22.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 4 mm | -14 mm |
| Jun | 20.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 9 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 20.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 11 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 24.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 6 mm | -15 mm |
| Sep | 24.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 100 mm | +60 mm |
| Oct | 23.9 °C | -1.1 °C | 50 mm | -33 mm |
| Nov | 24.1 °C | -1.3 °C | 128 mm | +12 mm |
| Dec | 25.7 °C | -0.7 °C | 175 mm | +49 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mondlo?
Mondlo has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.0 °C and it receives 773 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mondlo?
The hottest day measured in Mondlo between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 2016, reaching 39.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mondlo?
The coldest day measured in Mondlo between 1940 and 2025 was 13 June 1956, at -5.5 °C.
Does it snow in Mondlo?
Almost never: Mondlo sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mondlo warmed?
Yes: Mondlo warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mondlo?
The wettest day measured in Mondlo between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1984, with 94 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mondlo?
The windiest day measured in Mondlo between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 1947, with winds reaching 45.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mondlo?
The warmest month in Mondlo is January (20.7 °C on average); the coldest is June (11.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Mondlo?
Mondlo receives on average 773 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 118 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mondlo?
Mondlo gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Mondlo?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Mondlo between 1940 and 2025 was 10 June 1956, with 15.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Mondlo?
Yes: Mondlo has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mondlo?
In Mondlo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.4 °C on 6 January 2016, and the lowest was -9.8 °C on 13 June 1956.
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