Mpumalanga climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Mpumalanga?

Mpumalanga has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.0 °C and it receives 861 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Mpumalanga between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 2025, reaching 40.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Mpumalanga?

The coldest day measured in Mpumalanga between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1995, at 3.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Mpumalanga?

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

Q: Has the climate of Mpumalanga warmed?

Yes: Mpumalanga warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Mpumalanga?

The wettest day measured in Mpumalanga between 1940 and 2025 was 28 September 1987, with 174 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Mpumalanga?

The windiest day measured in Mpumalanga between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1996, with winds reaching 46.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Mpumalanga?

The warmest month in Mpumalanga is February (22.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (14.7 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Mpumalanga?

Mpumalanga receives on average 861 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 134 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Mpumalanga?

Mpumalanga gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Mpumalanga (South Africa) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.0 °C and it receives 861 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 (22.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (14.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.

Mpumalanga averages 0 frost days, 35 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 134 rainy days per year.

Mpumalanga 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 40.4 °C (on 4 January 2025) and the coldest 3.1 °C (on 19 July 1995).

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

MpumalangaKwaZulu-Natal

coords: -29.81°, 30.64°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthFebruaryDriest monthJune

Mean daily temperature

19.0°C

Average daily high

24.4°C

Average daily low

15.1°C

Annual rainfall

861mm

Sunshine / day

9.1h

Mean relative humidity

77%

Average peak wind

16.8km/h

Seasonal range

7.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

35 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

134 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

25.2 °C

Average feels-like low

14.9 °C

Average peak gust

35.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

38 d/yr

Solar radiation

15.9 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.8 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.61 · 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

40.4 °C

4 January 2025

Coldest day

3.1 °C

19 July 1995

Wettest day

174 mm

28 September 1987

Windiest day

46.7 km/h

8 July 1996

Strongest gust

106.6 km/h

8 July 1996

Hottest feels-like

43.4 °C

22 December 2008

Coldest feels-like

-0.4 °C

29 June 1994

Sunniest day

13.9 h

23 December 2022

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	40.4 °C4 January 2025	5.7 °C29 July 2025	19.7 °C	1,030 mm	34
2024	35.2 °C15 December 2024	5.6 °C9 July 2024	20.0 °C	787 mm	43
2023	36.4 °C11 November 2023	7.0 °C27 August 2023	19.8 °C	967 mm	55
2022	33.9 °C3 February 2022	4.2 °C17 June 2022	19.5 °C	1,292 mm	37
2021	37.5 °C14 October 2021	5.6 °C15 July 2021	19.3 °C	972 mm	36
2020	37.9 °C25 September 2020	5.0 °C16 July 2020	19.7 °C	794 mm	52
2019	35.8 °C20 October 2019	7.0 °C22 July 2019	19.9 °C	885 mm	45
2018	36.2 °C18 December 2018	5.5 °C4 July 2018	19.4 °C	638 mm	44
2017	35.8 °C31 March 2017	6.5 °C23 August 2017	19.4 °C	1,012 mm	43
2016	36.1 °C1 April 2016	6.0 °C10 August 2016	19.7 °C	815 mm	58
2015	37.2 °C24 December 2015	6.0 °C1 August 2015	20.2 °C	618 mm	58
2014	40.0 °C25 December 2014	5.4 °C9 July 2014	19.7 °C	604 mm	56
2013	36.7 °C24 January 2013	5.9 °C11 June 2013	19.2 °C	826 mm	39
2012	36.7 °C25 August 2012	6.3 °C31 July 2012	19.5 °C	909 mm	46
2011	37.8 °C12 March 2011	4.7 °C2 July 2011	19.3 °C	861 mm	50
2010	38.2 °C14 September 2010	6.5 °C19 June 2010	19.9 °C	621 mm	58
2009	37.5 °C2 September 2009	5.8 °C25 July 2009	19.1 °C	837 mm	27
2008	37.8 °C3 February 2008	6.7 °C13 July 2008	19.4 °C	629 mm	51
2007	37.4 °C20 February 2007	4.7 °C24 May 2007	19.5 °C	712 mm	56
2006	35.1 °C14 January 2006	6.4 °C7 June 2006	19.1 °C	993 mm	36
2005	36.9 °C2 November 2005	6.4 °C17 June 2005	19.5 °C	805 mm	35
2004	35.7 °C6 October 2004	6.3 °C19 July 2004	19.5 °C	782 mm	47
2003	35.2 °C19 January 2003	5.1 °C22 August 2003	19.6 °C	644 mm	64
2002	37.8 °C18 October 2002	6.5 °C3 June 2002	19.6 °C	779 mm	56
2001	35.7 °C6 March 2001	8.3 °C24 July 2001	19.7 °C	817 mm	37
2000	35.4 °C7 December 2000	3.7 °C21 July 2000	19.1 °C	1,006 mm	21
1999	36.5 °C15 October 1999	7.6 °C19 July 1999	20.0 °C	1,002 mm	47
1998	36.2 °C28 January 1998	5.8 °C9 June 1998	19.5 °C	693 mm	41
1997	36.7 °C16 December 1997	6.4 °C14 July 1997	18.8 °C	946 mm	35
1996	36.0 °C17 December 1996	4.3 °C5 June 1996	18.5 °C	1,043 mm	32
1995	37.6 °C12 October 1995	3.1 °C19 July 1995	18.6 °C	1,036 mm	41
1994	38.3 °C21 December 1994	4.0 °C29 June 1994	19.0 °C	614 mm	53
1993	38.9 °C7 February 1993	6.4 °C5 July 1993	19.5 °C	690 mm	43
1992	37.7 °C11 March 1992	4.5 °C26 June 1992	19.6 °C	576 mm	72
1991	36.3 °C15 January 1991	4.8 °C29 July 1991	19.2 °C	803 mm	49
1990	35.1 °C6 January 1990	4.4 °C25 June 1990	18.6 °C	982 mm	24
1989	33.9 °C17 September 1989	5.3 °C17 June 1989	19.0 °C	939 mm	28
1988	34.1 °C8 October 1988	5.2 °C9 June 1988	18.9 °C	969 mm	23
1987	34.0 °C3 November 1987	4.8 °C22 June 1987	19.0 °C	1,327 mm	30
1986	33.4 °C5 December 1986	6.3 °C23 June 1986	19.1 °C	861 mm	27
1985	37.8 °C3 January 1985	7.3 °C19 July 1985	19.5 °C	1,066 mm	44
1984	34.1 °C20 December 1984	5.4 °C5 July 1984	18.8 °C	854 mm	28
1983	37.0 °C30 September 1983	5.3 °C7 July 1983	19.5 °C	719 mm	48
1982	34.9 °C20 January 1982	4.9 °C20 June 1982	19.1 °C	608 mm	46
1981	36.6 °C5 November 1981	5.7 °C9 July 1981	18.9 °C	603 mm	50
1980	35.7 °C11 November 1980	5.3 °C4 July 1980	19.1 °C	532 mm	50
1979	35.7 °C15 January 1979	5.3 °C27 June 1979	19.1 °C	713 mm	42
1978	33.0 °C16 January 1978	5.4 °C20 June 1978	18.9 °C	872 mm	33
1977	38.6 °C28 December 1977	5.6 °C28 June 1977	19.3 °C	960 mm	38
1976	35.9 °C19 September 1976	5.0 °C21 June 1976	18.6 °C	1,063 mm	25
1975	34.4 °C19 October 1975	4.3 °C25 July 1975	18.5 °C	1,005 mm	14
1974	36.8 °C13 October 1974	5.9 °C1 August 1974	19.1 °C	951 mm	42
1973	35.5 °C14 December 1973	5.4 °C13 August 1973	18.6 °C	1,000 mm	29
1972	36.1 °C9 January 1972	4.7 °C3 August 1972	18.8 °C	876 mm	40
1971	33.8 °C14 October 1971	4.5 °C18 June 1971	18.5 °C	945 mm	23
1970	35.0 °C4 March 1970	4.7 °C24 July 1970	18.9 °C	992 mm	47
1969	35.4 °C20 January 1969	4.7 °C18 June 1969	18.5 °C	918 mm	47
1968	35.5 °C23 December 1968	4.4 °C20 June 1968	17.6 °C	726 mm	24
1967	34.2 °C29 January 1967	4.2 °C16 June 1967	18.9 °C	814 mm	30
1966	37.5 °C25 November 1966	3.7 °C21 July 1966	19.0 °C	737 mm	41
1965	38.0 °C10 February 1965	5.2 °C22 June 1965	19.0 °C	629 mm	64
1964	36.1 °C23 September 1964	4.3 °C26 June 1964	18.8 °C	880 mm	38
1963	35.9 °C20 December 1963	5.8 °C26 June 1963	18.8 °C	855 mm	23
1962	34.1 °C26 August 1962	5.2 °C15 June 1962	19.1 °C	953 mm	40
1961	36.2 °C24 February 1961	6.3 °C7 August 1961	19.0 °C	784 mm	26
1960	33.8 °C15 January 1960	6.2 °C24 June 1960	18.9 °C	1,135 mm	39
1959	35.3 °C5 February 1959	7.2 °C28 June 1959	18.9 °C	716 mm	39
1958	35.8 °C4 October 1958	6.0 °C9 August 1958	18.9 °C	854 mm	22
1957	34.1 °C31 December 1957	5.9 °C4 August 1957	18.9 °C	854 mm	25
1956	34.9 °C21 January 1956	5.1 °C14 June 1956	18.3 °C	1,029 mm	23
1955	34.3 °C27 December 1955	4.1 °C8 August 1955	17.5 °C	748 mm	16
1954	33.6 °C15 December 1954	3.5 °C23 July 1954	16.4 °C	825 mm	8
1953	34.4 °C2 October 1953	5.8 °C1 August 1953	18.5 °C	826 mm	12
1952	36.5 °C21 October 1952	8.0 °C16 July 1952	18.9 °C	846 mm	13
1951	35.0 °C6 December 1951	4.9 °C11 July 1951	18.2 °C	651 mm	13
1950	33.5 °C29 September 1950	5.7 °C28 July 1950	18.5 °C	1,039 mm	12
1949	34.0 °C8 December 1949	6.2 °C9 June 1949	18.0 °C	668 mm	6
1948	32.3 °C29 September 1948	6.0 °C5 August 1948	17.9 °C	796 mm	12
1947	35.7 °C7 November 1947	4.9 °C11 July 1947	17.7 °C	773 mm	9
1946	33.9 °C19 December 1946	5.0 °C29 July 1946	17.9 °C	973 mm	15
1945	33.3 °C25 December 1945	5.0 °C13 June 1945	18.0 °C	821 mm	14
1944	34.8 °C5 October 1944	4.3 °C10 July 1944	17.4 °C	1,600 mm	13
1943	31.3 °C20 January 1943	5.9 °C31 August 1943	17.6 °C	892 mm	3
1942	34.3 °C3 January 1942	4.5 °C23 July 1942	17.8 °C	1,285 mm	9
1941	35.7 °C22 January 1941	3.7 °C30 June 1941	18.8 °C	692 mm	38
1940	35.0 °C20 November 1940	5.1 °C15 July 1940	18.2 °C	859 mm	14

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

24.8 °C

+0.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

34 d/yr

-1

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1030 mm

+169 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	28.1 °C	+1.4 °C	136 mm	+28 mm
Feb	26.8 °C	-0.1 °C	129 mm	+19 mm
Mar	26.9 °C	+0.4 °C	147 mm	+49 mm
Apr	23.9 °C	-1.0 °C	145 mm	+75 mm
May	24.7 °C	+1.1 °C	31 mm	-4 mm
Jun	23.2 °C	+1.1 °C	26 mm	+5 mm
Jul	22.3 °C	+0.3 °C	33 mm	+8 mm
Aug	24.2 °C	+1.3 °C	10 mm	-25 mm
Sep	23.7 °C	+0.3 °C	88 mm	+26 mm
Oct	23.8 °C	+0.2 °C	74 mm	-14 mm
Nov	24.3 °C	-0.2 °C	87 mm	-14 mm
Dec	26.0 °C	+0.2 °C	125 mm	+17 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

40.4 °C

4 Jan 2025

Coldest day

5.7 °C

29 Jul 2025

Wettest day

65.8 mm

14 Mar 2025

Windiest day

41.2 km/h

10 Jun 2025

Strongest gust

83.2 km/h

10 Jun 2025

Hottest feels-like

43.4 °C

4 Jan 2025

Coldest feels-like

3.4 °C

29 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

13.9 h

3 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Mpumalanga?

Mpumalanga has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.0 °C and it receives 861 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mpumalanga?

The hottest day measured in Mpumalanga between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 2025, reaching 40.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Mpumalanga?

The coldest day measured in Mpumalanga between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1995, at 3.1 °C.

Does it snow in Mpumalanga?

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

Has the climate of Mpumalanga warmed?

Yes: Mpumalanga warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Mpumalanga?

The wettest day measured in Mpumalanga between 1940 and 2025 was 28 September 1987, with 174 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Mpumalanga?

The windiest day measured in Mpumalanga between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1996, with winds reaching 46.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Mpumalanga?

The warmest month in Mpumalanga is February (22.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (14.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Mpumalanga?

Mpumalanga receives on average 861 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 134 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Mpumalanga?

Mpumalanga gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Mpumalanga?

Yes: Mpumalanga has on average 38 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mpumalanga?

In Mpumalanga, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.4 °C on 22 December 2008, and the lowest was -0.4 °C on 29 June 1994.

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