Mtubatuba climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Mtubatuba?

Mtubatuba has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.0 °C and it receives 917 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Mtubatuba between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1969, reaching 39.8 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Mtubatuba?

The coldest day measured in Mtubatuba between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 1964, at 8.7 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Mtubatuba?

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

Q: Has the climate of Mtubatuba warmed?

Yes: Mtubatuba warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Mtubatuba?

The wettest day measured in Mtubatuba between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1945, with 173 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Mtubatuba?

The windiest day measured in Mtubatuba between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1954, with winds reaching 57.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Mtubatuba?

The warmest month in Mtubatuba is February (25.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (18.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Mtubatuba?

Mtubatuba receives on average 917 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 127 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Mtubatuba?

Mtubatuba gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Mtubatuba (South Africa) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.0 °C and it receives 917 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 (25.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (18.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.

Mtubatuba averages 0 frost days, 49 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 127 rainy days per year.

Mtubatuba has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 39.8 °C (on 26 January 1969) and the coldest 8.7 °C (on 27 June 1964).

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

MtubatubaKwaZulu-Natal

coords: -28.42°, 32.18°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthFebruaryDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

22.0°C

Average daily high

25.9°C

Average daily low

19.0°C

Annual rainfall

917mm

Sunshine / day

9.7h

Mean relative humidity

75%

Average peak wind

23.3km/h

Seasonal range

6.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

49 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

127 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

26.8 °C

Average feels-like low

19.0 °C

Average peak gust

46.5 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

153 d/yr

Solar radiation

16.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.2 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.48 · 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

39.8 °C

26 January 1969

Coldest day

8.7 °C

27 June 1964

Wettest day

173 mm

2 February 1945

Windiest day

57.6 km/h

26 January 1954

Strongest gust

114.5 km/h

23 September 1941

Hottest feels-like

45.4 °C

23 December 2010

Coldest feels-like

5.5 °C

9 August 1955

Sunniest day

13.8 h

2 January 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	35.8 °C4 January 2025	12.1 °C28 June 2025	22.6 °C	1,190 mm	40
2024	35.3 °C5 March 2024	11.8 °C23 September 2024	22.9 °C	753 mm	64
2023	35.9 °C24 November 2023	12.0 °C14 July 2023	22.3 °C	1,181 mm	42
2022	35.8 °C6 October 2022	9.6 °C17 June 2022	22.4 °C	1,066 mm	36
2021	34.5 °C14 October 2021	10.6 °C18 July 2021	21.9 °C	1,293 mm	45
2020	35.2 °C8 November 2020	10.2 °C14 June 2020	22.4 °C	745 mm	75
2019	33.8 °C25 October 2019	12.5 °C21 July 2019	22.6 °C	975 mm	41
2018	34.9 °C18 December 2018	11.8 °C8 June 2018	22.1 °C	777 mm	51
2017	35.4 °C13 September 2017	13.0 °C12 October 2017	22.2 °C	1,098 mm	51
2016	35.1 °C29 April 2016	10.8 °C10 August 2016	22.7 °C	794 mm	68
2015	37.3 °C24 December 2015	11.3 °C2 August 2015	23.0 °C	606 mm	72
2014	37.1 °C25 December 2014	11.0 °C21 June 2014	22.4 °C	714 mm	52
2013	36.5 °C8 September 2013	10.0 °C1 September 2013	22.1 °C	955 mm	41
2012	35.7 °C25 August 2012	11.0 °C3 August 2012	22.4 °C	917 mm	62
2011	36.1 °C4 November 2011	10.7 °C2 July 2011	22.1 °C	840 mm	55
2010	37.3 °C23 December 2010	11.0 °C18 July 2010	22.7 °C	715 mm	68
2009	38.5 °C26 December 2009	11.1 °C28 June 2009	22.1 °C	750 mm	40
2008	35.7 °C22 December 2008	10.9 °C7 June 2008	22.0 °C	636 mm	58
2007	34.6 °C26 March 2007	10.4 °C27 June 2007	22.2 °C	626 mm	55
2006	36.2 °C12 March 2006	10.7 °C23 June 2006	22.1 °C	990 mm	56
2005	35.8 °C25 September 2005	12.1 °C16 June 2005	22.5 °C	764 mm	59
2004	37.0 °C7 October 2004	11.7 °C19 July 2004	22.4 °C	769 mm	65
2003	36.7 °C26 December 2003	10.5 °C22 August 2003	22.3 °C	663 mm	69
2002	36.4 °C17 January 2002	11.8 °C12 July 2002	22.4 °C	648 mm	66
2001	33.3 °C10 March 2001	11.9 °C15 July 2001	22.4 °C	914 mm	45
2000	33.6 °C19 December 2000	10.4 °C18 July 2000	21.9 °C	1,171 mm	32
1999	37.2 °C18 November 1999	10.5 °C12 September 1999	22.6 °C	986 mm	50
1998	37.5 °C24 September 1998	12.2 °C9 June 1998	22.5 °C	758 mm	52
1997	35.8 °C21 November 1997	11.2 °C4 July 1997	21.6 °C	1,170 mm	44
1996	35.4 °C2 December 1996	11.0 °C21 July 1996	21.5 °C	1,080 mm	34
1995	38.0 °C12 October 1995	11.6 °C7 August 1995	21.5 °C	1,208 mm	44
1994	33.7 °C8 November 1994	9.3 °C29 June 1994	21.7 °C	628 mm	54
1993	37.3 °C3 February 1993	11.0 °C14 August 1993	22.3 °C	695 mm	56
1992	38.1 °C19 September 1992	11.0 °C27 June 1992	22.8 °C	430 mm	106
1991	36.3 °C19 November 1991	10.0 °C29 July 1991	22.2 °C	767 mm	54
1990	37.3 °C6 January 1990	10.2 °C15 June 1990	21.7 °C	974 mm	26
1989	35.8 °C27 August 1989	12.1 °C22 July 1989	22.0 °C	1,048 mm	44
1988	37.3 °C26 September 1988	10.9 °C23 June 1988	22.1 °C	859 mm	69
1987	37.2 °C27 December 1987	10.3 °C21 June 1987	22.1 °C	1,119 mm	62
1986	35.2 °C23 March 1986	11.4 °C23 June 1986	22.2 °C	881 mm	59
1985	34.4 °C3 January 1985	11.3 °C21 July 1985	22.2 °C	1,042 mm	54
1984	38.3 °C28 December 1984	11.6 °C14 June 1984	21.5 °C	1,016 mm	36
1983	37.1 °C2 February 1983	11.1 °C7 July 1983	22.3 °C	712 mm	65
1982	35.4 °C10 February 1982	11.5 °C8 July 1982	21.9 °C	618 mm	52
1981	37.5 °C23 January 1981	10.3 °C19 August 1981	21.7 °C	769 mm	55
1980	36.2 °C4 January 1980	9.9 °C30 June 1980	22.3 °C	433 mm	81
1979	38.3 °C1 October 1979	11.0 °C15 June 1979	22.1 °C	726 mm	76
1978	33.9 °C7 December 1978	11.4 °C20 June 1978	21.9 °C	990 mm	51
1977	36.4 °C14 January 1977	10.3 °C4 July 1977	22.3 °C	1,146 mm	50
1976	39.1 °C24 November 1976	10.7 °C17 July 1976	21.6 °C	1,165 mm	40
1975	35.4 °C19 October 1975	10.0 °C25 July 1975	21.6 °C	1,143 mm	33
1974	35.6 °C21 January 1974	10.9 °C27 July 1974	22.1 °C	940 mm	54
1973	35.0 °C14 February 1973	10.4 °C23 August 1973	21.6 °C	1,163 mm	57
1972	36.7 °C9 December 1972	10.0 °C4 August 1972	21.6 °C	1,121 mm	43
1971	33.9 °C25 December 1971	9.6 °C18 June 1971	21.7 °C	956 mm	52
1970	38.0 °C31 December 1970	10.3 °C24 July 1970	22.0 °C	942 mm	68
1969	39.8 °C26 January 1969	9.9 °C24 July 1969	21.9 °C	1,027 mm	70
1968	37.0 °C29 December 1968	9.2 °C24 June 1968	20.9 °C	986 mm	40
1967	37.9 °C30 January 1967	10.6 °C18 July 1967	21.7 °C	763 mm	36
1966	36.5 °C22 January 1966	11.7 °C21 July 1966	22.0 °C	625 mm	61
1965	36.1 °C17 December 1965	10.0 °C26 June 1965	21.6 °C	747 mm	50
1964	35.8 °C15 February 1964	8.7 °C27 June 1964	21.8 °C	1,028 mm	53
1963	34.4 °C4 December 1963	10.9 °C16 July 1963	21.7 °C	981 mm	48
1962	34.3 °C3 February 1962	11.7 °C15 June 1962	22.1 °C	888 mm	52
1961	37.0 °C1 September 1961	9.7 °C8 August 1961	21.8 °C	1,018 mm	51
1960	36.3 °C3 January 1960	10.4 °C28 July 1960	21.9 °C	980 mm	69
1959	37.0 °C5 February 1959	11.7 °C16 June 1959	21.8 °C	717 mm	59
1958	37.2 °C26 September 1958	11.2 °C17 June 1958	22.1 °C	997 mm	54
1957	34.5 °C20 November 1957	11.1 °C4 August 1957	21.7 °C	1,156 mm	30
1956	33.8 °C5 October 1956	10.4 °C14 June 1956	21.4 °C	1,224 mm	31
1955	33.2 °C9 November 1955	9.6 °C9 August 1955	20.7 °C	1,074 mm	15
1954	36.1 °C14 October 1954	9.4 °C24 July 1954	20.2 °C	1,203 mm	18
1953	33.6 °C15 December 1953	11.2 °C31 July 1953	21.7 °C	743 mm	33
1952	35.2 °C23 January 1952	12.7 °C4 July 1952	22.1 °C	867 mm	46
1951	38.5 °C7 October 1951	11.6 °C29 July 1951	21.5 °C	721 mm	40
1950	36.3 °C23 November 1950	10.6 °C27 May 1950	21.6 °C	974 mm	30
1949	34.9 °C18 December 1949	12.1 °C9 July 1949	21.3 °C	853 mm	22
1948	35.1 °C1 October 1948	11.6 °C3 September 1948	21.3 °C	1,107 mm	24
1947	35.0 °C7 November 1947	10.2 °C7 July 1947	21.0 °C	1,081 mm	21
1946	36.3 °C16 September 1946	9.5 °C16 June 1946	21.3 °C	955 mm	34
1945	35.2 °C1 October 1945	10.7 °C28 June 1945	21.4 °C	1,079 mm	25
1944	36.2 °C30 December 1944	11.2 °C8 July 1944	20.9 °C	1,109 mm	20
1943	33.7 °C23 November 1943	10.9 °C23 July 1943	20.8 °C	1,187 mm	18
1942	34.5 °C3 January 1942	9.7 °C7 July 1942	21.2 °C	1,406 mm	21
1941	35.7 °C9 February 1941	10.6 °C30 June 1941	22.2 °C	512 mm	68
1940	37.2 °C20 November 1940	11.6 °C15 July 1940	21.8 °C	856 mm	48

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

26.0 °C

+0.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

40 d/yr

-9

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1190 mm

+273 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	29.6 °C	+0.9 °C	144 mm	+28 mm
Feb	28.7 °C	0.0 °C	191 mm	+69 mm
Mar	28.4 °C	+0.4 °C	132 mm	+23 mm
Apr	25.5 °C	-0.9 °C	246 mm	+159 mm
May	25.0 °C	+0.1 °C	17 mm	-34 mm
Jun	24.2 °C	+0.9 °C	22 mm	-16 mm
Jul	23.1 °C	0.0 °C	66 mm	+31 mm
Aug	24.3 °C	+0.5 °C	15 mm	-24 mm
Sep	25.0 °C	+0.4 °C	106 mm	+50 mm
Oct	25.0 °C	-0.1 °C	27 mm	-47 mm
Nov	26.1 °C	-0.2 °C	119 mm	+27 mm
Dec	27.6 °C	-0.2 °C	104 mm	+5 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

35.8 °C

4 Jan 2025

Coldest day

12.1 °C

28 Jun 2025

Wettest day

57.7 mm

28 Mar 2025

Windiest day

37.8 km/h

30 May 2025

Strongest gust

77.0 km/h

27 Jul 2025

Hottest feels-like

40.9 °C

4 Jan 2025

Coldest feels-like

9.0 °C

29 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

13.8 h

3 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Mtubatuba?

Mtubatuba has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.0 °C and it receives 917 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mtubatuba?

The hottest day measured in Mtubatuba between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1969, reaching 39.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in Mtubatuba?

The coldest day measured in Mtubatuba between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 1964, at 8.7 °C.

Does it snow in Mtubatuba?

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

Has the climate of Mtubatuba warmed?

Yes: Mtubatuba warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Mtubatuba?

The wettest day measured in Mtubatuba between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1945, with 173 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Mtubatuba?

The windiest day measured in Mtubatuba between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1954, with winds reaching 57.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Mtubatuba?

The warmest month in Mtubatuba is February (25.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (18.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Mtubatuba?

Mtubatuba receives on average 917 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 127 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Mtubatuba?

Mtubatuba gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Mtubatuba?

Yes: Mtubatuba has on average 153 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mtubatuba?

In Mtubatuba, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.4 °C on 23 December 2010, and the lowest was 5.5 °C on 9 August 1955.

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