Ncotshane climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Ncotshane?

Ncotshane has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.1 °C and it receives 904 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Ncotshane between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1992, reaching 41.1 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Ncotshane?

The coldest day measured in Ncotshane between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 1975, at 1.5 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Ncotshane?

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

Q: Has the climate of Ncotshane warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Ncotshane?

The wettest day measured in Ncotshane between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 2004, with 241 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Ncotshane?

The windiest day measured in Ncotshane between 1940 and 2025 was 23 September 1941, with winds reaching 36.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Ncotshane?

The warmest month in Ncotshane is January (22.8 °C on average); the coldest is June (14.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Ncotshane?

Ncotshane receives on average 904 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 118 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Ncotshane?

Ncotshane gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Ncotshane (South Africa) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.1 °C and it receives 904 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 (22.8 °C on average) and the coldest is June (14.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Ncotshane averages 0 frost days, 58 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 118 rainy days per year.

Ncotshane has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 41.1 °C (on 26 February 1992) and the coldest 1.5 °C (on 25 July 1975).

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

NcotshaneKwaZulu-Natal

coords: -27.34°, 31.58°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthJanuaryColdest monthJuneWettest monthDecemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

19.1°C

Average daily high

25.3°C

Average daily low

14.4°C

Annual rainfall

904mm

Sunshine / day

8.9h

Mean relative humidity

72%

Average peak wind

14.3km/h

Seasonal range

8.5°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

58 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

118 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

26.1 °C

Average feels-like low

14.2 °C

Average peak gust

33.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

29 d/yr

Solar radiation

16.8 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.2 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · 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

41.1 °C

26 February 1992

Coldest day

1.5 °C

25 July 1975

Wettest day

241 mm

23 January 2004

Windiest day

36.4 km/h

23 September 1941

Strongest gust

86.8 km/h

23 September 1941

Hottest feels-like

43.6 °C

24 December 2015

Coldest feels-like

-2.3 °C

27 June 1964

Sunniest day

13.7 h

24 December 2022

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	35.0 °C11 October 2025	2.5 °C29 July 2025	19.7 °C	1,057 mm	51
2024	37.1 °C8 March 2024	3.5 °C7 July 2024	20.2 °C	777 mm	82
2023	38.0 °C30 September 2023	5.4 °C28 August 2023	19.7 °C	893 mm	63
2022	37.3 °C9 October 2022	2.7 °C17 June 2022	19.5 °C	1,179 mm	50
2021	36.7 °C14 October 2021	3.3 °C26 July 2021	19.0 °C	1,006 mm	47
2020	37.8 °C8 November 2020	1.7 °C14 June 2020	19.5 °C	785 mm	73
2019	37.0 °C7 November 2019	4.8 °C3 July 2019	19.9 °C	707 mm	54
2018	36.2 °C2 October 2018	5.4 °C4 July 2018	19.2 °C	795 mm	58
2017	37.5 °C13 September 2017	5.9 °C20 August 2017	19.6 °C	887 mm	61
2016	39.4 °C22 December 2016	3.2 °C10 August 2016	20.2 °C	774 mm	96
2015	39.1 °C2 December 2015	5.1 °C18 July 2015	20.4 °C	556 mm	83
2014	36.1 °C12 September 2014	3.2 °C11 July 2014	19.3 °C	810 mm	47
2013	36.4 °C27 September 2013	4.1 °C11 June 2013	19.0 °C	913 mm	43
2012	35.4 °C25 August 2012	4.8 °C8 August 2012	19.5 °C	1,064 mm	61
2011	35.5 °C2 September 2011	4.4 °C28 June 2011	19.3 °C	778 mm	59
2010	37.9 °C23 December 2010	3.8 °C17 June 2010	19.7 °C	951 mm	64
2009	35.5 °C9 January 2009	4.5 °C27 June 2009	19.0 °C	963 mm	51
2008	36.4 °C2 October 2008	5.3 °C14 July 2008	19.1 °C	628 mm	65
2007	34.6 °C21 February 2007	3.3 °C24 May 2007	19.2 °C	638 mm	71
2006	35.5 °C20 February 2006	4.3 °C5 June 2006	19.2 °C	985 mm	67
2005	36.1 °C2 October 2005	5.9 °C17 June 2005	19.5 °C	746 mm	71
2004	39.6 °C7 October 2004	4.7 °C11 June 2004	19.3 °C	1,045 mm	63
2003	38.0 °C5 October 2003	2.7 °C22 August 2003	19.8 °C	607 mm	95
2002	35.8 °C23 January 2002	4.6 °C6 July 2002	19.3 °C	644 mm	68
2001	36.0 °C10 September 2001	4.9 °C24 July 2001	19.2 °C	1,002 mm	43
2000	35.3 °C10 September 2000	2.8 °C17 July 2000	18.7 °C	1,300 mm	26
1999	36.3 °C18 November 1999	5.6 °C28 June 1999	19.5 °C	1,008 mm	44
1998	36.4 °C24 September 1998	5.2 °C9 June 1998	19.3 °C	869 mm	59
1997	35.3 °C21 November 1997	4.6 °C15 July 1997	18.5 °C	1,116 mm	33
1996	35.5 °C2 December 1996	3.8 °C19 July 1996	18.6 °C	1,024 mm	42
1995	37.1 °C12 October 1995	3.9 °C19 July 1995	18.6 °C	992 mm	58
1994	36.1 °C28 September 1994	2.6 °C13 July 1994	19.0 °C	589 mm	66
1993	38.0 °C7 February 1993	4.1 °C5 June 1993	19.4 °C	720 mm	58
1992	41.1 °C26 February 1992	2.4 °C27 June 1992	20.2 °C	552 mm	126
1991	36.8 °C3 March 1991	2.5 °C29 July 1991	19.2 °C	817 mm	77
1990	37.1 °C1 December 1990	2.6 °C2 July 1990	18.9 °C	858 mm	43
1989	36.6 °C20 December 1989	4.2 °C20 July 1989	19.1 °C	969 mm	53
1988	37.1 °C30 September 1988	4.3 °C18 June 1988	19.0 °C	948 mm	63
1987	37.5 °C19 February 1987	3.1 °C21 June 1987	19.6 °C	907 mm	91
1986	36.2 °C2 December 1986	4.7 °C22 July 1986	19.4 °C	907 mm	69
1985	34.9 °C3 October 1985	5.7 °C19 May 1985	19.3 °C	936 mm	64
1984	35.8 °C28 December 1984	4.8 °C2 June 1984	18.4 °C	1,120 mm	35
1983	39.3 °C11 January 1983	1.9 °C7 July 1983	19.8 °C	690 mm	96
1982	37.6 °C18 December 1982	3.3 °C20 June 1982	18.9 °C	728 mm	57
1981	38.3 °C5 November 1981	3.3 °C10 July 1981	18.6 °C	781 mm	53
1980	36.1 °C15 February 1980	3.2 °C11 July 1980	18.9 °C	673 mm	67
1979	37.8 °C1 October 1979	4.0 °C5 July 1979	19.1 °C	908 mm	77
1978	34.7 °C15 August 1978	4.9 °C25 June 1978	19.1 °C	985 mm	50
1977	36.5 °C21 December 1977	3.4 °C5 July 1977	19.4 °C	1,122 mm	62
1976	38.0 °C24 November 1976	3.2 °C21 June 1976	18.7 °C	1,100 mm	50
1975	34.7 °C2 January 1975	1.5 °C25 July 1975	18.4 °C	1,364 mm	25
1974	38.0 °C13 October 1974	5.7 °C1 August 1974	19.4 °C	953 mm	63
1973	36.7 °C22 January 1973	4.3 °C12 August 1973	19.0 °C	1,205 mm	76
1972	36.3 °C28 October 1972	3.1 °C3 August 1972	19.0 °C	900 mm	61
1971	35.6 °C11 January 1971	4.8 °C15 July 1971	19.0 °C	908 mm	63
1970	36.0 °C13 December 1970	3.4 °C24 July 1970	19.2 °C	842 mm	80
1969	38.4 °C26 January 1969	2.9 °C24 July 1969	19.1 °C	931 mm	81
1968	37.7 °C3 January 1968	3.0 °C14 June 1968	18.0 °C	916 mm	46
1967	37.7 °C24 October 1967	3.8 °C12 July 1967	18.9 °C	793 mm	55
1966	36.7 °C17 January 1966	4.1 °C21 August 1966	19.2 °C	700 mm	77
1965	36.5 °C2 March 1965	3.4 °C26 June 1965	19.1 °C	612 mm	88
1964	35.2 °C29 February 1964	1.9 °C28 June 1964	18.7 °C	1,109 mm	53
1963	38.7 °C29 December 1963	4.4 °C16 July 1963	19.6 °C	635 mm	100
1962	38.4 °C17 October 1962	5.3 °C29 May 1962	19.6 °C	846 mm	91
1961	37.5 °C15 September 1961	4.2 °C8 August 1961	19.1 °C	910 mm	64
1960	36.0 °C18 February 1960	3.9 °C24 July 1960	18.9 °C	1,080 mm	71
1959	35.1 °C17 October 1959	5.0 °C22 June 1959	19.1 °C	831 mm	70
1958	38.1 °C26 September 1958	3.0 °C17 June 1958	19.2 °C	1,045 mm	58
1957	35.3 °C16 November 1957	4.0 °C4 August 1957	18.9 °C	1,090 mm	36
1956	36.5 °C5 October 1956	3.1 °C14 June 1956	18.4 °C	1,293 mm	28
1955	35.8 °C11 November 1955	2.7 °C9 August 1955	17.6 °C	905 mm	15
1954	38.7 °C26 October 1954	3.8 °C23 July 1954	17.5 °C	655 mm	29
1953	38.5 °C16 October 1953	3.7 °C31 July 1953	18.9 °C	816 mm	39
1952	35.3 °C28 September 1952	5.8 °C2 August 1952	19.1 °C	1,038 mm	48
1951	39.2 °C8 October 1951	4.0 °C11 July 1951	18.7 °C	948 mm	44
1950	36.3 °C11 November 1950	5.5 °C27 May 1950	18.8 °C	1,065 mm	46
1949	35.0 °C19 September 1949	5.4 °C7 June 1949	18.2 °C	864 mm	22
1948	33.3 °C11 September 1948	4.7 °C3 September 1948	18.1 °C	1,098 mm	18
1947	39.2 °C7 October 1947	3.5 °C17 July 1947	18.3 °C	873 mm	33
1946	36.1 °C16 September 1946	3.4 °C17 June 1946	18.4 °C	1,075 mm	36
1945	33.5 °C30 September 1945	3.1 °C27 June 1945	18.3 °C	1,153 mm	27
1944	35.0 °C9 October 1944	4.9 °C15 May 1944	18.4 °C	880 mm	27
1943	32.3 °C23 November 1943	4.8 °C22 July 1943	17.8 °C	1,190 mm	15
1942	36.6 °C10 September 1942	3.1 °C24 July 1942	18.2 °C	1,057 mm	22
1941	38.7 °C8 October 1941	4.4 °C5 July 1941	19.8 °C	520 mm	101
1940	36.9 °C17 November 1940	3.4 °C15 July 1940	18.9 °C	845 mm	56

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

25.5 °C

+0.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

51 d/yr

-7

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1057 mm

+153 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	28.8 °C	+0.8 °C	211 mm	+73 mm
Feb	27.7 °C	-0.2 °C	120 mm	-7 mm
Mar	27.6 °C	+0.4 °C	84 mm	-14 mm
Apr	24.6 °C	-0.8 °C	142 mm	+77 mm
May	24.3 °C	+0.4 °C	5 mm	-20 mm
Jun	22.9 °C	+0.8 °C	9 mm	-6 mm
Jul	22.5 °C	+0.4 °C	5 mm	-7 mm
Aug	25.0 °C	+1.5 °C	2 mm	-23 mm
Sep	25.2 °C	+0.2 °C	62 mm	+15 mm
Oct	25.3 °C	-0.1 °C	40 mm	-47 mm
Nov	25.5 °C	-0.7 °C	155 mm	+29 mm
Dec	26.5 °C	-0.9 °C	222 mm	+82 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

35.0 °C

11 Oct 2025

Coldest day

2.5 °C

29 Jul 2025

Wettest day

50.0 mm

19 Feb 2025

Windiest day

30.5 km/h

10 Jun 2025

Strongest gust

68.0 km/h

10 Jun 2025

Hottest feels-like

39.6 °C

4 Jan 2025

Coldest feels-like

-0.3 °C

29 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

13.7 h

15 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Ncotshane?

Ncotshane has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.1 °C and it receives 904 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ncotshane?

The hottest day measured in Ncotshane between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1992, reaching 41.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in Ncotshane?

The coldest day measured in Ncotshane between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 1975, at 1.5 °C.

Does it snow in Ncotshane?

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

Has the climate of Ncotshane warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Ncotshane?

The wettest day measured in Ncotshane between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 2004, with 241 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Ncotshane?

The windiest day measured in Ncotshane between 1940 and 2025 was 23 September 1941, with winds reaching 36.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Ncotshane?

The warmest month in Ncotshane is January (22.8 °C on average); the coldest is June (14.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Ncotshane?

Ncotshane receives on average 904 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 118 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Ncotshane?

Ncotshane gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Ncotshane?

Yes: Ncotshane has on average 29 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ncotshane?

In Ncotshane, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.6 °C on 24 December 2015, and the lowest was -2.3 °C on 27 June 1964.

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