Nkowakowa climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Nkowakowa?

Nkowakowa has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.7 °C and it receives 893 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Nkowakowa between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 2019, reaching 39.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Nkowakowa?

The coldest day measured in Nkowakowa between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 1964, at 0.0 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Nkowakowa?

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

Q: Has the climate of Nkowakowa warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Nkowakowa?

The wettest day measured in Nkowakowa between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 2020, with 159 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Nkowakowa?

The windiest day measured in Nkowakowa between 1940 and 2025 was 23 September 1941, with winds reaching 31.3 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Nkowakowa?

The warmest month in Nkowakowa is January (22.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (13.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Nkowakowa?

Nkowakowa receives on average 893 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 121 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Nkowakowa?

Nkowakowa gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Nkowakowa (South Africa) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.7 °C and it receives 893 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 (22.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (13.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Nkowakowa averages 0 frost days, 39 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 121 rainy days per year.

Nkowakowa 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 39.2 °C (on 28 October 2019) and the coldest 0.0 °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

NkowakowaLimpopo

coords: -23.89°, 30.29°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthJanuaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthDecemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

18.7°C

Average daily high

24.6°C

Average daily low

13.9°C

Annual rainfall

893mm

Sunshine / day

10.0h

Mean relative humidity

72%

Average peak wind

10.9km/h

Seasonal range

8.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

39 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

121 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

25.9 °C

Average feels-like low

13.9 °C

Average peak gust

28.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

18 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.5 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.2 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · 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

39.2 °C

28 October 2019

Coldest day

0.0 °C

27 June 1964

Wettest day

159 mm

10 February 2020

Windiest day

31.3 km/h

23 September 1941

Strongest gust

97.2 km/h

17 February 2017

Hottest feels-like

42.3 °C

26 February 1992

Coldest feels-like

-3.8 °C

27 June 1964

Sunniest day

13.5 h

17 December 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	35.9 °C26 October 2025	2.2 °C30 July 2025	19.5 °C	1,039 mm	46
2024	38.4 °C13 December 2024	2.9 °C7 July 2024	20.0 °C	627 mm	85
2023	36.7 °C29 November 2023	4.5 °C31 July 2023	19.6 °C	1,125 mm	64
2022	35.6 °C9 October 2022	4.2 °C17 June 2022	19.3 °C	834 mm	47
2021	35.3 °C2 November 2021	2.7 °C24 July 2021	18.9 °C	1,107 mm	35
2020	35.2 °C26 March 2020	2.5 °C16 July 2020	19.1 °C	941 mm	53
2019	39.2 °C28 October 2019	3.7 °C22 July 2019	20.0 °C	745 mm	76
2018	36.8 °C18 September 2018	5.4 °C7 June 2018	19.7 °C	638 mm	68
2017	33.8 °C16 October 2017	5.7 °C31 May 2017	19.0 °C	889 mm	46
2016	37.6 °C20 February 2016	4.6 °C6 July 2016	19.8 °C	646 mm	86
2015	36.7 °C26 November 2015	4.4 °C18 July 2015	19.9 °C	534 mm	64
2014	34.6 °C8 October 2014	3.8 °C7 June 2014	18.9 °C	1,039 mm	41
2013	35.8 °C12 October 2013	4.3 °C19 June 2013	18.4 °C	1,097 mm	43
2012	35.1 °C4 March 2012	3.3 °C12 June 2012	18.9 °C	709 mm	48
2011	35.8 °C23 October 2011	4.1 °C27 June 2011	18.7 °C	819 mm	35
2010	37.8 °C11 October 2010	3.4 °C18 June 2010	19.2 °C	1,047 mm	59
2009	35.1 °C8 October 2009	4.3 °C28 June 2009	18.7 °C	839 mm	44
2008	35.7 °C3 November 2008	5.4 °C15 July 2008	19.1 °C	693 mm	48
2007	34.7 °C23 March 2007	2.2 °C23 May 2007	18.9 °C	777 mm	60
2006	34.5 °C4 December 2006	4.2 °C28 June 2006	18.7 °C	961 mm	36
2005	34.8 °C3 November 2005	6.3 °C6 July 2005	19.5 °C	738 mm	61
2004	36.8 °C7 October 2004	4.2 °C4 June 2004	18.9 °C	846 mm	35
2003	35.7 °C12 December 2003	3.3 °C9 July 2003	19.5 °C	636 mm	70
2002	36.8 °C24 October 2002	4.3 °C12 July 2002	19.1 °C	403 mm	49
2001	35.6 °C11 September 2001	2.2 °C25 July 2001	18.6 °C	1,052 mm	25
2000	33.5 °C10 September 2000	3.0 °C18 July 2000	18.3 °C	1,506 mm	24
1999	34.2 °C25 September 1999	5.0 °C22 July 1999	18.6 °C	958 mm	25
1998	34.8 °C5 April 1998	5.1 °C16 July 1998	19.0 °C	1,099 mm	47
1997	35.1 °C9 November 1997	4.0 °C30 May 1997	18.4 °C	849 mm	34
1996	33.4 °C4 November 1996	3.1 °C3 July 1996	18.3 °C	1,235 mm	29
1995	36.8 °C12 October 1995	3.5 °C7 August 1995	19.0 °C	851 mm	48
1994	35.3 °C9 November 1994	2.1 °C30 June 1994	18.4 °C	498 mm	44
1993	35.5 °C18 December 1993	3.7 °C23 June 1993	19.1 °C	642 mm	34
1992	38.8 °C25 February 1992	2.7 °C6 July 1992	19.8 °C	735 mm	70
1991	33.6 °C30 October 1991	1.5 °C30 July 1991	18.9 °C	596 mm	45
1990	35.7 °C14 November 1990	2.4 °C16 August 1990	18.7 °C	881 mm	31
1989	36.9 °C20 December 1989	3.5 °C25 July 1989	18.8 °C	739 mm	40
1988	33.9 °C30 January 1988	3.2 °C13 June 1988	18.6 °C	892 mm	24
1987	34.8 °C20 February 1987	1.7 °C23 June 1987	19.1 °C	839 mm	57
1986	33.9 °C16 December 1986	4.0 °C9 July 1986	18.9 °C	596 mm	36
1985	33.3 °C2 March 1985	2.1 °C13 July 1985	18.5 °C	838 mm	20
1984	35.5 °C12 January 1984	4.2 °C19 June 1984	18.5 °C	977 mm	31
1983	35.0 °C11 January 1983	3.8 °C28 June 1983	19.1 °C	597 mm	46
1982	34.4 °C23 December 1982	2.6 °C17 June 1982	18.5 °C	629 mm	40
1981	34.0 °C8 November 1981	1.1 °C10 June 1981	17.8 °C	980 mm	24
1980	32.9 °C5 April 1980	1.3 °C12 July 1980	18.1 °C	1,135 mm	27
1979	35.4 °C22 September 1979	2.3 °C26 July 1979	18.3 °C	939 mm	33
1978	33.1 °C28 September 1978	3.5 °C14 June 1978	18.4 °C	1,024 mm	19
1977	36.1 °C22 January 1977	3.9 °C4 July 1977	18.7 °C	1,279 mm	44
1976	35.8 °C19 December 1976	3.9 °C13 August 1976	18.1 °C	948 mm	25
1975	33.6 °C20 October 1975	2.7 °C25 July 1975	18.0 °C	1,184 mm	25
1974	33.8 °C5 November 1974	4.6 °C30 July 1974	18.3 °C	887 mm	18
1973	33.7 °C30 January 1973	4.2 °C15 July 1973	18.2 °C	1,132 mm	41
1972	35.8 °C30 December 1972	3.5 °C2 August 1972	18.2 °C	1,080 mm	33
1971	33.8 °C11 January 1971	4.4 °C2 August 1971	18.3 °C	973 mm	17
1970	34.8 °C5 January 1970	5.1 °C10 June 1970	18.8 °C	714 mm	41
1969	33.3 °C9 March 1969	3.5 °C23 June 1969	18.4 °C	1,048 mm	40
1968	35.3 °C12 January 1968	1.3 °C17 June 1968	17.7 °C	898 mm	32
1967	34.6 °C8 January 1967	3.1 °C16 June 1967	18.3 °C	783 mm	27
1966	34.5 °C29 November 1966	3.9 °C24 August 1966	18.5 °C	926 mm	40
1965	35.2 °C25 February 1965	1.4 °C25 June 1965	18.4 °C	490 mm	35
1964	34.8 °C8 November 1964	0.0 °C27 June 1964	18.3 °C	922 mm	38
1963	33.6 °C21 December 1963	2.2 °C16 July 1963	18.3 °C	668 mm	36
1962	35.4 °C26 January 1962	3.9 °C24 July 1962	19.0 °C	763 mm	41
1961	34.5 °C27 October 1961	4.9 °C8 August 1961	18.4 °C	1,005 mm	38
1960	33.2 °C9 October 1960	4.0 °C26 July 1960	18.1 °C	951 mm	24
1959	35.7 °C31 October 1959	6.0 °C26 June 1959	18.4 °C	754 mm	36
1958	35.4 °C19 November 1958	4.8 °C14 July 1958	18.4 °C	1,280 mm	24
1957	34.7 °C21 December 1957	4.0 °C23 June 1957	18.4 °C	1,003 mm	23
1956	32.7 °C15 October 1956	4.1 °C30 August 1956	18.2 °C	1,000 mm	15
1955	32.8 °C9 October 1955	3.3 °C30 June 1955	17.3 °C	1,320 mm	10
1954	38.5 °C26 October 1954	4.2 °C23 July 1954	18.1 °C	644 mm	40
1953	35.3 °C16 October 1953	2.9 °C23 July 1953	18.2 °C	927 mm	18
1952	35.4 °C20 November 1952	3.8 °C4 July 1952	18.6 °C	926 mm	31
1951	36.0 °C8 October 1951	3.7 °C20 July 1951	18.8 °C	889 mm	56
1950	34.7 °C26 December 1950	5.0 °C29 July 1950	18.8 °C	729 mm	42
1949	33.0 °C30 October 1949	5.3 °C5 July 1949	17.9 °C	1,282 mm	25
1948	32.6 °C12 October 1948	5.1 °C5 July 1948	17.9 °C	1,111 mm	23
1947	35.7 °C30 October 1947	3.4 °C17 July 1947	18.0 °C	1,075 mm	27
1946	34.3 °C30 October 1946	4.6 °C1 July 1946	18.3 °C	941 mm	15
1945	34.9 °C7 November 1945	3.6 °C27 June 1945	18.0 °C	1,011 mm	15
1944	33.5 °C27 September 1944	5.3 °C24 July 1944	18.2 °C	1,134 mm	20
1943	34.5 °C10 October 1943	4.6 °C21 July 1943	17.8 °C	899 mm	9
1942	32.5 °C10 September 1942	4.8 °C26 July 1942	17.9 °C	1,227 mm	10
1941	37.7 °C11 October 1941	3.4 °C5 July 1941	19.6 °C	508 mm	70
1940	36.8 °C15 November 1940	3.4 °C10 July 1940	19.4 °C	701 mm	57

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

+0.9 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

46 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1039 mm

+146 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	28.2 °C	+1.2 °C	274 mm	+129 mm
Feb	27.0 °C	+0.1 °C	225 mm	+90 mm
Mar	27.2 °C	+1.0 °C	48 mm	-43 mm
Apr	24.7 °C	+0.1 °C	62 mm	+6 mm
May	24.0 °C	+0.9 °C	18 mm	-7 mm
Jun	22.7 °C	+1.7 °C	5 mm	-6 mm
Jul	22.2 °C	+1.4 °C	8 mm	-3 mm
Aug	25.7 °C	+3.2 °C	5 mm	-13 mm
Sep	26.8 °C	+2.1 °C	32 mm	-4 mm
Oct	26.7 °C	+1.2 °C	57 mm	-15 mm
Nov	24.7 °C	-1.3 °C	160 mm	+35 mm
Dec	26.5 °C	-0.2 °C	146 mm	-24 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

35.9 °C

26 Oct 2025

Coldest day

2.2 °C

30 Jul 2025

Wettest day

55.8 mm

12 Jan 2025

Windiest day

24.9 km/h

10 Jun 2025

Strongest gust

61.2 km/h

9 Jun 2025

Hottest feels-like

38.4 °C

15 Jan 2025

Coldest feels-like

-0.5 °C

30 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

13.5 h

16 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Nkowakowa?

Nkowakowa has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.7 °C and it receives 893 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nkowakowa?

The hottest day measured in Nkowakowa between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 2019, reaching 39.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Nkowakowa?

The coldest day measured in Nkowakowa between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 1964, at 0.0 °C.

Does it snow in Nkowakowa?

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

Has the climate of Nkowakowa warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Nkowakowa?

The wettest day measured in Nkowakowa between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 2020, with 159 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Nkowakowa?

The windiest day measured in Nkowakowa between 1940 and 2025 was 23 September 1941, with winds reaching 31.3 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Nkowakowa?

The warmest month in Nkowakowa is January (22.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (13.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Nkowakowa?

Nkowakowa receives on average 893 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 121 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Nkowakowa?

Nkowakowa gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Nkowakowa?

Yes: Nkowakowa has on average 18 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nkowakowa?

In Nkowakowa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.3 °C on 26 February 1992, and the lowest was -3.8 °C on 27 June 1964.

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