Pampierstad climate — normals and trends
Pampierstad (South Africa) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 480 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 (24.6 °C on average) and the coldest is June (10.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Pampierstad averages 14 frost days, 118 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 79 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Pampierstad between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.0 °C (on 6 January 2016) and the coldest -5.9 °C (on 9 July 2024).
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
PampierstadNorthern Cape
- coords
- -27.78°, 24.69°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.2°C
Average daily high
26.6°C
Average daily low
11.5°C
Annual rainfall
480mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
51%
Average peak wind
16.2km/h
Seasonal range
14.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
14 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
118 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
79 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
25.4 °C
Average feels-like low
9.4 °C
Average peak gust
35.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
17 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
No clear trend over this period
Over a short window, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal. Try 86 years.
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
43.0 °C
6 January 2016
Coldest day
-5.9 °C
9 July 2024
Wettest day
91 mm
31 December 1943
Windiest day
45.1 km/h
10 November 1950
Strongest gust
93.2 km/h
11 August 2003
Hottest feels-like
42.7 °C
6 January 2016
Coldest feels-like
-10.0 °C
19 July 1995
Snowiest day
0.4 cm
7 July 1996
Sunniest day
13.6 h
10 December 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35.2 °C | +3.4 °C | 22 mm | -60 mm |
| Feb | 31.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 84 mm | +3 mm |
| Mar | 28.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 67 mm | +4 mm |
| Apr | 23.7 °C | -2.0 °C | 130 mm | +85 mm |
| May | 22.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 1 mm | -13 mm |
| Jun | 20.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 21.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 24.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 14 mm | +6 mm |
| Sep | 28.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 30 mm | +17 mm |
| Oct | 29.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 67 mm | +31 mm |
| Nov | 28.6 °C | -1.9 °C | 90 mm | +34 mm |
| Dec | 31.0 °C | -0.8 °C | 71 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pampierstad?
Pampierstad has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 480 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pampierstad?
The hottest day measured in Pampierstad between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 2016, reaching 43.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pampierstad?
The coldest day measured in Pampierstad between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 2024, at -5.9 °C.
Does it snow in Pampierstad?
Almost never: Pampierstad sees virtually no snow, with about 14 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Pampierstad warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Pampierstad.
What is the wettest day in Pampierstad?
The wettest day measured in Pampierstad between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1943, with 91 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pampierstad?
The windiest day measured in Pampierstad between 1940 and 2025 was 10 November 1950, with winds reaching 45.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pampierstad?
The warmest month in Pampierstad is January (24.6 °C on average); the coldest is June (10.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Pampierstad?
Pampierstad receives on average 480 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 79 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pampierstad?
Pampierstad gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Pampierstad?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Pampierstad between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 1996, with 0.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Pampierstad?
Yes: Pampierstad has on average 17 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pampierstad?
In Pampierstad, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.7 °C on 6 January 2016, and the lowest was -10.0 °C on 19 July 1995.
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