Parys climate — normals and trends
Parys (South Africa) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.6 °C and it receives 781 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 (21.4 °C on average) and the coldest is June (9.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Parys averages 11 frost days, 38 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 107 rainy days per year.
Parys has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.8 °C (on 6 January 2016) and the coldest -5.4 °C (on 14 July 1990).
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
ParysFree State
- coords
- -26.90°, 27.46°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.6°C
Average daily high
23.9°C
Average daily low
10.8°C
Annual rainfall
781mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
59%
Average peak wind
17.3km/h
Seasonal range
12.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
11 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
38 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
107 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.1 cm
Average feels-like high
22.9 °C
Average feels-like low
8.7 °C
Average peak gust
35.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.27 · p = < 0.001
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
6 January 2016
Coldest day
-5.4 °C
14 July 1990
Wettest day
93 mm
18 February 2025
Windiest day
44.8 km/h
23 September 1941
Strongest gust
87.8 km/h
8 November 1986
Hottest feels-like
39.0 °C
6 January 2016
Coldest feels-like
-9.7 °C
26 June 1992
Snowiest day
4.1 cm
7 July 1996
Sunniest day
13.7 h
9 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 145 mm | +6 mm |
| Feb | 27.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 281 mm | +168 mm |
| Mar | 25.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 125 mm | +33 mm |
| Apr | 21.8 °C | -1.4 °C | 152 mm | +97 mm |
| May | 21.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 8 mm | -12 mm |
| Jun | 18.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 9 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 19.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 11 mm | +6 mm |
| Aug | 24.1 °C | +2.8 °C | 9 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 26.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 42 mm | +18 mm |
| Oct | 27.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 75 mm | +3 mm |
| Nov | 24.5 °C | -2.4 °C | 192 mm | +82 mm |
| Dec | 26.6 °C | -0.8 °C | 119 mm | -12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Parys?
Parys has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.6 °C and it receives 781 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Parys?
The hottest day measured in Parys between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 2016, reaching 39.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Parys?
The coldest day measured in Parys between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 1990, at -5.4 °C.
Does it snow in Parys?
Almost never: Parys sees virtually no snow, with about 11 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Parys warmed?
Yes: Parys warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Parys?
The wettest day measured in Parys between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 2025, with 93 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Parys?
The windiest day measured in Parys between 1940 and 2025 was 23 September 1941, with winds reaching 44.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Parys?
The warmest month in Parys is January (21.4 °C on average); the coldest is June (9.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Parys?
Parys receives on average 781 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 107 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Parys?
Parys gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Parys?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Parys between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 1996, with 4.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Parys?
Yes: Parys has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Parys?
In Parys, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.0 °C on 6 January 2016, and the lowest was -9.7 °C on 26 June 1992.
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