Reitz climate — normals and trends
Reitz (South Africa) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.5 °C and it receives 890 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 (19.1 °C on average) and the coldest is June (7.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Reitz averages 23 frost days, 10 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 113 rainy days per year.
Reitz has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.2 °C (on 6 January 2016) and the coldest -8.2 °C (on 10 July 1996).
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
ReitzFree State
- coords
- -27.80°, 28.43°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.5°C
Average daily high
21.9°C
Average daily low
8.8°C
Annual rainfall
890mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
65%
Average peak wind
17.6km/h
Seasonal range
11.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
23 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
10 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
113 d/yr
Annual snowfall
1.2 cm
Average feels-like high
20.7 °C
Average feels-like low
6.5 °C
Average peak gust
36.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · 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
39.2 °C
6 January 2016
Coldest day
-8.2 °C
10 July 1996
Wettest day
99 mm
17 December 1995
Windiest day
47.7 km/h
23 September 1941
Strongest gust
93.6 km/h
12 October 1995
Hottest feels-like
38.3 °C
6 January 2016
Coldest feels-like
-12.7 °C
10 July 1996
Snowiest day
11.5 cm
7 July 1996
Sunniest day
13.8 h
14 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 177 mm | +27 mm |
| Feb | 25.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 166 mm | +54 mm |
| Mar | 24.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 137 mm | +44 mm |
| Apr | 20.2 °C | -1.1 °C | 227 mm | +169 mm |
| May | 20.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 3 mm | -19 mm |
| Jun | 17.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 17 mm | +6 mm |
| Jul | 17.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 16 mm | +9 mm |
| Aug | 21.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 21 mm | +3 mm |
| Sep | 23.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 86 mm | +54 mm |
| Oct | 24.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 69 mm | -29 mm |
| Nov | 22.3 °C | -2.2 °C | 305 mm | +173 mm |
| Dec | 24.5 °C | -0.7 °C | 148 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Reitz?
Reitz has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.5 °C and it receives 890 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Reitz?
The hottest day measured in Reitz between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 2016, reaching 39.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Reitz?
The coldest day measured in Reitz between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 1996, at -8.2 °C.
Does it snow in Reitz?
Yes. Reitz gets on average 1.2 cm of snow per year and has around 23 frost days.
Has the climate of Reitz warmed?
Yes: Reitz warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Reitz?
The wettest day measured in Reitz between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 1995, with 99 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Reitz?
The windiest day measured in Reitz between 1940 and 2025 was 23 September 1941, with winds reaching 47.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Reitz?
The warmest month in Reitz is January (19.1 °C on average); the coldest is June (7.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Reitz?
Reitz receives on average 890 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 113 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Reitz?
Reitz gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Reitz?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Reitz between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 1996, with 11.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Reitz?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Reitz.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Reitz?
In Reitz, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.3 °C on 6 January 2016, and the lowest was -12.7 °C on 10 July 1996.
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