Schoemansdal climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Schoemansdal?

Schoemansdal has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.2 °C and it receives 809 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Schoemansdal between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1992, reaching 42.1 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Schoemansdal?

The coldest day measured in Schoemansdal between 1940 and 2025 was 28 June 1964, at 2.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Schoemansdal?

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

Q: Has the climate of Schoemansdal warmed?

Yes: Schoemansdal warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Schoemansdal?

The wettest day measured in Schoemansdal between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1993, with 185 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Schoemansdal?

The windiest day measured in Schoemansdal between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1956, with winds reaching 36.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Schoemansdal?

The warmest month in Schoemansdal is January (23.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (15.4 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Schoemansdal?

Schoemansdal receives on average 809 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 101 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Schoemansdal?

Schoemansdal gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Schoemansdal (South Africa) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.2 °C and it receives 809 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 (23.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (15.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Schoemansdal averages 0 frost days, 88 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 101 rainy days per year.

Schoemansdal has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 42.1 °C (on 26 February 1992) and the coldest 2.4 °C (on 28 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

SchoemansdalMpumalanga

coords: -25.71°, 31.51°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthJanuaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthDecemberDriest monthJune

Mean daily temperature

20.2°C

Average daily high

26.6°C

Average daily low

15.4°C

Annual rainfall

809mm

Sunshine / day

9.3h

Mean relative humidity

71%

Average peak wind

12.7km/h

Seasonal range

8.3°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

88 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

101 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

27.7 °C

Average feels-like low

15.7 °C

Average peak gust

33.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

51 d/yr

Solar radiation

17.4 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.9 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.23 · 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

42.1 °C

26 February 1992

Coldest day

2.4 °C

28 June 1964

Wettest day

185 mm

1 March 1993

Windiest day

36.0 km/h

15 January 1956

Strongest gust

90.7 km/h

29 January 1984

Hottest feels-like

45.2 °C

12 January 2019

Coldest feels-like

-0.5 °C

27 June 1964

Sunniest day

13.6 h

23 December 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	38.2 °C3 September 2025	4.5 °C29 July 2025	20.7 °C	951 mm	79
2024	39.8 °C13 December 2024	5.3 °C7 July 2024	21.3 °C	719 mm	126
2023	37.1 °C30 September 2023	6.3 °C15 July 2023	20.8 °C	821 mm	96
2022	39.0 °C9 October 2022	4.3 °C17 June 2022	20.7 °C	835 mm	82
2021	37.9 °C23 October 2021	5.6 °C24 July 2021	20.2 °C	908 mm	85
2020	39.2 °C8 November 2020	4.2 °C14 June 2020	20.5 °C	886 mm	85
2019	40.4 °C28 October 2019	5.5 °C22 July 2019	21.1 °C	743 mm	91
2018	38.6 °C27 December 2018	7.6 °C7 June 2018	20.6 °C	662 mm	93
2017	37.4 °C25 October 2017	6.8 °C21 August 2017	20.3 °C	939 mm	79
2016	41.5 °C20 February 2016	6.5 °C10 August 2016	21.4 °C	530 mm	126
2015	40.2 °C8 October 2015	7.0 °C19 June 2015	21.6 °C	433 mm	134
2014	36.7 °C8 October 2014	4.6 °C11 July 2014	20.3 °C	854 mm	76
2013	40.8 °C12 October 2013	6.4 °C11 June 2013	20.1 °C	804 mm	79
2012	38.1 °C1 September 2012	5.7 °C8 August 2012	20.6 °C	737 mm	105
2011	41.7 °C23 October 2011	6.1 °C27 June 2011	20.4 °C	690 mm	94
2010	40.1 °C11 October 2010	5.4 °C21 June 2010	20.8 °C	916 mm	101
2009	37.3 °C13 November 2009	5.2 °C27 June 2009	20.5 °C	673 mm	93
2008	37.6 °C2 October 2008	7.1 °C14 July 2008	20.4 °C	677 mm	97
2007	37.7 °C14 November 2007	4.7 °C24 May 2007	20.4 °C	656 mm	106
2006	36.1 °C4 December 2006	5.6 °C7 June 2006	20.0 °C	1,022 mm	78
2005	39.0 °C12 October 2005	8.0 °C6 July 2005	20.8 °C	732 mm	109
2004	40.8 °C7 October 2004	6.2 °C12 June 2004	20.3 °C	932 mm	94
2003	41.0 °C14 December 2003	4.4 °C22 August 2003	21.0 °C	529 mm	128
2002	38.2 °C4 November 2002	5.4 °C12 July 2002	20.4 °C	544 mm	92
2001	37.1 °C11 September 2001	6.7 °C20 July 2001	20.2 °C	1,088 mm	68
2000	35.2 °C10 September 2000	4.1 °C17 July 2000	19.6 °C	1,500 mm	44
1999	36.0 °C24 December 1999	6.8 °C1 July 1999	20.2 °C	827 mm	51
1998	38.0 °C5 April 1998	7.1 °C5 July 1998	20.5 °C	948 mm	93
1997	38.3 °C21 November 1997	5.7 °C30 May 1997	19.8 °C	885 mm	74
1996	37.0 °C2 December 1996	5.9 °C9 July 1996	19.9 °C	859 mm	76
1995	38.3 °C12 October 1995	5.5 °C20 July 1995	19.9 °C	749 mm	78
1994	37.3 °C28 September 1994	2.8 °C13 July 1994	19.8 °C	544 mm	85
1993	39.2 °C18 December 1993	4.9 °C23 June 1993	20.5 °C	675 mm	88
1992	42.1 °C26 February 1992	4.2 °C6 July 1992	21.6 °C	496 mm	173
1991	38.3 °C3 March 1991	4.0 °C30 July 1991	20.3 °C	712 mm	107
1990	39.5 °C14 November 1990	4.1 °C2 July 1990	20.0 °C	777 mm	74
1989	38.8 °C20 December 1989	4.8 °C26 July 1989	20.1 °C	835 mm	74
1988	38.6 °C30 September 1988	5.6 °C26 June 1988	20.3 °C	784 mm	104
1987	36.8 °C23 February 1987	5.6 °C8 June 1987	20.6 °C	725 mm	119
1986	36.6 °C2 December 1986	6.6 °C2 July 1986	20.3 °C	641 mm	100
1985	36.3 °C3 October 1985	6.6 °C27 August 1985	20.3 °C	867 mm	91
1984	36.5 °C8 February 1984	5.8 °C18 June 1984	19.5 °C	1,102 mm	67
1983	39.9 °C11 January 1983	5.6 °C7 July 1983	20.7 °C	622 mm	105
1982	38.8 °C18 December 1982	5.1 °C17 June 1982	19.9 °C	592 mm	78
1981	37.5 °C5 November 1981	4.2 °C10 July 1981	19.4 °C	903 mm	66
1980	36.4 °C4 January 1980	3.7 °C12 July 1980	19.6 °C	782 mm	69
1979	38.7 °C1 October 1979	4.5 °C26 July 1979	19.9 °C	870 mm	87
1978	35.1 °C2 November 1978	6.3 °C26 June 1978	20.0 °C	960 mm	69
1977	37.3 °C14 January 1977	4.9 °C5 July 1977	20.4 °C	1,018 mm	81
1976	41.1 °C24 November 1976	4.9 °C17 July 1976	19.8 °C	885 mm	67
1975	37.5 °C2 January 1975	3.8 °C25 July 1975	19.5 °C	1,048 mm	60
1974	37.1 °C22 September 1974	6.3 °C30 July 1974	20.2 °C	803 mm	100
1973	37.8 °C25 September 1973	5.9 °C12 August 1973	20.0 °C	1,110 mm	104
1972	37.8 °C30 December 1972	4.4 °C3 August 1972	19.9 °C	869 mm	73
1971	37.8 °C11 January 1971	6.6 °C5 August 1971	19.9 °C	859 mm	79
1970	36.4 °C13 December 1970	6.5 °C24 July 1970	20.6 °C	702 mm	126
1969	36.8 °C16 October 1969	3.6 °C24 July 1969	19.9 °C	1,007 mm	88
1968	38.4 °C15 October 1968	4.5 °C1 July 1968	19.2 °C	824 mm	65
1967	38.8 °C24 October 1967	5.6 °C16 June 1967	19.8 °C	827 mm	75
1966	37.7 °C5 December 1966	5.9 °C21 August 1966	20.3 °C	699 mm	99
1965	36.9 °C31 October 1965	3.9 °C26 June 1965	19.9 °C	599 mm	105
1964	37.0 °C1 October 1964	2.4 °C28 June 1964	19.8 °C	855 mm	90
1963	37.9 °C21 December 1963	5.8 °C15 July 1963	20.3 °C	632 mm	116
1962	41.0 °C13 November 1962	6.0 °C13 July 1962	20.6 °C	910 mm	112
1961	36.9 °C27 October 1961	5.9 °C8 August 1961	20.2 °C	727 mm	102
1960	37.4 °C5 November 1960	6.1 °C25 July 1960	20.1 °C	833 mm	109
1959	39.2 °C31 October 1959	7.4 °C15 September 1959	20.5 °C	672 mm	121
1958	39.2 °C25 September 1958	5.1 °C17 June 1958	20.5 °C	968 mm	99
1957	38.7 °C17 November 1957	6.0 °C4 August 1957	20.3 °C	924 mm	82
1956	38.7 °C5 October 1956	5.7 °C30 August 1956	19.9 °C	819 mm	75
1955	37.0 °C11 November 1955	4.8 °C9 August 1955	18.8 °C	944 mm	36
1954	41.0 °C26 October 1954	6.0 °C24 July 1954	19.3 °C	468 mm	68
1953	41.6 °C16 October 1953	4.9 °C31 July 1953	20.2 °C	581 mm	78
1952	37.2 °C18 November 1952	6.6 °C3 July 1952	20.2 °C	917 mm	72
1951	40.9 °C25 November 1951	6.0 °C12 July 1951	20.5 °C	545 mm	105
1950	39.3 °C22 December 1950	6.2 °C7 August 1950	20.2 °C	891 mm	73
1949	35.8 °C4 September 1949	7.1 °C7 July 1949	19.4 °C	931 mm	49
1948	36.7 °C5 October 1948	6.9 °C3 September 1948	19.5 °C	1,040 mm	46
1947	40.6 °C7 October 1947	4.5 °C18 July 1947	19.6 °C	979 mm	62
1946	36.9 °C5 December 1946	5.3 °C17 June 1946	19.8 °C	908 mm	65
1945	36.3 °C19 October 1945	4.9 °C27 June 1945	19.7 °C	894 mm	56
1944	37.7 °C12 December 1944	7.0 °C15 May 1944	19.7 °C	907 mm	58
1943	37.2 °C4 October 1943	5.9 °C22 July 1943	19.1 °C	959 mm	38
1942	38.1 °C10 September 1942	5.9 °C26 July 1942	19.7 °C	1,025 mm	62
1941	40.6 °C8 October 1941	5.9 °C5 July 1941	21.2 °C	400 mm	156
1940	41.6 °C15 November 1940	5.4 °C15 July 1940	20.8 °C	631 mm	123

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

26.8 °C

+0.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

79 d/yr

-9

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

951 mm

+142 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	29.5 °C	+0.4 °C	254 mm	+118 mm
Feb	28.7 °C	-0.2 °C	96 mm	-25 mm
Mar	28.8 °C	+0.5 °C	57 mm	-36 mm
Apr	25.8 °C	-0.7 °C	85 mm	+25 mm
May	25.6 °C	+0.6 °C	10 mm	-11 mm
Jun	24.2 °C	+1.0 °C	1 mm	-9 mm
Jul	23.7 °C	+0.6 °C	15 mm	+5 mm
Aug	26.2 °C	+1.5 °C	1 mm	-15 mm
Sep	27.5 °C	+0.8 °C	42 mm	+11 mm
Oct	27.3 °C	0.0 °C	69 mm	+3 mm
Nov	26.3 °C	-1.7 °C	125 mm	+23 mm
Dec	27.6 °C	-1.2 °C	196 mm	+54 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

38.2 °C

3 Sep 2025

Coldest day

4.5 °C

29 Jul 2025

Wettest day

57.4 mm

13 Jan 2025

Windiest day

25.7 km/h

10 Jun 2025

Strongest gust

67.3 km/h

26 Feb 2025

Hottest feels-like

42.5 °C

15 Jan 2025

Coldest feels-like

2.3 °C

29 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

13.6 h

23 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Schoemansdal?

Schoemansdal has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.2 °C and it receives 809 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Schoemansdal?

The hottest day measured in Schoemansdal between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1992, reaching 42.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in Schoemansdal?

The coldest day measured in Schoemansdal between 1940 and 2025 was 28 June 1964, at 2.4 °C.

Does it snow in Schoemansdal?

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

Has the climate of Schoemansdal warmed?

Yes: Schoemansdal warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Schoemansdal?

The wettest day measured in Schoemansdal between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1993, with 185 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Schoemansdal?

The windiest day measured in Schoemansdal between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1956, with winds reaching 36.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Schoemansdal?

The warmest month in Schoemansdal is January (23.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (15.4 °C).

How much does it rain in Schoemansdal?

Schoemansdal receives on average 809 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 101 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Schoemansdal?

Schoemansdal gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Schoemansdal?

Yes: Schoemansdal has on average 51 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Schoemansdal?

In Schoemansdal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.2 °C on 12 January 2019, and the lowest was -0.5 °C on 27 June 1964.

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