Schweizer-Reneke climate — normals and trends
Schweizer-Reneke (South Africa) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.8 °C and it receives 555 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 (23.5 °C on average) and the coldest is June (10.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Schweizer-Reneke averages 9 frost days, 83 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 88 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Schweizer-Reneke between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.7 °C (on 6 January 2016) and the coldest -6.2 °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
Schweizer-RenekeNorth West
- coords
- -27.19°, 25.33°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.8°C
Average daily high
25.4°C
Average daily low
11.6°C
Annual rainfall
555mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
52%
Average peak wind
18.2km/h
Seasonal range
13.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
9 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
83 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
88 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.0 °C
Average feels-like low
9.3 °C
Average peak gust
37.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
11 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.1 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
40.7 °C
6 January 2016
Coldest day
-6.2 °C
9 July 2024
Wettest day
79 mm
31 December 1943
Windiest day
49.1 km/h
31 October 1985
Strongest gust
95.4 km/h
11 August 2003
Hottest feels-like
40.2 °C
6 January 2016
Coldest feels-like
-10.2 °C
15 July 2021
Snowiest day
0.4 cm
7 July 1996
Sunniest day
13.7 h
9 December 1941
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 | 32.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 40 mm | -59 mm |
| Feb | 29.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 125 mm | +33 mm |
| Mar | 26.9 °C | -0.6 °C | 85 mm | +14 mm |
| Apr | 22.8 °C | -1.7 °C | 141 mm | +93 mm |
| May | 21.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -16 mm |
| Jun | 19.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 4 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 20.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 24.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 7 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 28.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 21 mm | +7 mm |
| Oct | 28.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 49 mm | +6 mm |
| Nov | 27.3 °C | -1.8 °C | 124 mm | +58 mm |
| Dec | 29.2 °C | -0.9 °C | 80 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Schweizer-Reneke?
Schweizer-Reneke has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.8 °C and it receives 555 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Schweizer-Reneke?
The hottest day measured in Schweizer-Reneke between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 2016, reaching 40.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Schweizer-Reneke?
The coldest day measured in Schweizer-Reneke between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 2024, at -6.2 °C.
Does it snow in Schweizer-Reneke?
Almost never: Schweizer-Reneke sees virtually no snow, with about 9 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Schweizer-Reneke warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Schweizer-Reneke.
What is the wettest day in Schweizer-Reneke?
The wettest day measured in Schweizer-Reneke between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1943, with 79 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Schweizer-Reneke?
The windiest day measured in Schweizer-Reneke between 1940 and 2025 was 31 October 1985, with winds reaching 49.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Schweizer-Reneke?
The warmest month in Schweizer-Reneke is January (23.5 °C on average); the coldest is June (10.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Schweizer-Reneke?
Schweizer-Reneke receives on average 555 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 88 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Schweizer-Reneke?
Schweizer-Reneke 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 Schweizer-Reneke?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Schweizer-Reneke between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 1996, with 0.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Schweizer-Reneke?
Yes: Schweizer-Reneke has on average 11 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Schweizer-Reneke?
In Schweizer-Reneke, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.2 °C on 6 January 2016, and the lowest was -10.2 °C on 15 July 2021.
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