Senekal climate — normals and trends
Senekal (South Africa) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.7 °C and it receives 772 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 (21.3 °C on average) and the coldest is June (8.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Senekal averages 29 frost days, 40 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 98 rainy days per year.
Senekal has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.3 °C (on 6 January 2016) and the coldest -8.9 °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
SenekalFree State
- coords
- -28.32°, 27.62°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.7°C
Average daily high
23.5°C
Average daily low
9.4°C
Annual rainfall
772mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
60%
Average peak wind
18.0km/h
Seasonal range
13.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
29 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
40 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
98 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.3 cm
Average feels-like high
22.2 °C
Average feels-like low
7.0 °C
Average peak gust
36.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · 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
40.3 °C
6 January 2016
Coldest day
-8.9 °C
10 July 1996
Wettest day
87 mm
8 February 1973
Windiest day
47.0 km/h
25 July 2016
Strongest gust
91.1 km/h
23 August 2011
Hottest feels-like
38.9 °C
29 January 1983
Coldest feels-like
-13.4 °C
10 July 1996
Snowiest day
10.2 cm
7 July 1996
Sunniest day
13.8 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 | 30.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 95 mm | -33 mm |
| Feb | 28.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 112 mm | +8 mm |
| Mar | 26.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 112 mm | +20 mm |
| Apr | 21.2 °C | -1.5 °C | 227 mm | +168 mm |
| May | 21.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 3 mm | -21 mm |
| Jun | 18.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 19 mm | +7 mm |
| Jul | 17.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 12 mm | +4 mm |
| Aug | 22.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 31 mm | +14 mm |
| Sep | 24.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 62 mm | +37 mm |
| Oct | 25.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 78 mm | +3 mm |
| Nov | 24.3 °C | -2.4 °C | 207 mm | +102 mm |
| Dec | 26.7 °C | -1.0 °C | 120 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Senekal?
Senekal has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.7 °C and it receives 772 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Senekal?
The hottest day measured in Senekal between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 2016, reaching 40.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Senekal?
The coldest day measured in Senekal between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 1996, at -8.9 °C.
Does it snow in Senekal?
Almost never: Senekal sees virtually no snow, with about 29 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Senekal warmed?
Yes: Senekal warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Senekal?
The wettest day measured in Senekal between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1973, with 87 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Senekal?
The windiest day measured in Senekal between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2016, with winds reaching 47.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Senekal?
The warmest month in Senekal is January (21.3 °C on average); the coldest is June (8.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Senekal?
Senekal receives on average 772 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 98 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Senekal?
Senekal 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 Senekal?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Senekal between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 1996, with 10.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Senekal?
Yes: Senekal has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Senekal?
In Senekal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.9 °C on 29 January 1983, and the lowest was -13.4 °C on 10 July 1996.
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