Thulamahashi climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Thulamahashi?

Thulamahashi has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.9 °C and it receives 736 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Thulamahashi between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1992, reaching 42.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Thulamahashi?

The coldest day measured in Thulamahashi between 1940 and 2025 was 28 June 1964, at 2.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Thulamahashi?

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

Q: Has the climate of Thulamahashi warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Thulamahashi?

The wettest day measured in Thulamahashi between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 2020, with 192 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Thulamahashi?

The windiest day measured in Thulamahashi between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 1976, with winds reaching 49.1 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Thulamahashi?

The warmest month in Thulamahashi is January (24.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (16.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Thulamahashi?

Thulamahashi receives on average 736 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 100 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Thulamahashi?

Thulamahashi gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Thulamahashi (South Africa) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.9 °C and it receives 736 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 (24.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (16.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Thulamahashi averages 0 frost days, 96 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 100 rainy days per year.

Thulamahashi has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 42.0 °C (on 26 February 1992) and the coldest 2.9 °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

ThulamahashiLimpopo

coords: -24.72°, 31.20°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthJanuaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthDecemberDriest monthJune

Mean daily temperature

20.9°C

Average daily high

27.0°C

Average daily low

16.1°C

Annual rainfall

736mm

Sunshine / day

9.7h

Mean relative humidity

67%

Average peak wind

15.2km/h

Seasonal range

8.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

96 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

100 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

27.7 °C

Average feels-like low

15.9 °C

Average peak gust

32.4 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

69 d/yr

Solar radiation

17.8 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.9 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.22 · 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

42.0 °C

26 February 1992

Coldest day

2.9 °C

28 June 1964

Wettest day

192 mm

10 February 2020

Windiest day

49.1 km/h

28 January 1976

Strongest gust

88.9 km/h

28 January 1976

Hottest feels-like

45.2 °C

26 February 1992

Coldest feels-like

-0.5 °C

28 June 1964

Sunniest day

13.5 h

30 December 2023

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	38.9 °C16 September 2025	5.1 °C29 July 2025	21.6 °C	813 mm	107
2024	41.7 °C13 December 2024	6.6 °C7 July 2024	22.1 °C	540 mm	133
2023	39.1 °C16 September 2023	8.3 °C17 July 2023	21.5 °C	1,116 mm	109
2022	39.6 °C9 October 2022	5.1 °C17 June 2022	21.4 °C	749 mm	100
2021	38.0 °C23 October 2021	6.0 °C27 July 2021	21.0 °C	930 mm	106
2020	39.7 °C8 November 2020	4.9 °C14 June 2020	21.3 °C	850 mm	104
2019	41.9 °C28 October 2019	6.1 °C22 July 2019	22.2 °C	551 mm	135
2018	40.1 °C18 September 2018	7.3 °C7 June 2018	21.7 °C	488 mm	128
2017	37.2 °C25 October 2017	7.3 °C21 August 2017	21.1 °C	730 mm	97
2016	40.7 °C20 February 2016	7.1 °C11 August 2016	22.0 °C	526 mm	133
2015	39.7 °C8 October 2015	7.1 °C19 June 2015	22.4 °C	363 mm	158
2014	38.6 °C8 October 2014	4.9 °C11 July 2014	21.0 °C	670 mm	95
2013	40.1 °C12 October 2013	7.4 °C13 June 2013	20.6 °C	954 mm	80
2012	38.7 °C1 September 2012	6.1 °C8 August 2012	21.2 °C	587 mm	113
2011	40.7 °C23 October 2011	6.0 °C25 June 2011	21.0 °C	613 mm	107
2010	40.9 °C11 October 2010	5.9 °C17 June 2010	21.4 °C	793 mm	117
2009	37.4 °C29 December 2009	5.6 °C27 June 2009	21.0 °C	628 mm	105
2008	37.9 °C2 October 2008	7.4 °C15 July 2008	21.5 °C	625 mm	131
2007	38.2 °C22 September 2007	5.3 °C24 May 2007	21.1 °C	623 mm	112
2006	37.9 °C4 December 2006	6.3 °C5 June 2006	20.6 °C	874 mm	84
2005	38.8 °C12 October 2005	8.1 °C11 July 2005	21.7 °C	711 mm	131
2004	39.8 °C7 October 2004	6.3 °C12 June 2004	21.0 °C	800 mm	100
2003	39.3 °C9 December 2003	5.9 °C22 August 2003	21.8 °C	470 mm	141
2002	38.2 °C4 November 2002	6.7 °C12 July 2002	21.2 °C	356 mm	106
2001	38.0 °C11 September 2001	7.0 °C20 July 2001	20.7 °C	934 mm	75
2000	35.4 °C10 September 2000	4.5 °C17 July 2000	20.0 °C	1,378 mm	51
1999	36.7 °C20 December 1999	6.6 °C10 June 1999	20.6 °C	795 mm	56
1998	37.6 °C5 April 1998	8.1 °C15 June 1998	21.0 °C	1,045 mm	104
1997	38.4 °C29 September 1997	5.9 °C5 June 1997	20.5 °C	718 mm	84
1996	36.4 °C4 November 1996	4.7 °C9 July 1996	20.4 °C	825 mm	87
1995	38.8 °C12 October 1995	4.7 °C8 August 1995	20.7 °C	638 mm	98
1994	37.2 °C28 September 1994	3.2 °C13 July 1994	20.4 °C	424 mm	95
1993	37.4 °C2 December 1993	5.1 °C23 June 1993	20.9 °C	546 mm	81
1992	42.0 °C26 February 1992	5.6 °C9 July 1992	22.0 °C	604 mm	165
1991	38.4 °C3 March 1991	5.2 °C30 July 1991	20.9 °C	605 mm	115
1990	38.7 °C14 November 1990	4.0 °C2 July 1990	20.6 °C	620 mm	85
1989	38.5 °C20 December 1989	6.1 °C25 July 1989	20.7 °C	714 mm	77
1988	37.0 °C30 September 1988	5.8 °C26 June 1988	20.6 °C	803 mm	98
1987	36.2 °C20 February 1987	5.5 °C8 June 1987	21.0 °C	748 mm	108
1986	36.6 °C16 March 1986	6.8 °C21 July 1986	20.9 °C	564 mm	104
1985	35.8 °C4 January 1985	6.0 °C13 July 1985	20.7 °C	728 mm	90
1984	36.8 °C8 February 1984	5.7 °C18 June 1984	20.3 °C	845 mm	74
1983	40.6 °C11 January 1983	6.2 °C12 August 1983	21.2 °C	601 mm	98
1982	38.7 °C23 December 1982	5.8 °C10 June 1982	20.8 °C	435 mm	108
1981	37.6 °C5 November 1981	4.6 °C17 June 1981	20.0 °C	748 mm	77
1980	37.8 °C4 January 1980	4.5 °C30 June 1980	20.2 °C	836 mm	79
1979	38.6 °C2 October 1979	4.3 °C26 July 1979	20.5 °C	621 mm	96
1978	34.9 °C28 September 1978	5.5 °C26 June 1978	20.4 °C	942 mm	68
1977	38.1 °C22 January 1977	5.7 °C8 July 1977	20.8 °C	1,094 mm	84
1976	39.1 °C18 December 1976	5.5 °C17 July 1976	20.2 °C	776 mm	67
1975	37.0 °C11 January 1975	3.5 °C25 July 1975	20.1 °C	955 mm	69
1974	36.7 °C5 November 1974	6.9 °C26 July 1974	20.5 °C	787 mm	76
1973	38.0 °C25 January 1973	5.7 °C12 August 1973	20.5 °C	1,080 mm	99
1972	37.5 °C30 December 1972	4.8 °C2 August 1972	20.2 °C	908 mm	66
1971	38.4 °C11 January 1971	6.6 °C15 July 1971	20.5 °C	770 mm	78
1970	37.3 °C1 March 1970	7.0 °C25 July 1970	21.3 °C	573 mm	137
1969	37.9 °C9 March 1969	4.7 °C24 July 1969	20.6 °C	903 mm	97
1968	38.8 °C15 October 1968	4.5 °C5 June 1968	20.0 °C	719 mm	80
1967	38.5 °C8 January 1967	5.3 °C16 June 1967	20.2 °C	702 mm	74
1966	37.9 °C29 November 1966	6.1 °C27 July 1966	20.9 °C	679 mm	96
1965	38.1 °C23 December 1965	4.3 °C25 June 1965	20.7 °C	463 mm	103
1964	38.8 °C9 November 1964	2.9 °C28 June 1964	20.6 °C	693 mm	102
1963	37.9 °C21 December 1963	4.5 °C16 July 1963	20.7 °C	630 mm	99
1962	40.4 °C13 November 1962	6.9 °C13 July 1962	21.4 °C	740 mm	116
1961	38.0 °C27 October 1961	7.0 °C8 August 1961	20.8 °C	675 mm	107
1960	37.1 °C28 October 1960	5.7 °C27 July 1960	20.4 °C	662 mm	101
1959	40.1 °C31 October 1959	7.3 °C19 July 1959	21.0 °C	544 mm	111
1958	38.3 °C25 September 1958	5.9 °C17 June 1958	20.9 °C	1,059 mm	91
1957	39.5 °C17 November 1957	6.5 °C4 August 1957	21.1 °C	863 mm	95
1956	37.5 °C15 October 1956	5.5 °C23 July 1956	20.6 °C	745 mm	73
1955	36.3 °C11 November 1955	4.8 °C30 June 1955	19.2 °C	990 mm	37
1954	41.0 °C26 October 1954	5.9 °C23 July 1954	20.3 °C	648 mm	84
1953	40.0 °C16 October 1953	4.8 °C22 July 1953	20.8 °C	692 mm	85
1952	37.9 °C20 November 1952	7.0 °C30 July 1952	20.8 °C	829 mm	78
1951	40.2 °C8 October 1951	5.9 °C11 July 1951	21.1 °C	611 mm	117
1950	39.3 °C22 December 1950	5.8 °C28 May 1950	20.9 °C	685 mm	79
1949	36.1 °C30 October 1949	7.2 °C7 June 1949	20.0 °C	964 mm	62
1948	37.1 °C15 September 1948	8.0 °C5 August 1948	20.3 °C	965 mm	55
1947	41.1 °C30 October 1947	5.0 °C17 July 1947	20.3 °C	815 mm	73
1946	38.8 °C30 October 1946	5.7 °C17 June 1946	20.7 °C	739 mm	82
1945	37.7 °C26 October 1945	5.4 °C28 June 1945	20.3 °C	801 mm	59
1944	38.5 °C12 December 1944	7.4 °C15 May 1944	20.5 °C	820 mm	72
1943	39.5 °C10 October 1943	5.9 °C22 July 1943	19.9 °C	706 mm	54
1942	36.4 °C10 September 1942	7.1 °C28 July 1942	20.3 °C	1,035 mm	63
1941	41.6 °C11 October 1941	6.1 °C5 July 1941	22.0 °C	401 mm	160
1940	41.2 °C15 November 1940	5.3 °C10 July 1940	21.9 °C	498 mm	139

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.6 °C

+0.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

107 d/yr

+11

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

813 mm

+77 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	29.7 °C	+0.5 °C	219 mm	+93 mm
Feb	29.0 °C	0.0 °C	101 mm	-20 mm
Mar	29.8 °C	+1.4 °C	41 mm	-40 mm
Apr	26.7 °C	-0.2 °C	54 mm	+8 mm
May	26.8 °C	+1.2 °C	9 mm	-9 mm
Jun	25.1 °C	+1.5 °C	2 mm	-6 mm
Jul	24.6 °C	+1.2 °C	6 mm	-3 mm
Aug	27.7 °C	+2.6 °C	3 mm	-11 mm
Sep	28.7 °C	+1.5 °C	37 mm	+9 mm
Oct	28.2 °C	+0.3 °C	69 mm	+15 mm
Nov	26.7 °C	-1.7 °C	119 mm	+25 mm
Dec	27.9 °C	-1.1 °C	152 mm	+17 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

38.9 °C

16 Sep 2025

Coldest day

5.1 °C

29 Jul 2025

Wettest day

45.4 mm

28 Nov 2025

Windiest day

28.1 km/h

19 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

55.4 km/h

6 Sep 2025

Hottest feels-like

40.1 °C

15 Jan 2025

Coldest feels-like

2.8 °C

29 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

13.5 h

5 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Thulamahashi?

Thulamahashi has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.9 °C and it receives 736 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Thulamahashi?

The hottest day measured in Thulamahashi between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1992, reaching 42.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Thulamahashi?

The coldest day measured in Thulamahashi between 1940 and 2025 was 28 June 1964, at 2.9 °C.

Does it snow in Thulamahashi?

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

Has the climate of Thulamahashi warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Thulamahashi?

The wettest day measured in Thulamahashi between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 2020, with 192 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Thulamahashi?

The windiest day measured in Thulamahashi between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 1976, with winds reaching 49.1 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Thulamahashi?

The warmest month in Thulamahashi is January (24.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (16.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Thulamahashi?

Thulamahashi receives on average 736 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 100 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Thulamahashi?

Thulamahashi gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Thulamahashi?

Yes: Thulamahashi has on average 69 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Thulamahashi?

In Thulamahashi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.2 °C on 26 February 1992, and the lowest was -0.5 °C on 28 June 1964.

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