Tongaat climate — normals and trends
Tongaat (South Africa) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.0 °C and it receives 1,087 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 February (22.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (14.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.
Tongaat averages 0 frost days, 22 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 147 rainy days per year.
Tongaat 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 38.0 °C (on 4 January 2025) and the coldest 4.1 °C (on 29 June 1994).
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
TongaatKwaZulu-Natal
- coords
- -29.57°, 31.12°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.0°C
Average daily high
23.7°C
Average daily low
15.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,087mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
18.1km/h
Seasonal range
7.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
22 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
147 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.6 °C
Average feels-like low
15.2 °C
Average peak gust
36.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
44 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.55 · 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
38.0 °C
4 January 2025
Coldest day
4.1 °C
29 June 1994
Wettest day
216 mm
22 December 1999
Windiest day
48.5 km/h
8 July 1996
Strongest gust
111.6 km/h
27 June 2007
Hottest feels-like
42.9 °C
22 December 2008
Coldest feels-like
0.3 °C
29 June 1994
Sunniest day
13.9 h
2 January 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 191 mm | +55 mm |
| Feb | 26.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 150 mm | +6 mm |
| Mar | 26.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 154 mm | +34 mm |
| Apr | 23.4 °C | -0.8 °C | 168 mm | +77 mm |
| May | 23.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 30 mm | -16 mm |
| Jun | 22.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 23 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 21.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 44 mm | +13 mm |
| Aug | 23.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 15 mm | -29 mm |
| Sep | 22.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 98 mm | +23 mm |
| Oct | 23.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 87 mm | -21 mm |
| Nov | 23.6 °C | -0.4 °C | 103 mm | -24 mm |
| Dec | 25.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 150 mm | +12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tongaat?
Tongaat has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.0 °C and it receives 1,087 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tongaat?
The hottest day measured in Tongaat between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 2025, reaching 38.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tongaat?
The coldest day measured in Tongaat between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 1994, at 4.1 °C.
Does it snow in Tongaat?
Almost never: Tongaat sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tongaat warmed?
Yes: Tongaat warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tongaat?
The wettest day measured in Tongaat between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1999, with 216 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tongaat?
The windiest day measured in Tongaat between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1996, with winds reaching 48.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tongaat?
The warmest month in Tongaat is February (22.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (14.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Tongaat?
Tongaat receives on average 1,087 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 147 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tongaat?
Tongaat gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Tongaat?
Yes: Tongaat has on average 44 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tongaat?
In Tongaat, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.9 °C on 22 December 2008, and the lowest was 0.3 °C on 29 June 1994.
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