Tshiame climate — normals and trends
Tshiame (South Africa) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.1 °C and it receives 813 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 (18.4 °C on average) and the coldest is June (7.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Tshiame averages 16 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 112 rainy days per year.
Tshiame has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.5 °C (on 6 January 2016) and the coldest -10.6 °C (on 12 June 1956).
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
TshiameFree State
- coords
- -28.33°, 28.99°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.1°C
Average daily high
21.2°C
Average daily low
8.7°C
Annual rainfall
813mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
65%
Average peak wind
19.9km/h
Seasonal range
10.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
16 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
112 d/yr
Annual snowfall
5.2 cm
Average feels-like high
19.3 °C
Average feels-like low
6.4 °C
Average peak gust
41.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.54 · 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
37.5 °C
6 January 2016
Coldest day
-10.6 °C
12 June 1956
Wettest day
67 mm
17 December 1995
Windiest day
49.3 km/h
30 October 1947
Strongest gust
110.5 km/h
12 October 1995
Hottest feels-like
37.3 °C
6 January 2016
Coldest feels-like
-14.9 °C
12 June 1956
Snowiest day
25.4 cm
13 September 2001
Sunniest day
13.8 h
21 December 2024
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 155 mm | +27 mm |
| Feb | 24.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 156 mm | +48 mm |
| Mar | 23.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 133 mm | +49 mm |
| Apr | 19.8 °C | -1.1 °C | 218 mm | +172 mm |
| May | 20.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -18 mm |
| Jun | 16.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 18 mm | +8 mm |
| Jul | 15.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 25 mm | +17 mm |
| Aug | 20.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 13 mm | -8 mm |
| Sep | 21.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 70 mm | +34 mm |
| Oct | 23.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 56 mm | -38 mm |
| Nov | 21.6 °C | -1.9 °C | 261 mm | +140 mm |
| Dec | 23.9 °C | -0.6 °C | 110 mm | -27 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tshiame?
Tshiame has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.1 °C and it receives 813 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tshiame?
The hottest day measured in Tshiame between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 2016, reaching 37.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tshiame?
The coldest day measured in Tshiame between 1940 and 2025 was 12 June 1956, at -10.6 °C.
Does it snow in Tshiame?
Yes. Tshiame gets on average 5.2 cm of snow per year and has around 16 frost days.
Has the climate of Tshiame warmed?
Yes: Tshiame warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tshiame?
The wettest day measured in Tshiame between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 1995, with 67 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tshiame?
The windiest day measured in Tshiame between 1940 and 2025 was 30 October 1947, with winds reaching 49.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tshiame?
The warmest month in Tshiame is January (18.4 °C on average); the coldest is June (7.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Tshiame?
Tshiame receives on average 813 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 112 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tshiame?
Tshiame gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Tshiame?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Tshiame between 1940 and 2025 was 13 September 2001, with 25.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Tshiame?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Tshiame.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tshiame?
In Tshiame, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.3 °C on 6 January 2016, and the lowest was -14.9 °C on 12 June 1956.
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