Ventersdorp climate — normals and trends
Ventersdorp (South Africa) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.8 °C and it receives 670 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 (21.4 °C on average) and the coldest is June (9.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Ventersdorp averages 6 frost days, 32 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 100 rainy days per year.
Ventersdorp has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.0 °C (on 6 January 2016) and the coldest -4.9 °C (on 20 June 1978).
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
VentersdorpNorth West
- coords
- -26.31°, 26.82°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.8°C
Average daily high
23.8°C
Average daily low
11.4°C
Annual rainfall
670mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
57%
Average peak wind
18.7km/h
Seasonal range
11.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
6 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
32 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
100 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.1 cm
Average feels-like high
22.6 °C
Average feels-like low
9.0 °C
Average peak gust
37.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.15 · 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
6 January 2016
Coldest day
-4.9 °C
20 June 1978
Wettest day
97 mm
10 February 2000
Windiest day
46.0 km/h
12 September 1996
Strongest gust
94.0 km/h
23 October 1995
Hottest feels-like
38.0 °C
6 January 2016
Coldest feels-like
-9.9 °C
9 July 2014
Snowiest day
2.2 cm
7 July 1996
Sunniest day
13.7 h
18 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 | 27.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 134 mm | +18 mm |
| Feb | 26.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 216 mm | +102 mm |
| Mar | 24.8 °C | -0.5 °C | 147 mm | +63 mm |
| Apr | 21.8 °C | -1.2 °C | 95 mm | +45 mm |
| May | 20.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 9 mm | -8 mm |
| Jun | 18.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 4 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 18.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 8 mm | +4 mm |
| Aug | 23.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 2 mm | -7 mm |
| Sep | 26.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 22 mm | +5 mm |
| Oct | 26.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 62 mm | +7 mm |
| Nov | 24.3 °C | -2.4 °C | 116 mm | +32 mm |
| Dec | 26.1 °C | -1.0 °C | 151 mm | +36 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ventersdorp?
Ventersdorp has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.8 °C and it receives 670 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ventersdorp?
The hottest day measured in Ventersdorp between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 2016, reaching 38.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ventersdorp?
The coldest day measured in Ventersdorp between 1940 and 2025 was 20 June 1978, at -4.9 °C.
Does it snow in Ventersdorp?
Almost never: Ventersdorp sees virtually no snow, with about 6 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ventersdorp warmed?
Yes: Ventersdorp warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ventersdorp?
The wettest day measured in Ventersdorp between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 2000, with 97 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ventersdorp?
The windiest day measured in Ventersdorp between 1940 and 2025 was 12 September 1996, with winds reaching 46.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ventersdorp?
The warmest month in Ventersdorp is January (21.4 °C on average); the coldest is June (9.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Ventersdorp?
Ventersdorp receives on average 670 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 100 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ventersdorp?
Ventersdorp 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 Ventersdorp?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ventersdorp between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 1996, with 2.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ventersdorp?
Yes: Ventersdorp has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ventersdorp?
In Ventersdorp, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.0 °C on 6 January 2016, and the lowest was -9.9 °C on 9 July 2014.
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