Villiers climate — normals and trends
Villiers (South Africa) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.8 °C and it receives 781 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 (20.1 °C on average) and the coldest is June (9.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Villiers averages 9 frost days, 19 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 105 rainy days per year.
Villiers has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.8 °C (on 6 January 2016) and the coldest -5.4 °C (on 21 July 2000).
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
VilliersFree State
- coords
- -27.03°, 28.60°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.8°C
Average daily high
22.8°C
Average daily low
10.2°C
Annual rainfall
781mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
17.8km/h
Seasonal range
11.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
9 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
19 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
105 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.4 cm
Average feels-like high
21.7 °C
Average feels-like low
8.2 °C
Average peak gust
35.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
38.8 °C
6 January 2016
Coldest day
-5.4 °C
21 July 2000
Wettest day
78 mm
12 February 1996
Windiest day
49.3 km/h
23 September 1941
Strongest gust
95.0 km/h
23 October 1995
Hottest feels-like
38.0 °C
6 January 2016
Coldest feels-like
-9.6 °C
23 July 2021
Snowiest day
10.2 cm
7 July 1996
Sunniest day
13.7 h
23 December 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 183 mm | +52 mm |
| Feb | 26.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 208 mm | +105 mm |
| Mar | 24.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 137 mm | +56 mm |
| Apr | 21.0 °C | -1.2 °C | 162 mm | +109 mm |
| May | 20.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 12 mm | -6 mm |
| Jun | 18.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 5 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 18.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 10 mm | +5 mm |
| Aug | 22.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 33 mm | +20 mm |
| Sep | 24.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 57 mm | +29 mm |
| Oct | 25.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 92 mm | +9 mm |
| Nov | 22.9 °C | -2.4 °C | 232 mm | +111 mm |
| Dec | 24.9 °C | -0.9 °C | 134 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Villiers?
Villiers has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.8 °C and it receives 781 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Villiers?
The hottest day measured in Villiers between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 2016, reaching 38.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Villiers?
The coldest day measured in Villiers between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 2000, at -5.4 °C.
Does it snow in Villiers?
Almost never: Villiers sees virtually no snow, with about 9 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Villiers warmed?
Yes: Villiers warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Villiers?
The wettest day measured in Villiers between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 1996, with 78 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Villiers?
The windiest day measured in Villiers between 1940 and 2025 was 23 September 1941, with winds reaching 49.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Villiers?
The warmest month in Villiers is January (20.1 °C on average); the coldest is June (9.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Villiers?
Villiers receives on average 781 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 105 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Villiers?
Villiers gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Villiers?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Villiers between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 1996, with 10.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Villiers?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Villiers.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Villiers?
In Villiers, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.0 °C on 6 January 2016, and the lowest was -9.6 °C on 23 July 2021.
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