Volksrust climate — normals and trends
Volksrust (South Africa) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.0 °C and it receives 953 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 (17.7 °C on average) and the coldest is June (8.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Volksrust averages 9 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 123 rainy days per year.
Volksrust has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.7 °C (on 6 January 2016) and the coldest -6.5 °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
VolksrustMpumalanga
- coords
- -27.37°, 29.88°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.0°C
Average daily high
20.7°C
Average daily low
9.1°C
Annual rainfall
953mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
17.3km/h
Seasonal range
9.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
9 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
123 d/yr
Annual snowfall
4.0 cm
Average feels-like high
19.4 °C
Average feels-like low
7.1 °C
Average peak gust
37.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · 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
34.7 °C
6 January 2016
Coldest day
-6.5 °C
12 June 1956
Wettest day
80 mm
30 January 1984
Windiest day
50.5 km/h
23 September 1941
Strongest gust
101.2 km/h
17 September 2000
Hottest feels-like
36.3 °C
6 January 2016
Coldest feels-like
-10.5 °C
12 June 1956
Snowiest day
18.8 cm
10 September 1981
Sunniest day
13.7 h
13 December 2024
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 | 24.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 209 mm | +50 mm |
| Feb | 23.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 215 mm | +89 mm |
| Mar | 22.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 183 mm | +87 mm |
| Apr | 19.3 °C | -0.9 °C | 168 mm | +116 mm |
| May | 19.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 3 mm | -14 mm |
| Jun | 16.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 9 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 16.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 10 mm | +3 mm |
| Aug | 21.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 9 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 22.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 78 mm | +38 mm |
| Oct | 22.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 52 mm | -55 mm |
| Nov | 20.8 °C | -1.7 °C | 218 mm | +70 mm |
| Dec | 22.7 °C | -0.5 °C | 212 mm | +39 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Volksrust?
Volksrust has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.0 °C and it receives 953 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Volksrust?
The hottest day measured in Volksrust between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 2016, reaching 34.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Volksrust?
The coldest day measured in Volksrust between 1940 and 2025 was 12 June 1956, at -6.5 °C.
Does it snow in Volksrust?
Yes. Volksrust gets on average 4.0 cm of snow per year and has around 9 frost days.
Has the climate of Volksrust warmed?
Yes: Volksrust warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Volksrust?
The wettest day measured in Volksrust between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1984, with 80 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Volksrust?
The windiest day measured in Volksrust between 1940 and 2025 was 23 September 1941, with winds reaching 50.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Volksrust?
The warmest month in Volksrust is January (17.7 °C on average); the coldest is June (8.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Volksrust?
Volksrust receives on average 953 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 123 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Volksrust?
Volksrust gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Volksrust?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Volksrust between 1940 and 2025 was 10 September 1981, with 18.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Volksrust?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Volksrust.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Volksrust?
In Volksrust, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.3 °C on 6 January 2016, and the lowest was -10.5 °C on 12 June 1956.
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