Vredenburg climate — normals and trends
Vredenburg (South Africa) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.1 °C and it receives 259 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 (18.8 °C on average) and the coldest is July (13.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Vredenburg averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 50 rainy days per year.
Vredenburg has warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.06 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.8 °C (on 23 January 1979) and the coldest 6.1 °C (on 13 June 1944).
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
VredenburgWestern Cape
- coords
- -32.91°, 17.99°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.1°C
Average daily high
18.1°C
Average daily low
14.3°C
Annual rainfall
259mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
28.6km/h
Seasonal range
5.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
50 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
17.2 °C
Average feels-like low
11.8 °C
Average peak gust
40.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.5 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.19 · 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
31.8 °C
23 January 1979
Coldest day
6.1 °C
13 June 1944
Wettest day
42 mm
25 January 1981
Windiest day
74.0 km/h
30 June 1963
Strongest gust
113.0 km/h
16 May 1984
Hottest feels-like
33.4 °C
23 January 1979
Coldest feels-like
0.5 °C
24 July 1952
Sunniest day
13.9 h
29 December 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20.3 °C | -0.5 °C | 7 mm | +0 mm |
| Feb | 20.0 °C | -0.7 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 20.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 12 mm | +4 mm |
| Apr | 19.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 28 mm | +9 mm |
| May | 17.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 29 mm | -6 mm |
| Jun | 15.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 55 mm | +4 mm |
| Jul | 15.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 56 mm | +12 mm |
| Aug | 15.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 28 mm | -10 mm |
| Sep | 17.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 6 mm | -16 mm |
| Oct | 17.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 6 mm | -8 mm |
| Nov | 19.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 3 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 19.6 °C | -0.4 °C | 3 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Vredenburg?
Vredenburg has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.1 °C and it receives 259 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vredenburg?
The hottest day measured in Vredenburg between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1979, reaching 31.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Vredenburg?
The coldest day measured in Vredenburg between 1940 and 2025 was 13 June 1944, at 6.1 °C.
Does it snow in Vredenburg?
Almost never: Vredenburg sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Vredenburg warmed?
Yes: Vredenburg warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Vredenburg?
The wettest day measured in Vredenburg between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1981, with 42 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Vredenburg?
The windiest day measured in Vredenburg between 1940 and 2025 was 30 June 1963, with winds reaching 74.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Vredenburg?
The warmest month in Vredenburg is January (18.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (13.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Vredenburg?
Vredenburg receives on average 259 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 50 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Vredenburg?
Vredenburg gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Vredenburg?
Yes: Vredenburg has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vredenburg?
In Vredenburg, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.4 °C on 23 January 1979, and the lowest was 0.5 °C on 24 July 1952.
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