Vredendal climate — normals and trends
Vredendal (South Africa) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.2 °C and it receives 190 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 (21.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (12.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Vredendal averages 0 frost days, 56 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 37 rainy days per year.
Vredendal has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.6 °C (on 20 February 2010) and the coldest -0.2 °C (on 29 July 1946).
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
VredendalWestern Cape
- coords
- -31.67°, 18.50°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.2°C
Average daily high
24.2°C
Average daily low
12.0°C
Annual rainfall
190mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
20.4km/h
Seasonal range
9.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
56 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
37 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
23.7 °C
Average feels-like low
10.7 °C
Average peak gust
40.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
8 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 = 0.44 · 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
43.6 °C
20 February 2010
Coldest day
-0.2 °C
29 July 1946
Wettest day
52 mm
18 May 2006
Windiest day
70.0 km/h
2 December 1943
Strongest gust
99.4 km/h
25 June 2007
Hottest feels-like
45.8 °C
16 February 1975
Coldest feels-like
-3.8 °C
29 July 1946
Sunniest day
13.9 h
7 January 1940
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 | 27.7 °C | -1.0 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| Feb | 29.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 28.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 27 mm | +18 mm |
| Apr | 27.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 25 mm | +10 mm |
| May | 24.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 22 mm | -5 mm |
| Jun | 19.3 °C | -0.4 °C | 43 mm | +8 mm |
| Jul | 18.3 °C | -0.8 °C | 43 mm | +14 mm |
| Aug | 19.0 °C | -0.6 °C | 20 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 23.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 5 mm | -10 mm |
| Oct | 24.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 2 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 29.3 °C | +3.3 °C | 6 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 29.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 3 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Vredendal?
Vredendal has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.2 °C and it receives 190 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vredendal?
The hottest day measured in Vredendal between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 2010, reaching 43.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Vredendal?
The coldest day measured in Vredendal between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 1946, at -0.2 °C.
Does it snow in Vredendal?
Almost never: Vredendal sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Vredendal warmed?
Yes: Vredendal warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Vredendal?
The wettest day measured in Vredendal between 1940 and 2025 was 18 May 2006, with 52 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Vredendal?
The windiest day measured in Vredendal between 1940 and 2025 was 2 December 1943, with winds reaching 70.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Vredendal?
The warmest month in Vredendal is January (21.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (12.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Vredendal?
Vredendal receives on average 190 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 37 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Vredendal?
Vredendal gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Vredendal?
Yes: Vredendal has on average 8 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vredendal?
In Vredendal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.8 °C on 16 February 1975, and the lowest was -3.8 °C on 29 July 1946.
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