Vryburg climate — normals and trends
Vryburg (South Africa) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.5 °C and it receives 463 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 (24.5 °C on average) and the coldest is June (10.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Vryburg averages 8 frost days, 109 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 76 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Vryburg between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.4 °C (on 6 January 2016) and the coldest -6.5 °C (on 15 July 2021).
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
VryburgNorth West
- coords
- -26.96°, 24.73°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.5°C
Average daily high
26.4°C
Average daily low
11.9°C
Annual rainfall
463mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
51%
Average peak wind
17.7km/h
Seasonal range
14.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
8 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
109 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
76 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
25.1 °C
Average feels-like low
9.8 °C
Average peak gust
37.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
19 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
No clear trend over this period
Over a short window, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal. Try 86 years.
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
41.4 °C
6 January 2016
Coldest day
-6.5 °C
15 July 2021
Wettest day
69 mm
5 November 1986
Windiest day
47.4 km/h
10 November 1950
Strongest gust
93.2 km/h
19 July 1987
Hottest feels-like
41.3 °C
6 January 2016
Coldest feels-like
-10.8 °C
15 July 2021
Sunniest day
13.6 h
9 December 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 38 mm | -45 mm |
| Feb | 30.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 122 mm | +46 mm |
| Mar | 27.9 °C | -0.7 °C | 67 mm | +10 mm |
| Apr | 23.6 °C | -2.0 °C | 118 mm | +76 mm |
| May | 22.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -14 mm |
| Jun | 20.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| Jul | 21.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 25.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 7 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 29.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 17 mm | +5 mm |
| Oct | 29.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 35 mm | +1 mm |
| Nov | 28.2 °C | -2.0 °C | 124 mm | +67 mm |
| Dec | 30.3 °C | -0.9 °C | 76 mm | +7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Vryburg?
Vryburg has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.5 °C and it receives 463 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vryburg?
The hottest day measured in Vryburg between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 2016, reaching 41.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Vryburg?
The coldest day measured in Vryburg between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 2021, at -6.5 °C.
Does it snow in Vryburg?
Almost never: Vryburg sees virtually no snow, with about 8 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Vryburg warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Vryburg.
What is the wettest day in Vryburg?
The wettest day measured in Vryburg between 1940 and 2025 was 5 November 1986, with 69 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Vryburg?
The windiest day measured in Vryburg between 1940 and 2025 was 10 November 1950, with winds reaching 47.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Vryburg?
The warmest month in Vryburg is January (24.5 °C on average); the coldest is June (10.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Vryburg?
Vryburg receives on average 463 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 76 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Vryburg?
Vryburg gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Vryburg?
Yes: Vryburg has on average 19 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vryburg?
In Vryburg, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.3 °C on 6 January 2016, and the lowest was -10.8 °C on 15 July 2021.
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