Alexandra, Gauteng, South Africa climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Alexandra, Gauteng, South Africa, with every day graded against ~45 years of local climate history (1981–2026). Its warmest month is January, averaging a high of 28°C, and its coldest is July, with an average low of 3°C.
Alexandra, informally abbreviated to Alex, is a township in the Gauteng province of South Africa. It forms part of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality and is located next to the wealthy suburb of Sandton. via Wikipedia
How today compares
Latest recorded day: 2026-07-21. Each reading placed on Alexandra, Gauteng, South Africa's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.
Alexandra average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Alexandra, Gauteng, South Africa, based on 1981–2026 records. The wettest month is January (5 mm on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28°C | 15°C | 5 mm |
| February | 28°C | 15°C | 3 mm |
| March | 27°C | 14°C | 3 mm |
| April | 24°C | 10°C | 3 mm |
| May | 22°C | 7°C | 0 mm |
| June | 18°C | 3°C | 0 mm |
| July | 19°C | 3°C | 0 mm |
| August | 22°C | 5°C | 0 mm |
| September | 27°C | 9°C | 0 mm |
| October | 28°C | 12°C | 3 mm |
| November | 28°C | 13°C | 3 mm |
| December | 28°C | 15°C | 5 mm |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 39°C on 2016-01-07
- Coldest day on record: -5°C on 2000-07-21
Percentiles compare each day to Alexandra, Gauteng, South Africa's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →