Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Botshabelo, Free State, South Africa weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Botshabelo, Free State, South Africa, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 41°C on 2016-01-06; its coldest fell to -12°C on 2021-07-23.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
41°C2016-01-06
18°C2000-01-14
22°C2016-01-05
4°C2001-01-03
February
38°C1983-02-26
17°C1989-02-16
21°C2007-02-28
4°C1994-02-20
March
36°C1999-03-05
13°C2012-03-31
20°C1999-03-12
0°C1989-03-31
April
32°C1983-04-03
7°C1982-04-18
18°C2011-04-01
-3°C2011-04-28
May
29°C1983-05-01
5°C2007-05-21
13°C2012-05-10
-5°C1997-05-29
June
24°C2013-06-01
4°C1994-06-28
10°C1986-06-03
-6°C2009-06-26
July
23°C1985-07-31
1°C2021-07-22
9°C1993-07-22
-12°C2021-07-23
August
28°C2015-08-29
3°C2006-08-02
12°C2015-08-26
-6°C2003-08-21
September
33°C1997-09-28
8°C1981-09-01
15°C2007-09-22
-5°C1981-09-02
October
36°C2016-10-28
14°C1988-10-13
18°C2015-10-08
-2°C2024-10-01
November
38°C2023-11-28
14°C2017-11-16
20°C2004-11-17
0°C2017-11-17
December
39°C1997-12-10
15°C2021-12-18
20°C2023-12-23
2°C1995-12-01

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Southern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Summer (Dec–Feb)
41°C2016-01-06
15°C2021-12-18
22°C2016-01-05
2°C1995-12-01
Autumn (Mar–May)
36°C1999-03-05
5°C2007-05-21
20°C1999-03-12
-5°C1997-05-29
Winter (Jun–Aug)
28°C2015-08-29
1°C2021-07-22
12°C2015-08-26
-12°C2021-07-23
Spring (Sep–Nov)
38°C2023-11-28
8°C1981-09-01
20°C2004-11-17
-5°C1981-09-02

All-time records

The most extreme value Botshabelo has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 41°C 2016-01-06
Lowest 1°C 2021-07-22

Low

Highest 22°C 2016-01-05
Lowest -12°C 2021-07-23

Feels-like

Highest 44°C 1998-02-08
Lowest -21°C 2021-07-23

Humidity

Highest 15.1 g/m³ 1987-12-21
Lowest 1.1 g/m³ 2013-09-25

Wind

Highest 62 km/h 1996-09-17
Lowest 6 km/h 2017-06-02

Precip

Wettest 75 mm 2003-03-19
Driest 85-day dry spell 2010-06-16

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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