Thermograph

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

Carletonville, Gauteng, South Africa weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Carletonville, Gauteng, 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 40°C on 2016-01-06; its coldest fell to -6°C on 2021-07-14.

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
40°C2016-01-06
19°C1991-01-09
21°C2025-01-31
6°C1998-01-11
February
37°C1984-02-15
19°C2021-02-02
21°C2025-02-01
7°C2007-02-13
March
36°C1999-03-01
15°C2008-03-17
20°C1984-03-03
4°C1989-03-31
April
32°C1983-04-04
12°C2013-04-20
18°C1987-04-04
0°C2007-04-29
May
29°C2012-05-01
10°C1997-05-28
13°C2024-05-08
-5°C2007-05-23
June
25°C2005-06-03
6°C1994-06-29
12°C2005-06-03
-5°C2010-06-17
July
27°C2002-07-29
8°C1989-07-18
10°C2005-07-25
-6°C2021-07-14
August
30°C2015-08-29
7°C2012-08-07
14°C2012-08-23
-6°C2003-08-21
September
34°C1997-09-29
9°C1981-09-10
17°C2015-09-30
-3°C2013-09-01
October
37°C2016-10-31
11°C2003-10-19
19°C2019-10-20
1°C2024-10-01
November
38°C2015-11-11
14°C2009-11-20
22°C2023-11-23
4°C1996-11-22
December
38°C2015-12-07
16°C2019-12-05
21°C2015-12-11
4°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)
40°C2016-01-06
16°C2019-12-05
21°C2025-02-01
4°C1995-12-01
Autumn (Mar–May)
36°C1999-03-01
10°C1997-05-28
20°C1984-03-03
-5°C2007-05-23
Winter (Jun–Aug)
30°C2015-08-29
6°C1994-06-29
14°C2012-08-23
-6°C2021-07-14
Spring (Sep–Nov)
38°C2015-11-11
9°C1981-09-10
22°C2023-11-23
-3°C2013-09-01

All-time records

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

High

Highest 40°C 2016-01-06
Lowest 6°C 1994-06-29

Low

Highest 22°C 2023-11-23
Lowest -6°C 2021-07-14

Feels-like

Highest 44°C 2019-01-15
Lowest -13°C 2021-07-22

Humidity

Highest 15.9 g/m³ 1987-12-21
Lowest 1.2 g/m³ 2019-10-30

Wind

Highest 57 km/h 2004-09-25
Lowest 4 km/h 1989-05-19

Precip

Wettest 198 mm 2025-06-09
Driest 126-day dry spell 2010-05-31

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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