Thermograph

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

George, Western Cape, South Africa weather records

Record high and low temperatures for George, Western Cape, 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 2002-12-07; its coldest fell to 5°C on 2003-08-21.

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
39°C2017-01-18
17°C1981-01-24
22°C2023-01-18
12°C1981-01-24
February
38°C1993-02-19
17°C2015-02-21
22°C1990-02-02
11°C2015-02-22
March
39°C2010-03-08
16°C2006-03-27
23°C2010-03-08
11°C2020-03-27
April
35°C1999-04-01
13°C1982-04-17
22°C2009-04-04
8°C1988-04-28
May
32°C2007-05-05
11°C2007-05-21
20°C1986-05-27
7°C2002-05-31
June
28°C2017-06-02
10°C1994-06-29
18°C2022-06-12
6°C1997-06-19
July
28°C1998-07-27
9°C2014-07-07
18°C2018-07-23
5°C1986-07-03
August
31°C2016-08-27
9°C2003-08-19
18°C2025-08-03
5°C2003-08-21
September
35°C2019-09-19
10°C2018-09-07
20°C2019-09-08
6°C1981-09-03
October
37°C1985-10-11
13°C1992-10-16
23°C1985-10-11
7°C1981-10-04
November
37°C1994-11-02
14°C1996-11-20
20°C2003-11-23
10°C1986-11-05
December
40°C2002-12-07
16°C2007-12-03
22°C2015-12-31
10°C1996-12-03

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°C2002-12-07
16°C2007-12-03
22°C1990-02-02
10°C1996-12-03
Autumn (Mar–May)
39°C2010-03-08
11°C2007-05-21
23°C2010-03-08
7°C2002-05-31
Winter (Jun–Aug)
31°C2016-08-27
9°C2003-08-19
18°C2022-06-12
5°C2003-08-21
Spring (Sep–Nov)
37°C1994-11-02
10°C2018-09-07
23°C1985-10-11
6°C1981-09-03

All-time records

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

High

Highest 40°C 2002-12-07
Lowest 9°C 2003-08-19

Low

Highest 23°C 1985-10-11
Lowest 5°C 2003-08-21

Feels-like

Highest 61°C 2023-01-12
Lowest 1°C 2003-08-19

Humidity

Highest 19.4 g/m³ 1999-01-28
Lowest 5.2 g/m³ 2002-06-03

Wind

Highest 51 km/h 2004-04-16
Lowest 6 km/h 2012-01-18

Precip

Wettest 74 mm 1981-05-29
Driest 27-day dry spell 1984-06-21

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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