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

Kariega, Eastern Cape, South Africa climate

Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Kariega, Eastern Cape, South Africa, with every day graded against ~45 years of local climate history (1981–2026). Its warmest month is February, averaging a high of 25°C, and its coldest is July, with an average low of 13°C.

Uitenhage, officially renamed Kariega, is a South African town in the Eastern Cape Province. It is well known for the Volkswagen factory located there, which is the biggest car factory on the African continent. via Wikipedia

How today compares

Latest recorded day: 2026-07-21. Each reading placed on Kariega, Eastern Cape, South Africa's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.

High 19°C Normal · 46th pct
Low 8°C Near Record · 1st pct
Feels-like 6°C Very Low · 2nd pct
Humidity 9.3 g/m³ Normal · 42nd pct
Wind 8 km/h Near Record · 1st pct
Precip 0 mm Dry

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Kariega average temperatures by month

Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Kariega, Eastern Cape, South Africa, based on 1981–2026 records. The wettest month is January (3 mm on an average day).

MonthAvg highAvg lowAvg precip
January 25°C 20°C 3 mm
February 25°C 20°C 3 mm
March 24°C 19°C 0 mm
April 23°C 17°C 3 mm
May 22°C 16°C 0 mm
June 20°C 13°C 0 mm
July 19°C 13°C 0 mm
August 20°C 13°C 0 mm
September 20°C 14°C 0 mm
October 21°C 16°C 3 mm
November 22°C 17°C 3 mm
December 23°C 18°C 0 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 1987-02-08
  • Coldest day on record: 8°C on 1992-06-27

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Percentiles compare each day to Kariega, Eastern Cape, 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 →