Thermograph

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

Klerksdorp, North West, South Africa weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Klerksdorp, North West, 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 -6°C on 2025-06-12.

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
17°C2021-01-02
23°C2025-01-31
7°C1998-01-11
February
39°C1984-02-15
20°C2021-02-02
23°C2025-02-02
8°C2007-02-13
March
37°C1999-03-01
16°C2008-03-17
21°C2007-03-02
4°C1989-03-31
April
34°C1983-04-04
12°C2013-04-20
19°C1987-04-05
0°C1988-04-26
May
31°C2012-05-01
9°C1997-05-28
14°C1983-05-02
-4°C2007-05-23
June
27°C2005-06-04
2°C2025-06-11
12°C1986-06-03
-6°C2025-06-12
July
28°C2002-07-29
8°C1996-07-07
10°C2010-07-27
-6°C2021-07-23
August
32°C2015-08-29
8°C2012-08-07
15°C2012-08-25
-6°C2003-08-21
September
35°C1983-09-29
11°C1981-09-10
18°C1985-09-29
-2°C2013-09-01
October
38°C2020-10-19
10°C2003-10-19
20°C2015-10-09
1°C2024-10-01
November
39°C2015-11-11
15°C2009-11-20
23°C2004-11-18
5°C1996-11-22
December
40°C2015-12-07
18°C2019-12-05
22°C2020-12-31
5°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
17°C2021-01-02
23°C2025-01-31
5°C1995-12-01
Autumn (Mar–May)
37°C1999-03-01
9°C1997-05-28
21°C2007-03-02
-4°C2007-05-23
Winter (Jun–Aug)
32°C2015-08-29
2°C2025-06-11
15°C2012-08-25
-6°C2025-06-12
Spring (Sep–Nov)
39°C2015-11-11
10°C2003-10-19
23°C2004-11-18
-2°C2013-09-01

All-time records

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

High

Highest 41°C 2016-01-06
Lowest 2°C 2025-06-11

Low

Highest 23°C 2025-01-31
Lowest -6°C 2025-06-12

Feels-like

Highest 47°C 2019-01-14
Lowest -13°C 2021-07-22

Humidity

Highest 16.5 g/m³ 2021-01-28
Lowest 1.2 g/m³ 2019-10-30

Wind

Highest 57 km/h 1992-10-23
Lowest 4 km/h 2008-07-25

Precip

Wettest 209 mm 2025-06-10
Driest 127-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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