Thermograph

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

Mdantsane, Eastern Cape, South Africa weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Mdantsane, Eastern 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 1998-11-13; its coldest fell to 3°C on 2006-07-23.

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
40°C2019-01-29
18°C2001-01-02
23°C2025-01-30
11°C2001-01-15
February
40°C1992-02-11
17°C2002-02-07
23°C2025-02-21
10°C2018-02-26
March
40°C1993-03-11
16°C2012-03-31
22°C2016-03-06
9°C1986-03-24
April
37°C2010-04-14
13°C1982-04-18
21°C1991-04-20
6°C1984-04-28
May
34°C1987-05-04
11°C2007-05-21
20°C2007-05-06
6°C1989-05-28
June
30°C1990-06-02
9°C1982-06-14
17°C2017-06-03
4°C1997-06-19
July
32°C1985-07-31
10°C2021-07-22
17°C2019-07-28
3°C2006-07-23
August
35°C2016-08-31
10°C1992-08-09
19°C2016-08-31
4°C1981-08-19
September
38°C1983-09-30
12°C1981-09-01
19°C2021-09-11
4°C2018-09-06
October
39°C2018-10-29
13°C1990-10-18
20°C1999-10-09
5°C1981-10-04
November
40°C1998-11-13
13°C2002-11-05
21°C1998-11-13
8°C2012-11-02
December
40°C1994-12-08
16°C2006-12-09
22°C2015-12-31
9°C1988-12-06

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°C2019-01-29
16°C2006-12-09
23°C2025-01-30
9°C1988-12-06
Autumn (Mar–May)
40°C1993-03-11
11°C2007-05-21
22°C2016-03-06
6°C1989-05-28
Winter (Jun–Aug)
35°C2016-08-31
9°C1982-06-14
19°C2016-08-31
3°C2006-07-23
Spring (Sep–Nov)
40°C1998-11-13
12°C1981-09-01
21°C1998-11-13
4°C2018-09-06

All-time records

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

High

Highest 40°C 1998-11-13
Lowest 9°C 1982-06-14

Low

Highest 23°C 2025-01-30
Lowest 3°C 2006-07-23

Feels-like

Highest 68°C 2017-01-02
Lowest -2°C 2006-07-23

Humidity

Highest 22.3 g/m³ 2023-01-18
Lowest 4.1 g/m³ 2021-07-16

Wind

Highest 79 km/h 1991-08-03
Lowest 6 km/h 2026-07-11

Precip

Wettest 145 mm 2023-02-18
Driest 47-day dry spell 2008-06-29

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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