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

Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa climate

Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Paarl, Western 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 31°C, and its coldest is July, with an average low of 7°C.

Paarl is a town with 294,457 inhabitants in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is the largest town in the Cape Winelands. Due to the growth of the Mbekweni township, it is now a de facto urban unit with Wellington. via Wikipedia

How today compares

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

High 17°C Above Normal · 63rd pct
Low 5°C Low · 18th pct
Feels-like 3°C Normal · 41st pct
Humidity 8.6 g/m³ Normal · 55th pct
Wind 8 km/h Near Record · 1st pct
Precip 0 mm Dry

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Paarl average temperatures by month

Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa, based on 1981–2026 records. The wettest month is June (5 mm on an average day).

MonthAvg highAvg lowAvg precip
January 31°C 16°C 0 mm
February 31°C 17°C 0 mm
March 29°C 16°C 0 mm
April 26°C 13°C 3 mm
May 22°C 11°C 3 mm
June 18°C 8°C 5 mm
July 16°C 7°C 5 mm
August 17°C 7°C 3 mm
September 19°C 9°C 3 mm
October 23°C 11°C 3 mm
November 26°C 13°C 3 mm
December 29°C 15°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: 43°C on 1993-01-04
  • Coldest day on record: 1°C on 2021-07-23

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Percentiles compare each day to Paarl, Western 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 →