Thermograph

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

Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Paarl, 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 43°C on 1993-01-04; its coldest fell to 1°C on 2021-07-23.

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
43°C1993-01-04
17°C1998-01-09
25°C2016-01-18
10°C2007-01-01
February
42°C1995-02-04
17°C1996-02-13
26°C2011-02-03
10°C1983-02-13
March
42°C2010-03-07
14°C1989-03-30
26°C2009-03-06
9°C1986-03-31
April
38°C2009-04-03
13°C1992-04-27
23°C2009-04-03
6°C2016-04-30
May
32°C1985-05-03
12°C2007-05-21
19°C2008-05-18
4°C2023-05-27
June
29°C1999-06-02
10°C1994-06-28
15°C2000-06-08
2°C1981-06-22
July
26°C1998-07-31
8°C1986-07-03
13°C1993-07-23
1°C2021-07-23
August
29°C2004-08-28
8°C2003-08-19
13°C2004-08-29
2°C1991-08-18
September
33°C2005-09-13
10°C2013-09-20
17°C1997-09-14
2°C1981-09-01
October
39°C2015-10-27
11°C1984-10-05
22°C2018-10-28
3°C2007-10-08
November
41°C1985-11-16
14°C2018-11-05
23°C1985-11-19
6°C1996-11-26
December
41°C2017-12-07
16°C2011-12-14
24°C1999-12-28
8°C1996-12-04

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)
43°C1993-01-04
16°C2011-12-14
26°C2011-02-03
8°C1996-12-04
Autumn (Mar–May)
42°C2010-03-07
12°C2007-05-21
26°C2009-03-06
4°C2023-05-27
Winter (Jun–Aug)
29°C2004-08-28
8°C1986-07-03
15°C2000-06-08
1°C2021-07-23
Spring (Sep–Nov)
41°C1985-11-16
10°C2013-09-20
23°C1985-11-19
2°C1981-09-01

All-time records

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

High

Highest 43°C 1993-01-04
Lowest 8°C 1986-07-03

Low

Highest 26°C 2011-02-03
Lowest 1°C 2021-07-23

Feels-like

Highest 58°C 1985-11-16
Lowest -3°C 2021-07-23

Humidity

Highest 17.4 g/m³ 1990-02-04
Lowest 4.3 g/m³ 1991-05-13

Wind

Highest 65 km/h 1984-05-15
Lowest 6 km/h 2019-07-13

Precip

Wettest 126 mm 1984-05-16
Driest 53-day dry spell 2005-11-15

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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