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

Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa climate

Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa, with every day graded against ~46 years of local climate history (1980–2026). Its warmest month is January, averaging a high of 27°C, and its coldest is July, with an average low of 5°C.

Pretoria is the executive capital of South Africa, serving as the seat of the executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to the country. via Wikipedia

How today compares

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

High 22°C High · 88th pct
Low 12°C Near Record · 99th pct
Feels-like 8°C Very High · 98th pct
Humidity 3.3 g/m³ Low · 10th pct
Wind 12 km/h Low · 23rd pct
Gust 30 km/h Normal · 51st pct
Precip 0 mm Dry

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Pretoria average temperatures by month

Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa, based on 1980–2026 records. The wettest month is January (3 mm on an average day).

MonthAvg highAvg lowAvg precip
January 27°C 17°C 3 mm
February 27°C 17°C 3 mm
March 26°C 16°C 3 mm
April 23°C 13°C 3 mm
May 22°C 9°C 0 mm
June 19°C 5°C 0 mm
July 19°C 5°C 0 mm
August 22°C 7°C 0 mm
September 26°C 11°C 0 mm
October 27°C 14°C 3 mm
November 27°C 15°C 3 mm
December 27°C 17°C 3 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: 38°C on 2016-01-07
  • Coldest day on record: -1°C on 1994-06-30

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Percentiles compare each day to Pretoria, Gauteng, 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 →