Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa weather records
Record high and low temperatures for Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 38°C on 2016-01-07; its coldest fell to -1°C on 1994-06-30.
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.
| Month | Daytime high | Overnight low |
|---|---|---|
| January | 38°C2016-01-07
16°C2000-01-15
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23°C1983-01-12
9°C2000-01-19
|
| February | 36°C1998-02-08
18°C1981-02-07
|
22°C1987-02-21
11°C1981-02-09
|
| March | 35°C2024-03-06
12°C2008-03-17
|
21°C2024-03-07
10°C2003-03-26
|
| April | 31°C1998-04-06
14°C1989-04-27
|
19°C2016-04-03
4°C1982-04-19
|
| May | 29°C2012-05-05
9°C1997-05-28
|
16°C1999-05-04
0°C2007-05-24
|
| June | 26°C1998-06-25
9°C2016-06-13
|
13°C2016-06-20
-1°C1994-06-30
|
| July | 26°C2002-07-29
10°C1996-07-17
|
14°C2002-07-29
-1°C2009-07-26
|
| August | 30°C2015-08-22
9°C2012-08-07
|
16°C2015-08-29
-1°C2003-08-21
|
| September | 34°C2018-09-19
11°C2024-09-21
|
19°C2024-09-16
2°C1981-09-03
|
| October | 37°C2011-10-24
11°C2003-10-19
|
21°C2019-10-26
5°C1987-10-05
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| November | 37°C2015-11-12
13°C2009-11-20
|
22°C2015-11-12
6°C2002-11-07
|
| December | 37°C2015-12-07
15°C2019-12-05
|
21°C2024-12-05
9°C1998-12-04
|
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).
| Season | Daytime high | Overnight low |
|---|---|---|
| Summer (Dec–Feb) | 38°C2016-01-07
15°C2019-12-05
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23°C1983-01-12
9°C1998-12-04
|
| Autumn (Mar–May) | 35°C2024-03-06
9°C1997-05-28
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21°C2024-03-07
0°C2007-05-24
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| Winter (Jun–Aug) | 30°C2015-08-22
9°C2012-08-07
|
16°C2015-08-29
-1°C1994-06-30
|
| Spring (Sep–Nov) | 37°C2011-10-24
11°C2003-10-19
|
22°C2015-11-12
2°C1981-09-03
|
All-time records
The most extreme value Pretoria has recorded for each metric across its entire history.
High
Low
Feels-like
Humidity
Wind
Gust
Precip
For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.