Thermograph

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

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.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
38°C2016-01-07
16°C2000-01-15
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
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).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Summer (Dec–Feb)
38°C2016-01-07
15°C2019-12-05
23°C1983-01-12
9°C1998-12-04
Autumn (Mar–May)
35°C2024-03-06
9°C1997-05-28
21°C2024-03-07
0°C2007-05-24
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

Highest 38°C 2016-01-07
Lowest 9°C 1997-05-28

Low

Highest 23°C 1983-01-12
Lowest -1°C 1994-06-30

Feels-like

Highest 38°C 2016-01-06
Lowest -6°C 1994-06-30

Humidity

Highest 17.6 g/m³ 2025-01-07
Lowest 1.6 g/m³ 2003-08-21

Wind

Highest 41 km/h 2012-09-28
Lowest 6 km/h 1981-02-27

Gust

Highest 86 km/h 2012-09-28
Lowest 14 km/h 2008-01-11

Precip

Wettest 120 mm 2025-02-19
Driest 104-day dry spell 2019-05-25

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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