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

Rustenburg, North West, South Africa climate

Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Rustenburg, North West, South Africa, with every day graded against ~45 years of local climate history (1981–2026). Its warmest month is November, averaging a high of 32°C, and its coldest is July, with an average low of 5°C.

Rustenburg is a City at the foot of the Magaliesberg mountain range. Rustenburg is the most populous city in North West province, South Africa. via Wikipedia

How today compares

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

High 23°C Normal · 56th pct
Low 5°C Normal · 46th pct
Feels-like 2°C Normal · 46th pct
Humidity 4.2 g/m³ Below Normal · 35th pct
Wind 7 km/h Near Record · 1st pct
Precip 0 mm Dry

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Rustenburg average temperatures by month

Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Rustenburg, North West, South Africa, based on 1981–2026 records. The wettest month is January (3 mm on an average day).

MonthAvg highAvg lowAvg precip
January 31°C 18°C 3 mm
February 31°C 18°C 3 mm
March 30°C 16°C 3 mm
April 27°C 13°C 3 mm
May 25°C 9°C 0 mm
June 22°C 5°C 0 mm
July 22°C 5°C 0 mm
August 25°C 8°C 0 mm
September 30°C 12°C 0 mm
October 31°C 15°C 3 mm
November 32°C 16°C 3 mm
December 32°C 18°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: 42°C on 2016-01-07
  • Coldest day on record: -4°C on 2024-07-09

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Percentiles compare each day to Rustenburg, North West, 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 →