Thermograph

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

Rustenburg, North West, South Africa weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Rustenburg, North West, 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 42°C on 2016-01-07; its coldest fell to -4°C on 2024-07-09.

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
42°C2016-01-07
20°C1991-01-09
23°C1986-01-14
10°C2000-01-19
February
40°C1984-02-15
21°C1981-02-07
24°C2016-02-16
11°C2007-02-13
March
39°C2024-03-06
15°C2008-03-17
22°C1984-03-04
9°C1986-03-25
April
35°C2003-04-09
16°C2000-04-05
19°C1987-04-06
3°C1988-04-26
May
33°C2012-05-05
13°C1996-05-27
17°C2023-05-03
-2°C2007-05-23
June
29°C2005-06-03
11°C1994-06-29
12°C2005-06-03
-3°C2010-06-17
July
30°C2002-07-29
12°C1985-07-12
11°C1991-07-01
-4°C2024-07-09
August
33°C1991-08-29
12°C2012-08-07
16°C2015-08-27
-2°C2003-08-21
September
38°C1997-09-29
16°C2012-09-07
19°C2024-09-26
1°C1981-09-03
October
41°C2011-10-24
15°C2023-10-31
21°C2019-10-25
4°C2003-10-19
November
41°C2015-11-11
17°C2009-11-20
24°C2023-11-20
6°C2023-11-01
December
42°C2024-12-13
18°C2019-12-05
24°C2015-12-25
7°C1995-12-01

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)
42°C2016-01-07
18°C2019-12-05
24°C2015-12-25
7°C1995-12-01
Autumn (Mar–May)
39°C2024-03-06
13°C1996-05-27
22°C1984-03-04
-2°C2007-05-23
Winter (Jun–Aug)
33°C1991-08-29
11°C1994-06-29
16°C2015-08-27
-4°C2024-07-09
Spring (Sep–Nov)
41°C2015-11-11
15°C2023-10-31
24°C2023-11-20
1°C1981-09-03

All-time records

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

High

Highest 42°C 2016-01-07
Lowest 11°C 1994-06-29

Low

Highest 24°C 2015-12-25
Lowest -4°C 2024-07-09

Feels-like

Highest 49°C 2021-11-07
Lowest -10°C 2021-07-23

Humidity

Highest 18.3 g/m³ 2019-01-15
Lowest 1.5 g/m³ 2003-08-21

Wind

Highest 51 km/h 2004-09-25
Lowest 5 km/h 2026-05-18

Precip

Wettest 101 mm 2022-11-07
Driest 126-day dry spell 2010-05-31

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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