Thermograph

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

Somerset West, Western Cape, South Africa weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Somerset West, Western Cape, 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 39°C on 2003-02-10; its coldest fell to 3°C on 2021-07-23.

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
37°C2022-01-22
16°C1998-01-09
22°C2011-01-05
11°C2007-01-01
February
39°C2003-02-10
17°C1996-02-13
23°C2002-02-27
11°C1996-02-24
March
38°C2015-03-03
14°C1989-03-30
24°C2009-03-06
10°C1997-03-11
April
36°C2009-04-03
13°C1992-04-27
21°C2007-04-03
8°C1987-04-24
May
29°C1997-05-12
11°C2007-05-21
18°C2000-05-14
6°C2023-05-27
June
27°C1999-06-02
9°C1994-06-28
16°C2026-06-21
3°C1981-06-22
July
24°C2010-07-30
9°C2000-07-15
14°C1993-07-06
3°C2021-07-23
August
26°C2004-08-28
8°C2003-08-19
14°C2016-08-27
4°C1983-08-08
September
30°C2005-09-13
10°C2013-09-20
17°C1997-09-13
4°C1981-09-02
October
33°C1990-10-27
11°C2007-10-07
20°C2018-10-23
6°C2007-10-08
November
37°C1985-11-19
13°C2018-11-05
20°C1985-11-30
8°C1996-11-26
December
36°C1993-12-23
15°C1993-12-02
21°C1999-12-14
10°C1996-12-03

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)
39°C2003-02-10
15°C1993-12-02
23°C2002-02-27
10°C1996-12-03
Autumn (Mar–May)
38°C2015-03-03
11°C2007-05-21
24°C2009-03-06
6°C2023-05-27
Winter (Jun–Aug)
27°C1999-06-02
8°C2003-08-19
16°C2026-06-21
3°C2021-07-23
Spring (Sep–Nov)
37°C1985-11-19
10°C2013-09-20
20°C1985-11-30
4°C1981-09-02

All-time records

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

High

Highest 39°C 2003-02-10
Lowest 8°C 2003-08-19

Low

Highest 24°C 2009-03-06
Lowest 3°C 2021-07-23

Feels-like

Highest 49°C 2010-03-07
Lowest -1°C 2021-07-23

Humidity

Highest 17.3 g/m³ 2020-01-16
Lowest 5.7 g/m³ 1996-07-18

Wind

Highest 73 km/h 1984-05-15
Lowest 6 km/h 2026-06-01

Precip

Wettest 124 mm 2023-09-24
Driest 29-day dry spell 1986-01-22

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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