Thembisa, Gauteng, South Africa climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Thembisa, Gauteng, South Africa, with every day graded against ~45 years of local climate history (1981–2026). Its warmest month is January, averaging a high of 28°C, and its coldest is July, with an average low of 3°C.
Thembisa, formerly Tembisa, is a large township situated to the north of Kempton Park on the East Rand, Gauteng, South Africa. It was established in 1957 when black people were resettled from Alexandra and other areas in Edenvale, Kempton Park, Midrand and Germiston. via Wikipedia
How today compares
Latest recorded day: 2026-07-21. Each reading placed on Thembisa, Gauteng, South Africa's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.
Thembisa average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Thembisa, Gauteng, South Africa, based on 1981–2026 records. The wettest month is January (5 mm on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28°C | 15°C | 5 mm |
| February | 28°C | 15°C | 3 mm |
| March | 27°C | 14°C | 3 mm |
| April | 24°C | 10°C | 3 mm |
| May | 22°C | 7°C | 0 mm |
| June | 18°C | 3°C | 0 mm |
| July | 19°C | 3°C | 0 mm |
| August | 22°C | 5°C | 0 mm |
| September | 27°C | 9°C | 0 mm |
| October | 28°C | 12°C | 3 mm |
| November | 28°C | 13°C | 3 mm |
| December | 28°C | 15°C | 5 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: 39°C on 2016-01-07
- Coldest day on record: -5°C on 2000-07-21
Percentiles compare each day to Thembisa, Gauteng, 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 →