Krugersdorp climate

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Krugersdorp is warmest in October, with average highs of 25 °C, and coldest in July, when nights average 2.6 °C. December is the wettest month (123 mm) and July the driest (2.6 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Krugersdorp averages 664 mm of rain, 92 days above 25 °C and 12 days below freezing.

South Africa · population 378,821 · 1991–2020 normals

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

Warmest month October 25 °C
Coldest month July 2.6 °C
Driest month July 3 mm
Wettest month December 123 mm
Least cloud July 12 % cloud
Hottest on record January 36 °C
Coldest on record July -5.1 °C

What to expectKrugersdorp through the year

Krugersdorp has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 17 °C in July to 25 °C in October, a swing of 10 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 92 days a year reach 25 °C, 7 of them reach 30 °C, 12 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 36 °C, in January.

Rain is strongly seasonal. December averages 123 mm against 3 mm in July — 47 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

Month by month

Month	Avg high	Rainfall	Cloud
January	24.7 °C	111 mm	51 %
February	24.5 °C	104 mm	48 %
March	23.2 °C	83 mm	42 %
April	20.8 °C	41 mm	36 %
May	18.7 °C	17 mm	20 %
June	16.4 °C	7 mm	14 %
July	16.5 °C	3 mm	12 %
August	19.6 °C	8 mm	16 %
September	23.7 °C	19 mm	23 %
October	24.8 °C	61 mm	38 %
November	24.4 °C	88 mm	50 %
December	24.6 °C	123 mm	55 %

Temperature month by month

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Mean	Record high	Record low	Days above 25 °C	Days above 30 °C	Days below 0 °C
January	24.7 °C	14.5 °C	19.5 °C	36.2 °C	6.7 °C	14	1	0
February	24.5 °C	14.2 °C	19.3 °C	31.5 °C	9.1 °C	12	0	0
March	23.2 °C	12.8 °C	17.9 °C	30.6 °C	5.6 °C	8	0	0
April	20.8 °C	9.7 °C	15.1 °C	27.7 °C	0.9 °C	2	0	0
May	18.7 °C	6.1 °C	12.2 °C	26.6 °C	-4.3 °C	0	0	1
June	16.4 °C	3.2 °C	9.4 °C	23.1 °C	-4.2 °C	0	0	4
July	16.5 °C	2.6 °C	9.3 °C	23.3 °C	-5.1 °C	0	0	6
August	19.6 °C	5.1 °C	12.2 °C	27.0 °C	-4.6 °C	1	0	1
September	23.7 °C	8.7 °C	16.2 °C	31.2 °C	-2.3 °C	12	0	0
October	24.8 °C	11.2 °C	18.0 °C	34.1 °C	3.3 °C	16	2	0
November	24.4 °C	12.5 °C	18.4 °C	34.1 °C	4.0 °C	14	1	0
December	24.6 °C	14.0 °C	19.2 °C	34.8 °C	5.1 °C	13	2	0

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month	Rainfall	Wet days	Daylight	Cloud cover	Humidity	Wind
January	111 mm	15	14 h/day	51 %	69 %	15 km/h
February	104 mm	13	13 h/day	48 %	69 %	15 km/h
March	83 mm	11	12 h/day	42 %	68 %	14 km/h
April	41 mm	7	11 h/day	36 %	66 %	14 km/h
May	17 mm	3	11 h/day	20 %	56 %	14 km/h
June	7 mm	1	11 h/day	14 %	54 %	15 km/h
July	3 mm	1	11 h/day	12 %	49 %	15 km/h
August	8 mm	1	11 h/day	16 %	44 %	17 km/h
September	19 mm	3	12 h/day	23 %	42 %	18 km/h
October	61 mm	9	13 h/day	38 %	52 %	18 km/h
November	88 mm	12	13 h/day	50 %	61 %	18 km/h
December	123 mm	17	14 h/day	55 %	68 %	16 km/h

How Krugersdorp compares

The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.

Destination	Summer high	Winter low	Rain per year	Days above 25 °C
Krugersdorp	25 °C	2.6 °C	664 mm	92
Soweto · South Africa	25 °C	2.8 °C	729 mm	102
Westonaria · South Africa	26 °C	3.1 °C	728 mm	117
Johannesburg · South Africa	25 °C	2.4 °C	731 mm	87
Thembisa · South Africa	26 °C	3.5 °C	641 mm	121
Centurion · South Africa	27 °C	4.6 °C	627 mm	152
Carletonville · South Africa	26 °C	2.9 °C	705 mm	135

Where Krugersdorp ranks

Ranking	Position	Value
The coolest places in Africa in May	3rd of 50	19 °C
The coolest places in Africa in June	4th of 50	16 °C
The coolest places in Africa in July	5th of 50	17 °C
The coolest places in Africa in August	14th of 50	20 °C
Places with the best weather in Africa in September	17th of 50	92/100
The coolest places in Africa year-round	26th of 50	22 °C

Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Krugersdorp.

QuestionsCommon questions about Krugersdorp’s climate

When is the best time to visit Krugersdorp?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. January, February, December sit closest to 20 °C on average, October is the warmest month and July the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Krugersdorp get?

In October, the warmest month, daily highs average 25 °C. About 7 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 36 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average 2.6 °C in July, the coldest month. A normal year has 12 nights below freezing.

Which month is wettest in Krugersdorp?

December, averaging 123 mm over 17 days with rain. The driest month is July with 3 mm. The year as a whole averages 664 mm.

Are these figures a forecast?

No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Krugersdorp rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

Data sources and method

ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0

Normal period: 1991–2020
Data point: -26.086°, 27.775° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
Dataset version: era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed: 1 August 2026

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.