Thermograph

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

Paarl weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Paarl, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 40°C on 2015-12-30; its coldest fell to -2°C on 2003-08-21.

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
40°C2000-01-19
17°C2002-01-11
22°C2012-01-18
8°C2002-01-13
February
40°C2003-02-10
16°C1996-02-13
23°C1990-02-02
8°C1983-02-02
March
40°C2015-03-03
12°C1989-03-30
23°C2009-03-06
6°C1983-03-09
April
37°C2009-04-03
11°C1992-04-27
20°C2026-04-02
3°C1995-04-26
May
31°C2021-05-03
10°C1983-05-20
17°C2008-05-19
0°C1992-05-28
June
28°C2022-06-07
7°C1994-06-28
14°C2026-06-21
-2°C1981-06-16
July
28°C2017-07-31
6°C2000-07-15
13°C2001-07-31
-2°C2016-07-07
August
30°C2023-08-29
6°C2003-08-19
14°C2015-08-23
-2°C2003-08-21
September
34°C2005-09-13
8°C1989-09-05
16°C2019-09-08
0°C2018-09-20
October
36°C2015-10-27
10°C2007-10-07
20°C2018-10-23
1°C2017-10-05
November
38°C1985-11-19
12°C2024-11-04
20°C1985-11-17
4°C1986-11-01
December
40°C2015-12-30
14°C2011-12-14
21°C1999-12-15
7°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)
40°C2015-12-30
14°C2011-12-14
23°C1990-02-02
7°C1996-12-03
Autumn (Mar–May)
40°C2015-03-03
10°C1983-05-20
23°C2009-03-06
0°C1992-05-28
Winter (Jun–Aug)
30°C2023-08-29
6°C2000-07-15
14°C2026-06-21
-2°C2003-08-21
Spring (Sep–Nov)
38°C1985-11-19
8°C1989-09-05
20°C2018-10-23
0°C2018-09-20

All-time records

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

High

Highest 40°C 2015-12-30
Lowest 6°C 2000-07-15

Low

Highest 23°C 2009-03-06
Lowest -2°C 2003-08-21

Feels-like

Highest 52°C 1993-01-04
Lowest -7°C 1995-07-04

Humidity

Highest 18.1 g/m³ 1990-02-03
Lowest 4.1 g/m³ 1981-06-17

Wind

Highest 63 km/h 2026-05-11
Lowest 5 km/h 2001-06-15

Gust

Highest 136 km/h 1984-05-15
Lowest 14 km/h 1990-06-12

Precip

Wettest 82 mm 1994-07-23
Driest 17-day dry spell 2004-07-05

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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