Thermograph

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

Polokwane weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Polokwane, 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 38°C on 2016-01-07; its coldest fell to -1°C on 1981-06-17.

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
38°C2016-01-07
15°C2008-01-10
21°C1983-01-12
11°C2019-01-22
February
37°C1992-02-26
15°C2001-02-28
23°C1992-02-26
11°C1982-02-21
March
34°C2024-03-06
16°C2008-03-17
22°C2024-03-06
9°C1986-03-28
April
33°C1987-04-04
13°C2010-04-25
20°C1999-04-20
4°C2007-04-30
May
31°C1987-05-14
9°C1997-05-29
16°C2010-05-06
2°C2007-05-24
June
28°C2013-06-03
9°C2016-06-13
14°C2023-06-04
-1°C1981-06-17
July
30°C2002-07-29
7°C1996-07-17
12°C1982-07-25
0°C2000-07-17
August
32°C2023-08-22
11°C1981-08-18
18°C2020-08-29
1°C2006-08-06
September
36°C2018-09-18
12°C1981-09-11
21°C2005-09-26
3°C1981-09-03
October
37°C2019-10-28
10°C2003-10-19
22°C2010-10-11
6°C1987-10-05
November
36°C2015-11-11
12°C1998-11-08
23°C2005-11-03
8°C1990-11-06
December
36°C2019-12-27
14°C2007-12-19
23°C2024-12-06
10°C1994-12-13

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)
38°C2016-01-07
14°C2007-12-19
23°C2024-12-06
10°C1994-12-13
Autumn (Mar–May)
34°C2024-03-06
9°C1997-05-29
22°C2024-03-06
2°C2007-05-24
Winter (Jun–Aug)
32°C2023-08-22
7°C1996-07-17
18°C2020-08-29
-1°C1981-06-17
Spring (Sep–Nov)
37°C2019-10-28
10°C2003-10-19
23°C2005-11-03
3°C1981-09-03

All-time records

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

High

Highest 38°C 2016-01-07
Lowest 7°C 1996-07-17

Low

Highest 23°C 2024-12-06
Lowest -1°C 1981-06-17

Feels-like

Highest 44°C 1998-11-03
Lowest -6°C 2000-07-16

Humidity

Highest 18.4 g/m³ 2019-03-03
Lowest 1.9 g/m³ 2013-09-01

Wind

Highest 36 km/h 2026-05-06
Lowest 3 km/h 1998-06-24

Gust

Highest 80 km/h 2017-02-17
Lowest 15 km/h 1998-06-24

Precip

Wettest 106 mm 2014-12-28
Driest 28-day dry spell 1988-07-12

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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