Thermograph

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

Rustenburg weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Rustenburg, 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 2016-01-07; its coldest fell to -2°C on 2024-07-09.

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°C2016-01-07
16°C2008-01-10
24°C2016-01-07
11°C1996-01-29
February
38°C1992-02-27
18°C1989-02-11
23°C2003-02-06
13°C1981-02-09
March
36°C2024-03-06
13°C2008-03-17
23°C1984-03-03
9°C1986-03-25
April
32°C1987-04-04
14°C2010-04-24
19°C2016-04-03
4°C1982-04-19
May
31°C2012-05-05
11°C1997-05-28
16°C1985-05-01
0°C2007-05-24
June
27°C1998-06-25
10°C1994-06-29
12°C1989-06-01
-1°C1982-06-17
July
28°C2002-07-29
9°C1996-07-07
13°C1993-07-21
-2°C2024-07-09
August
31°C2023-08-22
9°C2012-08-07
17°C2012-08-25
-1°C2003-08-20
September
35°C2018-09-19
12°C1981-09-10
20°C2013-09-26
3°C1989-09-07
October
38°C2011-10-24
10°C2003-10-19
23°C2003-10-03
6°C2024-10-01
November
38°C2015-11-10
14°C2009-11-18
24°C2015-11-12
8°C1996-11-22
December
38°C2015-12-07
14°C2019-12-05
24°C2015-12-24
9°C1995-12-01

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°C2016-01-07
14°C2019-12-05
24°C2016-01-07
9°C1995-12-01
Autumn (Mar–May)
36°C2024-03-06
11°C1997-05-28
23°C1984-03-03
0°C2007-05-24
Winter (Jun–Aug)
31°C2023-08-22
9°C2012-08-07
17°C2012-08-25
-2°C2024-07-09
Spring (Sep–Nov)
38°C2011-10-24
10°C2003-10-19
24°C2015-11-12
3°C1989-09-07

All-time records

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

High

Highest 40°C 2016-01-07
Lowest 9°C 2012-08-07

Low

Highest 24°C 2016-01-07
Lowest -2°C 2024-07-09

Feels-like

Highest 46°C 2001-01-24
Lowest -7°C 2003-08-20

Humidity

Highest 18.3 g/m³ 1997-03-09
Lowest 1.7 g/m³ 2003-08-21

Wind

Highest 36 km/h 2002-09-09
Lowest 4 km/h 2020-02-14

Gust

Highest 86 km/h 1997-03-06
Lowest 14 km/h 2025-05-15

Precip

Wettest 167 mm 2000-02-09
Driest 84-day dry spell 1998-04-18

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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