Thermograph

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

Somerset West weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Somerset West, 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 36°C on 2026-03-11; its coldest fell to 3°C on 1989-08-17.

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
34°C2010-01-13
16°C1998-01-09
22°C2012-01-18
12°C1998-01-09
February
33°C2014-02-16
16°C1983-02-12
23°C2014-02-16
11°C1983-02-02
March
36°C2026-03-11
13°C1989-03-30
23°C2009-03-06
10°C2003-03-22
April
32°C2017-04-29
13°C1984-04-26
21°C2026-04-09
8°C1995-04-26
May
27°C2000-05-13
12°C2007-05-21
18°C2008-05-19
6°C1992-05-29
June
26°C2022-06-06
9°C1994-06-28
17°C2021-06-07
5°C1988-06-17
July
26°C2017-07-31
9°C2000-07-15
15°C2018-07-19
4°C1995-07-23
August
27°C2023-08-29
7°C2003-08-19
14°C2016-08-18
3°C1989-08-17
September
31°C2005-09-13
9°C2013-09-20
16°C2005-09-13
6°C2018-09-20
October
32°C1985-10-10
11°C2007-10-07
21°C2018-10-23
6°C2007-10-08
November
34°C2000-11-15
12°C2018-11-05
19°C1985-11-29
8°C1998-11-05
December
33°C2015-12-30
14°C2011-12-14
21°C1999-12-28
10°C2003-12-26

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)
34°C2010-01-13
14°C2011-12-14
23°C2014-02-16
10°C2003-12-26
Autumn (Mar–May)
36°C2026-03-11
12°C2007-05-21
23°C2009-03-06
6°C1992-05-29
Winter (Jun–Aug)
27°C2023-08-29
7°C2003-08-19
17°C2021-06-07
3°C1989-08-17
Spring (Sep–Nov)
34°C2000-11-15
9°C2013-09-20
21°C2018-10-23
6°C2018-09-20

All-time records

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

High

Highest 36°C 2026-03-11
Lowest 7°C 2003-08-19

Low

Highest 23°C 2009-03-06
Lowest 3°C 1989-08-17

Feels-like

Highest 45°C 2026-03-11
Lowest 0°C 1985-07-07

Humidity

Highest 17.9 g/m³ 2012-01-19
Lowest 5.2 g/m³ 2024-08-29

Wind

Highest 71 km/h 2026-05-11
Lowest 5 km/h 2020-06-01

Gust

Highest 137 km/h 1984-05-15
Lowest 13 km/h 1999-05-01

Precip

Wettest 76 mm 1994-07-23
Driest 11-day dry spell 2011-07-06

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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