Kariega, Eastern Cape, South Africa climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Kariega, Eastern Cape, South Africa, with every day graded against ~46 years of local climate history (1980–2026). Its warmest month is February, averaging a high of 27°C, and its coldest is July, with an average low of 9°C.
Uitenhage, officially renamed Kariega, is a South African town in the Eastern Cape Province. It is well known for the Volkswagen factory located there, which is the biggest car factory on the African continent. via Wikipedia
How today compares
Latest recorded day: 2026-07-24. Each reading placed on Kariega, Eastern Cape, South Africa's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.
Kariega average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Kariega, Eastern Cape, South Africa, based on 1980–2026 records. The wettest month is January (3 mm on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27°C | 18°C | 3 mm |
| February | 27°C | 18°C | 3 mm |
| March | 27°C | 17°C | 3 mm |
| April | 24°C | 14°C | 3 mm |
| May | 24°C | 12°C | 0 mm |
| June | 21°C | 10°C | 0 mm |
| July | 21°C | 9°C | 0 mm |
| August | 21°C | 9°C | 0 mm |
| September | 22°C | 11°C | 0 mm |
| October | 23°C | 13°C | 3 mm |
| November | 24°C | 14°C | 3 mm |
| December | 26°C | 16°C | 3 mm |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 42°C on 2008-03-03
- Coldest day on record: 2°C on 1982-06-19
Percentiles compare each day to Kariega, Eastern Cape, South Africa's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →