Records for South Africa
These are current rankings among the stations reporting to us, not records. They change through the day. This is the most extreme figure we have observed since we started storing readings, not an official record.
South Africa, answered from the data
Where is the hottest place in South Africa right now?
Kimberley Arpt, at 38.0°C. That is the highest reading today among the 194 stations we track in South Africa, not a claim about every place in the country.
Our own observations, today
Where is the coldest place in South Africa right now?
Marion Island, at 6.6°C, the lowest reading today among the stations we track in South Africa.
Our own observations, today
What is the highest temperature ever recorded in South Africa?
53.2°C at VIOOLSDRIF, on 29 November 2019. That is the highest in the 72 station archives we hold for South Africa. It is not an official national record unless a meteorological authority has recognised it.
NOAA GHCN-Daily
What is the lowest temperature ever recorded in South Africa?
−12.6°C at JAMESTOWN, on 9 July 2014, the lowest in the archives we hold for South Africa. The same caveat applies: it is the deepest figure in our archives rather than a certified national record.
NOAA GHCN-Daily
How many weather stations report from South Africa?
194, of which 72 carry a historical archive. Every figure on this page is drawn from those stations, so it describes what the network saw rather than the whole country.
Our station register
Stations
- ADDO ELEPHANT PARK68841 · 142 m
- ALEXANDER BAY68403 · 24 m
- Aliwal NorthFAAN · 1348 m
- AUGRABIES FALLS68425 · 635 m
- Babanango68488 · 1279 m
- BARKLY EAST (CAERLEON)68558 · 1818 m
- BEAUFORT WEST68727 · 899 m
- BELFAST68285 · 1882 m
- Bethlehem AirportFABM · 1686 m
- Bethlehem ArptFABM · 1690 m
- Bisho-Airport68752 · 524 m
- BLOEMFONTEIN CITY68443 · 1406 m
- Bloemfontein IntlFABL · 1348 m
- Bloemfontein, Bloemfontein AirportFABL · 1354 m
- BLOEMHOF68343 · 1225 m
- BRANDVLEI68523 · 923 m
- CalviniaFACV · 975 m
- Calvinia FACV · 977 m
- Cape Agulhas68920 · 8 m
- Cape Columbine68712 · 60 m
- Cape Point68916 · 226 m
- CAPE ST FRANCIS68939 · 9 m
- CAPE TOWN - PORTNET68817 · 11 m
- Cape Town, Cape Town International Airport