Average Temperature in South Africa by Year

This page is a list of the average countrywide temperature in South Africa for each year from 1895–2021. It is an average over the entire territory of the country, based on data from the University of East Anglia.

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What Was the Hottest Year in South Africa?

2019 was the warmest year in the history of South Africa. The average daily high temperature was 27.2 °C, and the average low was 11.8 °C.

What Was the Coldest Year in South Africa?

1907 was the coolest year in the history of South Africa. The average daily high temperature was 23.8 °C, and the average low was 9.5 °C.

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Year	Rank	High (°C)	Low (°C)
2021	24	25.8	10.8
2020	8	26.1	11.3
2019	1	27.2	11.8
2018	4	26.4	11.3
2017	6	26.4	11.1
2016	2	26.8	11.6
2015	3	26.7	11.5
2014	11	26.1	11.2
2013	17	26.1	10.8
2012	20	25.9	10.8
2011	29	25.5	10.7
2010	4	26.3	11.4
2009	13	25.8	11.3
2008	12	25.9	11.3
2007	15	26.0	11.0
2006	27	25.4	11.0
2005	9	26.2	11.2
2004	9	26.0	11.4
2003	18	25.9	11.0
2002	29	25.5	10.7
2001	31	25.1	11.0
2000	52	24.8	10.8
1999	6	25.9	11.6
1998	20	25.6	11.1
1997	42	24.9	10.9
1996	75	24.4	10.7
1995	28	25.2	11.1
1994	45	25.2	10.5
1993	15	25.6	11.4
1992	13	26.1	11.0
1991	32	25.1	10.9
1990	35	25.2	10.7
1989	65	24.8	10.6
1988	42	24.9	10.9
1987	20	25.5	11.2
1986	24	25.5	11.1
1985	20	25.6	11.1
1984	26	25.5	11.0
1983	18	25.7	11.2
1982	42	25.2	10.6
1981	88	24.5	10.2
1980	52	25.2	10.4
1979	32	25.2	10.8
1978	72	24.9	10.3
1977	45	25.1	10.6
1976	102	24.1	10.2
1975	88	24.5	10.2
1974	88	24.2	10.5
1973	57	24.9	10.7
1972	52	25.1	10.5
1971	81	24.5	10.4
1970	45	25.2	10.5
1969	45	25.0	10.7
1968	102	24.3	10.0
1967	85	24.4	10.4
1966	35	25.2	10.7
1965	72	24.9	10.3
1964	76	24.8	10.2
1963	65	24.7	10.7
1962	45	25.3	10.4
1961	65	24.7	10.7
1960	58	25.0	10.5
1959	70	25.0	10.3
1958	52	25.3	10.3
1957	58	25.1	10.4
1956	88	24.6	10.1
1955	118	23.9	9.6
1954	95	24.6	10.0
1953	76	24.8	10.2
1952	45	25.2	10.5
1951	88	24.9	9.8
1950	65	24.9	10.5
1949	35	25.5	10.4
1948	72	25.1	10.1
1947	35	25.3	10.6
1946	35	25.5	10.4
1945	35	25.5	10.4
1944	58	25.3	10.2
1943	108	24.1	9.9
1942	65	24.9	10.5
1941	32	25.6	10.4
1940	58	25.2	10.3
1939	81	24.7	10.2
1938	70	24.9	10.4
1937	58	25.1	10.4
1936	85	24.7	10.1
1935	104	24.4	9.8
1934	45	25.1	10.6
1933	52	25.1	10.5
1932	35	25.2	10.7
1931	58	25.0	10.5
1930	95	24.5	10.1
1929	80	24.6	10.3
1928	81	24.7	10.2
1927	58	25.1	10.4
1926	95	24.6	10.0
1925	99	24.5	10.0
1924	112	24.2	9.7
1923	76	24.8	10.2
1922	76	24.7	10.3
1921	113	24.2	9.6
1920	88	24.6	10.1
1919	88	24.6	10.1
1918	106	24.3	9.8
1917	115	24.1	9.6
1916	99	24.6	9.9
1915	99	24.5	10.0
1914	81	24.7	10.2
1913	85	24.7	10.1
1912	95	24.6	10.0
1911	108	24.2	9.8
1910	118	24.0	9.5
1909	108	24.2	9.8
1908	115	24.0	9.7
1907	121	23.8	9.5
1906	118	23.9	9.6
1905	106	24.2	9.9
1904	113	24.1	9.7
1903	115	24.0	9.7
1902	111	24.1	9.8
1901	104	24.3	9.9