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Weather in Ward 1, Matatiele

This month here (1 to 5 November): hottest day 29.6 °C, 40 mm of rain; a normal November has 99 mm. Coldest night 10.0 °C on 5 November 2026.

Modelled estimates from a weather reanalysis, averaged over the whole place: not readings from a weather station, and not a forecast. Weather here is averaged over a 9 km grid; this ward shares it with 9 neighbouring wards. It lies in one grid cell.

November so far, day by day

NovHigh °CLow °CRain mm
124.412.815.7
224.211.511.1
324.012.84.6
426.313.70.1
529.610.08.0

Highs and lows are for the South African day; rain is for the day to 02:00 the next morning (the weather model’s day ends at midnight UTC). The weather model runs about five days behind the weather, so the newest day here is usually five to twelve days ago. Only whole days are shown.

The last twelve months against normal

November: 121 mm, normal 99 mmNDecember: 129 mm, normal 121 mmDJanuary: 69 mm, normal 130 mmJFebruary: 116 mm, normal 108 mmFMarch: 60 mm, normal 88 mmMApril: 41 mm, normal 45 mmAMay: 36 mm, normal 18 mmMJune: 14 mm, normal 16 mmJJuly: 34 mm, normal 15 mmJAugust: 41 mm, normal 26 mmASeptember: 126 mm, normal 32 mmSOctober: 64 mm, normal 73 mmO
Rain each month, November 2025 to October 2026 (this month to 5 November 2026). Bars: rain. Lines: the 1991 to 2020 normal.
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Rain each month, November 2025 to October 2026 (this month to 5 November 2026).: every figure
When or whatFigure
November121 mm, normal 99 mm
December129 mm, normal 121 mm
January69 mm, normal 130 mm
February116 mm, normal 108 mm
March60 mm, normal 88 mm
April41 mm, normal 45 mm
May36 mm, normal 18 mm
June14 mm, normal 16 mm
July34 mm, normal 15 mm
August41 mm, normal 26 mm
September126 mm, normal 32 mm
October64 mm, normal 73 mm

Every year since 1991

1991: 951 mm (+24% on the normal)1992: 549 mm (-28% on the normal)1993: 820 mm (+7% on the normal)1994: 720 mm (-6% on the normal)1995: 829 mm (+8% on the normal)1996: 836 mm (+9% on the normal)1997: 815 mm (+6% on the normal)1998: 796 mm (+4% on the normal)1999: 756 mm (-1% on the normal)2000: 1,003 mm (+31% on the normal)2001: 887 mm (+16% on the normal)2002: 753 mm (-2% on the normal)2003: 736 mm (-4% on the normal)2004: 788 mm (+3% on the normal)2005: 759 mm (-1% on the normal)2006: 965 mm (+26% on the normal)2007: 609 mm (-21% on the normal)2008: 619 mm (-19% on the normal)2009: 640 mm (-17% on the normal)2010: 750 mm (-2% on the normal)2011: 765 mm (-0% on the normal)2012: 864 mm (+13% on the normal)2013: 754 mm (-2% on the normal)2014: 714 mm (-7% on the normal)2015: 605 mm (-21% on the normal)2016: 734 mm (-4% on the normal)2017: 850 mm (+11% on the normal)2018: 708 mm (-8% on the normal)2019: 603 mm (-21% on the normal)2020: 847 mm (+10% on the normal)2021: 903 mm (+18% on the normal)2022: 765 mm (-0% on the normal)2023: 883 mm (+15% on the normal)2024: 659 mm (-14% on the normal)2025: 952 mm (+24% on the normal)

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Rain each year, 1991 to 2025. Up: wetter than the 1991 to 2020 normal (768 mm a year). Down: drier.
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Rain each year, 1991 to 2025.: every figure
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1991951 mm (+24% on the normal)
1992549 mm (-28% on the normal)
1993820 mm (+7% on the normal)
1994720 mm (-6% on the normal)
1995829 mm (+8% on the normal)
1996836 mm (+9% on the normal)
1997815 mm (+6% on the normal)
1998796 mm (+4% on the normal)
1999756 mm (-1% on the normal)
20001,003 mm (+31% on the normal)
2001887 mm (+16% on the normal)
2002753 mm (-2% on the normal)
2003736 mm (-4% on the normal)
2004788 mm (+3% on the normal)
2005759 mm (-1% on the normal)
2006965 mm (+26% on the normal)
2007609 mm (-21% on the normal)
2008619 mm (-19% on the normal)
2009640 mm (-17% on the normal)
2010750 mm (-2% on the normal)
2011765 mm (-0% on the normal)
2012864 mm (+13% on the normal)
2013754 mm (-2% on the normal)
2014714 mm (-7% on the normal)
2015605 mm (-21% on the normal)
2016734 mm (-4% on the normal)
2017850 mm (+11% on the normal)
2018708 mm (-8% on the normal)
2019603 mm (-21% on the normal)
2020847 mm (+10% on the normal)
2021903 mm (+18% on the normal)
2022765 mm (-0% on the normal)
2023883 mm (+15% on the normal)
2024659 mm (-14% on the normal)
2025952 mm (+24% on the normal)

Wettest: 2000 (1,003 mm). Driest: 1992 (549 mm). Hottest day since our daily figures start in 2023: 33.4 °C in December 2024.

A normal year here (1991 to 2020)

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain mm130108884518161526327399121
Mean °C18.418.116.513.310.06.66.19.013.214.816.217.7

Source

Modelled estimates from a weather reanalysis, averaged over the whole place: not readings from a weather station, and not a forecast. The weather model runs about five days behind the weather, so the newest day here is usually five to twelve days ago.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains. Muñoz Sabater, J. (2019): ERA5-Land hourly data from 1950 to present, and ERA5-Land monthly averaged data from 1950 to present. Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) Climate Data Store (CDS). DOI 10.24381/cds.e2161bac and 10.24381/cds.68d2bb30. ERA5-Land on the Climate Data Store, under CC BY 4.0.

What we changed: we cut ERA5-Land to South Africa, averaged its 9 km grid cells over each ward, municipality, district and province by the area of the place in each cell (MDB boundaries, 2026), took each day’s high and low from 16 of its hourly values, added up days into months, and averaged 1991 to 2020 for the normals.

Dataset: rainfall and temperature by ward, release of 5 November 2026. The South African Weather Service issues the official forecasts and warnings.

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