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Weather in Ward 14, Buffalo City

This month here (1 to 5 November): hottest day 32.7 °C, 10 mm of rain; a normal November has 88 mm. Coldest night 15.4 °C on 3 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 overlaps 2 grid cells, each weighted by the ward’s area in it, and its neighbours draw on some of the same cells.

November so far, day by day

NovHigh °CLow °CRain mm
122.717.13.7
218.215.85.3
322.215.41.1
424.617.30.1
532.717.60.1

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: 44 mm, normal 88 mmNDecember: 78 mm, normal 92 mmDJanuary: 37 mm, normal 93 mmJFebruary: 135 mm, normal 94 mmFMarch: 57 mm, normal 94 mmMApril: 55 mm, normal 80 mmAMay: 79 mm, normal 28 mmMJune: 93 mm, normal 26 mmJJuly: 82 mm, normal 29 mmJAugust: 36 mm, normal 41 mmASeptember: 146 mm, normal 54 mmSOctober: 83 mm, normal 77 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
November44 mm, normal 88 mm
December78 mm, normal 92 mm
January37 mm, normal 93 mm
February135 mm, normal 94 mm
March57 mm, normal 94 mm
April55 mm, normal 80 mm
May79 mm, normal 28 mm
June93 mm, normal 26 mm
July82 mm, normal 29 mm
August36 mm, normal 41 mm
September146 mm, normal 54 mm
October83 mm, normal 77 mm

Every year since 1991

1991: 732 mm (-8% on the normal)1992: 620 mm (-22% on the normal)1993: 714 mm (-10% on the normal)1994: 699 mm (-12% on the normal)1995: 769 mm (-3% on the normal)1996: 849 mm (+7% on the normal)1997: 805 mm (+1% on the normal)1998: 938 mm (+18% on the normal)1999: 802 mm (+1% on the normal)2000: 1,065 mm (+34% on the normal)2001: 837 mm (+5% on the normal)2002: 874 mm (+10% on the normal)2003: 644 mm (-19% on the normal)2004: 834 mm (+5% on the normal)2005: 737 mm (-7% on the normal)2006: 1,079 mm (+36% on the normal)2007: 630 mm (-21% on the normal)2008: 755 mm (-5% on the normal)2009: 619 mm (-22% on the normal)2010: 765 mm (-4% on the normal)2011: 1,086 mm (+37% on the normal)2012: 914 mm (+15% on the normal)2013: 689 mm (-13% on the normal)2014: 1,055 mm (+33% on the normal)2015: 887 mm (+12% on the normal)2016: 635 mm (-20% on the normal)2017: 797 mm (+0% on the normal)2018: 568 mm (-28% on the normal)2019: 627 mm (-21% on the normal)2020: 792 mm (-0% on the normal)2021: 707 mm (-11% on the normal)2022: 809 mm (+2% on the normal)2023: 912 mm (+15% on the normal)2024: 832 mm (+5% on the normal)2025: 754 mm (-5% on the normal)

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Rain each year, 1991 to 2025. Up: wetter than the 1991 to 2020 normal (794 mm a year). Down: drier.
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Rain each year, 1991 to 2025.: every figure
When or whatFigure
1991732 mm (-8% on the normal)
1992620 mm (-22% on the normal)
1993714 mm (-10% on the normal)
1994699 mm (-12% on the normal)
1995769 mm (-3% on the normal)
1996849 mm (+7% on the normal)
1997805 mm (+1% on the normal)
1998938 mm (+18% on the normal)
1999802 mm (+1% on the normal)
20001,065 mm (+34% on the normal)
2001837 mm (+5% on the normal)
2002874 mm (+10% on the normal)
2003644 mm (-19% on the normal)
2004834 mm (+5% on the normal)
2005737 mm (-7% on the normal)
20061,079 mm (+36% on the normal)
2007630 mm (-21% on the normal)
2008755 mm (-5% on the normal)
2009619 mm (-22% on the normal)
2010765 mm (-4% on the normal)
20111,086 mm (+37% on the normal)
2012914 mm (+15% on the normal)
2013689 mm (-13% on the normal)
20141,055 mm (+33% on the normal)
2015887 mm (+12% on the normal)
2016635 mm (-20% on the normal)
2017797 mm (+0% on the normal)
2018568 mm (-28% on the normal)
2019627 mm (-21% on the normal)
2020792 mm (-0% on the normal)
2021707 mm (-11% on the normal)
2022809 mm (+2% on the normal)
2023912 mm (+15% on the normal)
2024832 mm (+5% on the normal)
2025754 mm (-5% on the normal)

Wettest: 2011 (1,086 mm). Driest: 2018 (568 mm). Hottest day since our daily figures start in 2023: 39.7 °C in October 2025.

A normal year here (1991 to 2020)

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain mm939494802826294154778892
Mean °C21.822.221.219.017.315.315.015.516.517.719.020.7

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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