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Weather in Ward 13, Polokwane

This month here (1 to 5 November): hottest day 33.3 °C, 9.5 mm of rain; a normal November has 98 mm. Coldest night 15.3 °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 shares it with 10 neighbouring wards. It lies in one grid cell, and 2 of them get exactly the same figures.

November so far, day by day

NovHigh °CLow °CRain mm
133.316.20.0
223.916.53.9
331.315.34.4
431.118.31.0
530.919.60.2

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: 139 mm, normal 98 mmNDecember: 112 mm, normal 124 mmDJanuary: 358 mm, normal 115 mmJFebruary: 42 mm, normal 86 mmFMarch: 231 mm, normal 75 mmMApril: 91 mm, normal 39 mmAMay: 10 mm, normal 12 mmMJune: 4.5 mm, normal 4.8 mmJJuly: 0.5 mm, normal 3.7 mmJAugust: 24 mm, normal 4.6 mmASeptember: 43 mm, normal 14 mmSOctober: 6.0 mm, normal 46 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
November139 mm, normal 98 mm
December112 mm, normal 124 mm
January358 mm, normal 115 mm
February42 mm, normal 86 mm
March231 mm, normal 75 mm
April91 mm, normal 39 mm
May10 mm, normal 12 mm
June4.5 mm, normal 4.8 mm
July0.5 mm, normal 3.7 mm
August24 mm, normal 4.6 mm
September43 mm, normal 14 mm
October6.0 mm, normal 46 mm

Every year since 1991

1991: 515 mm (-17% on the normal)1992: 419 mm (-33% on the normal)1993: 460 mm (-26% on the normal)1994: 417 mm (-33% on the normal)1995: 547 mm (-12% on the normal)1996: 815 mm (+31% on the normal)1997: 565 mm (-9% on the normal)1998: 754 mm (+21% on the normal)1999: 729 mm (+17% on the normal)2000: 982 mm (+58% on the normal)2001: 634 mm (+2% on the normal)2002: 392 mm (-37% on the normal)2003: 503 mm (-19% on the normal)2004: 657 mm (+6% on the normal)2005: 417 mm (-33% on the normal)2006: 801 mm (+29% on the normal)2007: 680 mm (+9% on the normal)2008: 767 mm (+23% on the normal)2009: 767 mm (+23% on the normal)2010: 772 mm (+24% on the normal)2011: 808 mm (+30% on the normal)2012: 535 mm (-14% on the normal)2013: 681 mm (+9% on the normal)2014: 897 mm (+44% on the normal)2015: 521 mm (-16% on the normal)2016: 572 mm (-8% on the normal)2017: 574 mm (-8% on the normal)2018: 431 mm (-31% on the normal)2019: 481 mm (-23% on the normal)2020: 581 mm (-7% on the normal)2021: 657 mm (+6% on the normal)2022: 495 mm (-20% on the normal)2023: 625 mm (+0% on the normal)2024: 507 mm (-19% on the normal)2025: 819 mm (+32% on the normal)

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Rain each year, 1991 to 2025. Up: wetter than the 1991 to 2020 normal (622 mm a year). Down: drier.
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Rain each year, 1991 to 2025.: every figure
When or whatFigure
1991515 mm (-17% on the normal)
1992419 mm (-33% on the normal)
1993460 mm (-26% on the normal)
1994417 mm (-33% on the normal)
1995547 mm (-12% on the normal)
1996815 mm (+31% on the normal)
1997565 mm (-9% on the normal)
1998754 mm (+21% on the normal)
1999729 mm (+17% on the normal)
2000982 mm (+58% on the normal)
2001634 mm (+2% on the normal)
2002392 mm (-37% on the normal)
2003503 mm (-19% on the normal)
2004657 mm (+6% on the normal)
2005417 mm (-33% on the normal)
2006801 mm (+29% on the normal)
2007680 mm (+9% on the normal)
2008767 mm (+23% on the normal)
2009767 mm (+23% on the normal)
2010772 mm (+24% on the normal)
2011808 mm (+30% on the normal)
2012535 mm (-14% on the normal)
2013681 mm (+9% on the normal)
2014897 mm (+44% on the normal)
2015521 mm (-16% on the normal)
2016572 mm (-8% on the normal)
2017574 mm (-8% on the normal)
2018431 mm (-31% on the normal)
2019481 mm (-23% on the normal)
2020581 mm (-7% on the normal)
2021657 mm (+6% on the normal)
2022495 mm (-20% on the normal)
2023625 mm (+0% on the normal)
2024507 mm (-19% on the normal)
2025819 mm (+32% on the normal)

Wettest: 2000 (982 mm). Driest: 2002 (392 mm). Hottest day since our daily figures start in 2023: 35.8 °C in December 2024.

A normal year here (1991 to 2020)

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain mm11586753912545144698124
Mean °C21.421.320.217.915.513.012.615.218.519.920.521.1

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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