Climate almanac
Sterkstroom
Eastern Cape, South Africa · -31.56°, 26.55°
What is the climate like in Sterkstroom?
Sterkstroom is comfortable to visit year-round; trip comfort peaks in August (7.8/10). Sterkstroom is warmest in January, when daily highs average 81°F (27°C), and coolest in July, when lows fall to about 34°F (1°C). The wettest month is typically February and the driest is August; the year sees roughly 29 in (748 mm) of precipitation.
- Best time to visitYear-round — comfort peaks in August (7.8/10)
- Warmest monthJanuary — average high 81°F (27°C)
- Coolest monthJuly — average low 34°F (1°C)
- Wettest monthFebruary (5.0 in (126 mm))
- Driest monthAugust (0.5 in (13 mm))
- Annual precipitation29 in (748 mm)
- Based on2016-2025 daily ERA5 reanalysis data (10-year normals)
- Records fromQueenstown, 48 km away (1979-1991)