Eastern Cape, South Africa · population 58,419 · 41 weather stations within 200 km · records 1819 to 2025
Fort Beaufort has an average annual daytime high of 26.2°C, based on the 1951 to 1980 baseline. Its warmest month is January, when highs typically reach 30.2°C, and its coldest is July, with overnight lows near 6.1°C.
These figures reflect annual averages, not single-day records. Daily observations are outside this dataset's precision.
Since 1900, Fort Beaufort's average temperature has risen by +1.8°C. Compared to the earliest station records that begin in 1819, warming totals +1.8°C.
20-year smoothed annual temperature reconstructed from station anomalies. Dashed line: 1951–1980 baseline.
Daytime highs sit within a comfortable 15°C to 26°C range.
Fort Beaufort's average annual daytime high is 26.2°C, based on the 1951 to 1980 baseline period. The warmest month is January, with highs averaging 30.2°C, and the coldest is July, with lows averaging 6.1°C.
January is the warmest month in Fort Beaufort, with typical daytime highs of 30.2°C.
2025 is the hottest year on record for Fort Beaufort, running +1.8°C above the 1951 to 1980 baseline.
Yes. Since 1900, Fort Beaufort has warmed by roughly +1.8°C.
May to October typically offers the most comfortable daytime highs, in the 15°C to 26°C range.
Baseline period 1951 to 1980. Monthly averages are the mean of station observations weighted by proximity. Warming trend is the 20-year smoothed anomaly against that baseline.