Coldest day in Pretoria

Updated: 30 Sep 2019

The Coldest day in Pretoria in recent history was on 12 June 1963. The temperatures plummeted to a minimum of -3, 6 and a maximum of 7, 5 degrees Centigrade. It had been a 110 years since temperatures were that low and it has never been as cold since.

In winter the daily average maximum temperatures in Pretoria is 20 degrees with a minimum of 1 degree centigrade.

How we know this

01My Weather 2, 'Country Overview For South Africa', from myweather, [online], Available at: www.myweather2.com [Accessed 3 June 2013]
02Climate Charts, 'Pretoria, South Africa', [online], from climate-charts, [online], Available at: www.climate-charts.com [Accessed on 3 June 2013]

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

Cite this entry

South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Coldest day in Pretoria. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011986

South African History Online (2011) 'Coldest day in Pretoria', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011986 (Accessed: 13 October 2026).

South African History Online, Coldest day in Pretoria [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011986, (accessed 13 October 2026).

"Coldest day in Pretoria." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011986. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

South African History Online. "Coldest day in Pretoria." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011986.