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Coldest day in Pretoria

Date
12 Jun 1963
Updated
30 Sep 2019
Coldest day in Pretoria

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.

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How we know this

  1. 01My Weather 2, 'Country Overview For South Africa', from myweather, [online], Available at: www.myweather2.com [Accessed 3 June 2013]
  2. 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: 24 August 2026).

South African History Online, Coldest day in Pretoria [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011986, (accessed 24 August 2026).

"Coldest day in Pretoria." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011986. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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

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