Thermograph

Natal weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Natal, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 34°C on 1998-05-08; its coldest fell to 18°C on 1986-08-01.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
33°C1985-01-03
26°C2016-01-10
26°C2024-01-26
21°C2022-01-29
February
34°C1984-02-26
26°C2018-02-14
26°C1998-02-28
22°C2016-02-12
March
34°C1988-03-20
26°C2003-03-20
26°C1998-03-01
21°C1996-03-20
April
34°C1990-04-06
25°C1991-04-16
26°C1998-04-27
21°C2012-04-28
May
34°C1998-05-08
24°C2021-05-13
26°C1998-05-03
21°C2008-05-15
June
32°C2010-06-01
24°C1995-06-30
25°C2026-06-16
19°C2008-06-21
July
31°C1987-07-23
24°C2017-07-28
24°C2026-07-03
19°C1986-07-27
August
32°C2018-08-22
24°C1988-08-09
25°C2026-08-09
18°C1986-08-01
September
32°C1993-09-26
25°C2014-09-09
25°C2026-09-24
20°C2022-09-08
October
33°C1989-10-16
27°C1982-10-25
25°C2021-10-24
21°C2009-10-03
November
33°C1997-11-15
27°C2014-11-21
26°C2021-11-16
21°C2025-11-07
December
33°C1984-12-26
26°C2000-12-15
26°C2003-12-09
21°C1988-12-05

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Southern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Summer (Dec–Feb)
34°C1984-02-26
26°C2000-12-15
26°C2024-01-26
21°C2022-01-29
Autumn (Mar–May)
34°C1998-05-08
24°C2021-05-13
26°C1998-03-01
21°C2008-05-15
Winter (Jun–Aug)
32°C2010-06-01
24°C2017-07-28
25°C2026-08-09
18°C1986-08-01
Spring (Sep–Nov)
33°C1997-11-15
25°C2014-09-09
26°C2021-11-16
20°C2022-09-08

All-time records

The most extreme value Natal has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 34°C 1998-05-08
Lowest 24°C 2017-07-28

Low

Highest 26°C 1998-03-01
Lowest 18°C 1986-08-01

Feels-like

Highest 50°C 1988-03-20
Lowest 24°C 2017-07-28

Humidity

Highest 24.3 g/m³ 2019-03-30
Lowest 13.6 g/m³ 1999-08-04

Wind

Highest 36 km/h 2026-08-17
Lowest 7 km/h 1985-04-09

Gust

Highest 67 km/h 2025-10-25
Lowest 17 km/h 2000-04-17

Precip

Wettest 122 mm 2004-05-05
Driest 3-day dry spell 2026-08-12

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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