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South Africa: frost dates by city

The average last spring frost and first autumn frost in South Africa, from ten years of weather.

CityLast spring frostFirst autumn frostFrost-free days
Cape Townnone in ten yearsnone in ten years—
Johannesburg4 August5 June305 days

Median of 2016–2025 for the 25 km grid cell of the city: the last day at or below 0 °C in spring and the first in autumn (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo). In a cold year a frost can come a week or two later — Greenly warns 48 hours ahead.

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