Recorded daily rainfall for South Africa for Thursday 1 January

1 January 2026
By Staff Writer


These are the preliminary recorded rainfall figures for the 24-hour period ending at 8am on Thursday 1 January 2026, according to the SA Weather Service and readings that we get from other sources.

The total recorded rainfall for November 2025 across South Africa is available by clicking here.

Recorded rainfall sent in to us by our followers is indicated by and data is updated as we receive it. Data from the SA Weather Service is only available later in the morning.

GAUTENG
Pretoria Garsfontein x10: 5.6 mm
Homelands Vereeniging: 4 mm
Germiston Lambton: 1 mm
Bronkhorstspruit AWS: 11 mm
Pretoria Unisa: 6 mm

MPUMALANGA
Middelburg: 100 mm+
Marloth Park: 46 mm
Belfast: 11 mm
Bourke's Luck AWS: 11 mm
Carolina: 20 mm
Ermelo WO: 9 mm
Graskop AWS: 9 mm
Hazyview Airfield AWS: 16 mm
Komatidraai: 11 mm
Kruger Mpumalanga Int: 33 mm
Machadodorp AWS: 11 mm
Nelspruit: 32 mm
Skukuza: 14 mm
Standerton: 3 mm
Zonstraal Military Base: 43 mm

LIMPOPO
Polokwane Eduan Park: 43 mm
Elim - Hospital: 3 mm
Haenertsburg ARS: 25 mm
Lephalale: 25 mm
Mara: 2 mm
Marken: 12 mm
Mokopane: 30 mm
Oudestad: 21 mm
Polokwane Aaws: 14 mm
Polokwane WO: 24 mm
Steenbokfontein ARS: 12 mm
Tom Burke SAPS ARS: 4 mm
Warmbad Towoomba: 15 mm

NORTH WEST
Klerksdorp: 2 mm
Leeukop ARS: 8 mm
Lichtenburg: 12 mm
Mafikeng WO: 8 mm
Mangong ARS: 2 mm
Marico: 5 mm
Ottosdal: 1 mm
Taung: 2 mm
Vryburg: 4 mm

FREE STATE
Bethlehem WO: 3 mm
Gariep Dam: 15 mm
Hennenman ARS: 2 mm
Koffiefontein - Pol: 4 mm
Kroonstad: 2 mm
Rooibult ARS: 2 mm
Warden - Heritage: 18 mm
Welkom: 2 mm
Wepener: 2 mm

NORTHERN CAPE
Vaalharts AWS: 13 mm

WESTERN CAPE
Elim Saps ARS: 7 mm
Knysna - Kleingrysbos: 2 mm
Knysna - Platboskop ARS: 4 mm
Knysna Charlesford ARS: 2 mm
Mosselbay - Robinson Pass: 2 mm
Wilderness Heights ARS: 6 mm

EASTERN CAPE
Addo Elephant Park: 7 mm
Aliwal-north Plaatkop: 10 mm
Barkly-oos (caerleon): 2 mm
Buffelsfontein: 1 mm
Cape St Francis: 3 mm
Cradock-mun: 5 mm
Dohne - Agr: 14 mm
Flower Reserve ARS: 2 mm
Fort Beaufort: 1 mm
Grahamstown: 6 mm
Jamestown: 3 mm
Komga AWS: 1 mm
Lady Grey - Ideal: 9 mm
Port Elizabeth AWS: 1 mm
St Albans Prison ARS: 10 mm
Stormriver - Witteklip: 7 mm

KWAZULU-NATAL
Underberg Bushmans Nek: 9 mm
Shakaskraal: 0.5 mm
Babanango: 7 mm
Cedara: 21 mm
Estcourt Wagendrift Dam: 5 mm
Giants Castle AWS: 24 mm
Ixopo: 6 mm
Kokstad: 4 mm
Ladysmith: 41 mm
Mandini: 2 mm
Maphumulo AWS: 12 mm
Mooi River: 4 mm
Newcastle: 9 mm
Oribi Airport: 1 mm
Pennington South: 1 mm
Pietermaritzburg: 29 mm
Pongola: 7 mm
Royal National Park: 7 mm
Shaleburn: 22 mm
Tugela Ferry ARS: 21 mm
Ulundi: 6 mm
Van Reenen: 6 mm
Vryheid: 12 mm

The rainfall data up until Wednesday morning is available by clicking here.


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