Recorded daily rainfall for South Africa for Sunday 18 January

18 January 2026
By Staff Writer


These are the preliminary recorded rainfall figures for the 24-hour period ending at 8am on Sunday 18 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
Bronkhorstspruit AWS: 5 mm

MPUMALANGA
Marloth Park: 53 mm
Elandshoek: 16 mm
Belfast: 6 mm
Bourke's Luck AWS: 4 mm
Bushbuckridge AWS: 34 mm
Ermelo WO: 1 mm
Graskop AWS: 27 mm
Hazyview Airfield AWS: 14 mm
Komatidraai: 37 mm
Machadodorp AWS: 14 mm
Nelspruit: 6 mm
Secunda AWS: 4 mm
Standerton: 20 mm
Zonstraal Military Base: 2 mm

LIMPOPO
Polokwane Eduan Park: 6 mm
Giyani: 5 mm
Haenertsburg ARS: 4 mm
Levubu: 37 mm
Malonga AWS: 18 mm
Polokwane AWS: 3 mm
Polokwane WO: 2 mm
Punda Maria: 9 mm
Thengwe AWS: 13 mm
Thohoyandou AWS: 17 mm
Thohoyandou WO: 10 mm
Tshakuma AWS: 26 mm
Tshanowa Primary School: 146 mm
Tshivhasie Tea Venda: 86 mm
Vuwani AWS: 28 mm

NORTH WEST
Klerksdorp: 11 mm
Leeukop ARS: 12 mm
Mafikeng WO: 19 mm

FREE STATE
Bethlehem WO: 7 mm
Bothaville - Balkfonte: 13 mm
Excelsior ARS: 1 mm
Ficksburg: 31 mm
Frankfort Airfield: 1 mm
Knellpoortdam: 4 mm
Welkom: 3 mm
Wepener: 2 mm

NORTHERN CAPE
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WESTERN CAPE
Hoekwil: 2 mm
George Jonkershoek ARS: 2 mm
George Witfontein: 3 mm
Grootbakenskop (overberg): 2 mm
Hermanus: 6 mm
Jonkershoek: 2 mm
Knysna - Kleingrysbos: 5 mm
Knysna - Kruisfontein: 8 mm
Knysna - Platboskop ARS: 9 mm
Mosselbay - Robinson Pass: 2 mm
Plettenberg Bay Newlands ARS: 4 mm
Stilbaai: 2 mm
Struisbaai: 2 mm
Uniondale - De Hoop ARS: 1 mm
Wilderness Heights ARS: 1 mm

EASTERN CAPE
Barkly-oos (Caerleon): 6 mm
Bisho: 10 mm
Cape St Francis: 4 mm
Coffee Bay: 3 mm
Dohne - AGR: 1 mm
Dutywa AWS: 2 mm
Elliot: 11 mm
Jamestown: 20 mm
Komga AWS: 21 mm
Lady Grey - Ideal: 9 mm
Libode AWS: 1 mm
Mount Frere AWS: 4 mm
Port Alfred - Airport: 2 mm
Port St. Johns: 2 mm
Queenstown: 1 mm
Stormriver - Witteklip: 11 mm
Umthatha WO: 2 mm

KWAZULU-NATAL
Underberg Bushmans Nek: 2 mm
Babanango: 3 mm
Charters Creek: 4 mm
Kokstad: 1 mm
Kosi Bay AWS: 16 mm
Makatini Research Centre: 7 mm
Mandini: 1 mm
Mbazwana Airfield: 27 mm
Mtunzini: 2 mm
Pongola: 4 mm
University Of Zululand: 6 mm
Vryheid: 34 mm

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


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