Welcome to the data download page of the ASSA Climate Index. Here, you can access comprehensive datasets for municipal districts, provinces, and the entire country. Customize your download by selecting the desired time period and aggregation option, ranging from monthly to decadal scales. Our datasets, starting from January 1, 1981, are updated seasonally to ensure you have the most current and relevant data for your analysis.
The ASSA Climate Index is derived from gridded datasets developed by the Climate Hazards Center at the University of California, Santa Barbara and the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) as part of the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). Neither the Actuarial Society of South Africa nor its collaborators are responsible for any use that may be made of the information or data contained herein. Users may use the information displayed on the Website for individual, non-commercial professional purposes. Permitted uses include, but are not limited to, using data, graphs, and documents for modelling, research, and as a source of reference or information. The website may be cited publicly as a source of information as: ASSA Climate Index, Actuarial Society of South Africa, climate.actuarialsociety.org.za. Users may not in any other way reproduce, publish, distribute, or otherwise make available any of the information displayed or accessible on the website without clearly acknowledging: ASSA Climate Index, Actuarial Society of South Africa, climate.actuarialsociety.org.za.