Bloemfontein
16 to 30°C
temperature
3545 hours
sunshine per day
222 mm
rain
291 days
dry
74 days
rain
0 days
snow

Climate of Bloemfontein

Bloemfontein has a semi-arid climate. It hardly rains here. The average annual temperature for Bloemfontein is 24° degrees and there is about 224 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 275 days a year with an average humidity of 43% and an UV-index of 5.

Climate averages for the whole year

  • Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 16°C and 30°C
  • Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 5°C and 19°C
  • Rain: it rains 74 days and there is a total of approximately 222 mm rainfall
  • Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3545 sun hours
Maximum temperature: between 16°C and 30°C
Warmest month: 30°C in January
Coldest month: 16°C in June
Night temperature: between 5°C and 19°C
Dry days: 291 days
Days with rain: 74 days
Days with snow: 0 days
Total rain sum: 222 mm
Hours of sunshine: 3545 hours

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Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Bloemfontein.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Bloemfontein.

Climate table of Bloemfontein

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Bloemfontein. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Bloemfontein might be like in a given month.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Day temp. (°C) 30 29 27 23 20 16 16 20 24 26 28 30
Night temp. (°C) 19 17 15 11 8 5 5 6 10 13 15 17
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Precipitation (mm) 45 31 24 10 6 9 5 3 5 19 27 38
Days with rain 11 10 9 7 4 3 2 2 4 5 7 10
Dry days 20 18 22 23 27 27 29 29 26 26 23 21
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Sun hours per day 12 11 10 8 7 7 7 7 10 12 12 12
Wind force (Bft) 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
UV-index 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 7

Best time to visit Bloemfontein

The best time to visit Bloemfontein in South Africa is from January through May and August through December. In this period you have a warm temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Bloemfontein is 30°C in January and the lowest is 16°C in June.

Climate of Bloemfontein by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Bloemfontein? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

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