Bloemfontein climate

Name: Bloemfontein
Address: Free State, South Africa

South Africa · Free State · 29.085° S, 26.160° E

Köppen BSkcold semi-aridArid

Dry highveld plateau with hot stormy summers and cold frosty nights.

Dry — evaporation outpaces what little rain arrives.

What the year looks like

Average monthly temperature — °F / °C

Average high Average low

Average monthly precipitation — in / mm

Rain Snowfall

Warmest month

January, 84°F / 29°C

Coldest month

July, 36°F / 2°C

Annual swing

48°F / 27°C

Wettest month

December

Driest month

July

Rain per year

20.0" / 507 mm

Snow per year

0.0" / 1 mm

Elevation

4639 ft / 1414 m

Time zone

Africa/Johannesburg

2019-2023 averages from Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5 reanalysis). Imperial / metric.
Month	High °F/°C	Low °F/°C	Rain in/mm	Snow in/mm	Humidity	Wind mph/km/h	Cloud
January	84 / 29	62 / 16	3.48 / 88	0.0 / 0	56%	7.5 / 12.1	35%
February	82 / 28	60 / 16	2.45 / 62	0.0 / 0	61%	6.8 / 10.9	37%
March	80 / 26	57 / 14	2.11 / 54	0.0 / 0	59%	7.0 / 11.3	36%
April	72 / 22	50 / 10	2.69 / 68	0.0 / 0	62%	6.4 / 10.3	33%
May	67 / 19	43 / 6	0.89 / 23	0.0 / 0	59%	6.1 / 9.8	23%
June	62 / 17	37 / 3	0.22 / 6	0.0 / 0	55%	6.7 / 10.8	18%
July	62 / 17	36 / 2	0.07 / 2	0.0 / 0	49%	7.1 / 11.4	11%
August	67 / 19	40 / 4	0.37 / 9	0.0 / 1	40%	7.5 / 12.1	14%
September	76 / 25	48 / 9	0.45 / 11	0.0 / 0	34%	8.2 / 13.2	22%
October	82 / 28	54 / 12	1.32 / 34	0.0 / 0	37%	8.4 / 13.5	31%
November	83 / 28	56 / 13	2.29 / 58	0.0 / 0	46%	8.3 / 13.4	36%
December	82 / 28	59 / 15	3.63 / 92	0.0 / 0	57%	8.2 / 13.2	44%

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