Bloemfontein monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Bloemfontein

Bloemfontein average temperature chart (Celsius) Bloemfontein average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Bloemfontein (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 30.4 28.5 26.5 22.7 19.6 16.4 16.9 19.5 23.5 25.6 27.6 29.7
°F 86.7 83.2 79.7 72.9 67.3 61.5 62.5 67.1 74.3 78.1 81.7 85.4

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Bloemfontein monthly rainfall chart (mm) Bloemfontein monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Bloemfontein (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 84 97 77 52 18 10 9 14 22 49 64 64
inches 3.3 3.8 3 2 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.9 1.9 2.5 2.5
Rainy days 11 11 11 8 4 3 2 3 4 7 8 9

Average annual rainfall in Bloemfontein: 557.767mm (219.6 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Bloemfontein

Bloemfontein average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Bloemfontein
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 10.1 9.3 8.8 8.8 9.2 9 9.5 9.9 9.9 9.9 10.5 10.9

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Bloemfontein average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Bloemfontein average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Bloemfontein (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 15.3 14.6 12.4 7.7 2.6 -1.2 -1.6 0.7 5.3 9 11.6 13.8
Max °C 30.8 28.8 26.9 23.1 20 16.8 17.4 20 24 26 28 30.1
Min °F 59.5 58.3 54.2 45.9 36.7 29.8 29.1 33.2 41.5 48.2 52.9 56.8
Max °F 73.4 71.1 67.3 59.7 52.3 46 46.2 50.5 58.3 63.5 67.6 71.4

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Bloemfontein average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Bloemfontein average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Bloemfontein in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 23.4 23.8 23.4 22.5 21.4 20.3 19.5 19.2 19.5 20.1 21.1 22.4
°F 74.2 74.8 74.1 72.5 70.5 68.5 67.2 66.6 67.1 68.2 70.1 72.3

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Bloemfontein average winspeed by month (km/h) Bloemfontein average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Bloemfontein (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 13 10 8 8 8 8 8 10 12 14 14 14
mph 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 9 9 9

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Bloemfontein relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Bloemfontein
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
54% 61% 63% 65% 61% 61% 56% 49% 46% 49% 51% 51%

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Bloemfontein weather stats

Bloemfontein weather statistics
Hottest month: January 30.4°C 86.7°F
Driest month: July 9mm 0.4ins
Sunniest month: July 9.5hrs
Coldest month: June 16.4°C 61.5°F
Wettest month: February 97mm 3.8ins
Warmest sea: February 23.8°C 74.8°F
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