Welkom monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Welkom average temperature chart (Celsius) Welkom average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Welkom (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 29.7 28.3 26.8 23.4 20.5 17.3 17.9 20.8 24.5 26.2 27.9 29.3
°F 85.5 82.9 80.2 74.1 68.9 63.1 64.3 69.5 76.2 79.1 82.2 84.7

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.

Welkom monthly rainfall chart (mm) Welkom monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Welkom (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 100 81 73 47 16 8 6 8 25 57 73 70
inches 3.9 3.2 2.9 1.9 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.3 1 2.3 2.9 2.8
Rainy days 11 10 10 7 3 2 1 2 3 8 9 11

Average annual rainfall in Welkom: 562.433mm (221.4 inches)

Average daily sunshine

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

Welkom average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Welkom
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 9.7 9.1 8.7 8.6 9.1 9.2 9.8 10.5 10.1 9.7 10 10.5

Day / night temperatures

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

Welkom average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Welkom average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Welkom (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 16.6 15.8 14.1 9.9 4.9 1 0.7 3.4 7.9 11.3 13.6 15.2
Max °C 30.1 28.6 27.1 23.7 20.9 17.7 18.4 21.3 25 26.6 28.3 29.7
Min °F 61.8 60.4 57.4 49.8 40.8 33.7 33.2 38 46.1 52.3 56.4 59.3
Max °F 73.9 72 69.1 62.2 55.2 48.7 49.1 54.1 61.5 66 69.6 72.3

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Welkom average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Welkom average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Welkom in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 23.6 24 23.6 22.7 21.5 20.4 19.6 19.4 19.6 20.2 21.3 22.7
°F 74.5 75.1 74.5 72.9 70.8 68.7 67.3 66.9 67.2 68.4 70.4 72.8

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Welkom average winspeed by month (km/h) Welkom average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Welkom (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 11 9 8 8 8 8 8 10 12 13 13 12
mph 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 8 8

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.

Welkom relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Welkom
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
58% 62% 63% 63% 58% 59% 55% 50% 49% 52% 54% 55%

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Welkom weather stats

Welkom weather statistics
Hottest month: January 29.7°C 85.5°F
Driest month: July 6mm 0.2ins
Sunniest month: August 10.5hrs
Coldest month: June 17.3°C 63.1°F
Wettest month: January 100mm 3.9ins
Warmest sea: February 24°C 75.2°F
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