Climate averages 1991–2020
Bethlehem, South Africa weather
in July.
A mild, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a mild month in Bethlehem, South Africa: daytime highs average 15.6°C and nights cool to about 1.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 7.6 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes July a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 32 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Phuthaditjhaba (60 km away). In July its highs average 15.1°C, about as warm as Bethlehem, South Africa, with 11 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Bethlehem, South Africa ranks 94th of 95 for the warmest July highs and 58th of 95 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 95 cities is 18.5°C; Bethlehem, South Africa is 2.9°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 3.1°C to 18.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 7.6 mm to 21 mm.
The annual picture
July in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Bethlehem, South Africa climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.5°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 143 | 16.5 | 13.714 h |
| February | 25.0°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 97 | 13.4 | 13.113 h |
| March | 23.6°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 89 | 12.2 | 12.312 h |
| April | 20.9°C9.3°C | 9.3°C | 53 | 7.6 | 11.411 h |
| May | 18.2°C5.3°C | 5.3°C | 25 | 3.4 | 10.711 h |
| June | 15.5°C2.1°C | 2.1°C | 13 | 2.1 | 10.410 h |
| July, selected | 15.6°C1.4°C | 1.4°C | 7.6 | 1.3 | 10.511 h |
| August | 18.7°C3.9°C | 3.9°C | 21 | 3.3 | 11.111 h |
| September | 22.8°C7.7°C | 7.7°C | 22 | 3.7 | 11.912 h |
| October | 24.0°C10.2°C | 10.2°C | 87 | 9.7 | 12.713 h |
| November | 24.5°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 111 | 12.2 | 13.513 h |
| December | 25.3°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 147 | 16.7 | 13.914 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
July in nearby cities
- Phuthaditjhaba in JulySouth Africa · 60 kmHigh 15.1°C · Low 0.6°C · 11 mm rain
- Kroonstad in JulySouth Africa · 124 kmHigh 17.5°C · Low 2.5°C · 6.6 mm rain
- Virginia in JulySouth Africa · 142 kmHigh 17.7°C · Low 2.7°C · 6.3 mm rain
- Maseru in JulyLesotho · 145 kmHigh 14.9°C · Low -0.8°C · 10 mm rain
- Ladysmith in JulySouth Africa · 149 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 3.8°C · 16 mm rain
- Welkom in JulySouth Africa · 157 kmHigh 17.3°C · Low 2.2°C · 6.3 mm rain
- Kutloanong in JulySouth Africa · 159 kmHigh 17.8°C · Low 2.4°C · 6.1 mm rain
- Odendaalsrus in JulySouth Africa · 164 kmHigh 17.7°C · Low 2.5°C · 6.1 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Bethlehem) is explained once on the Bethlehem, South Africa year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.