Climate averages 1991–2020
Bethlehem, South Africa weather
in June.
A mild, very dry month: the coolest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a mild month in Bethlehem, South Africa: daytime highs average 15.5°C and nights cool to about 2.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 13 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes June a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 23 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Phuthaditjhaba (60 km away). In June its highs average 15.1°C, about as warm as Bethlehem, South Africa, with 13 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Bethlehem, South Africa ranks 93rd of 95 for the warmest June highs and joint 62nd of 95 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 95 cities is 18.5°C; Bethlehem, South Africa is 3.1°C cooler than that mean.
From June to July, average highs rise by 0.1°C to 15.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 13 mm to 7.6 mm.
The annual picture
June 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, selected | 15.5°C2.1°C | 2.1°C | 13 | 2.1 | 10.410 h |
| July | 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
June in nearby cities
- Phuthaditjhaba in JuneSouth Africa · 60 kmHigh 15.1°C · Low 1.1°C · 13 mm rain
- Kroonstad in JuneSouth Africa · 124 kmHigh 17.3°C · Low 2.9°C · 12 mm rain
- Virginia in JuneSouth Africa · 142 kmHigh 17.5°C · Low 3.2°C · 12 mm rain
- Maseru in JuneLesotho · 145 kmHigh 14.6°C · Low -0.2°C · 17 mm rain
- Ladysmith in JuneSouth Africa · 149 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 4.3°C · 14 mm rain
- Welkom in JuneSouth Africa · 157 kmHigh 17.1°C · Low 2.7°C · 12 mm rain
- Kutloanong in JuneSouth Africa · 159 kmHigh 17.6°C · Low 3.0°C · 13 mm rain
- Odendaalsrus in JuneSouth Africa · 164 kmHigh 17.5°C · Low 3.0°C · 13 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.