Climate averages 1991–2020
Bloemfontein 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 Bloemfontein: daytime highs average 16.8°C and nights cool to about 1.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 8.0 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 28 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Botshabelo (52 km away). In July its highs average 16.1°C, 0.7°C cooler than Bloemfontein, with 8.4 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Bloemfontein ranks joint 83rd of 95 for the warmest July highs and 59th of 95 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 95 cities is 18.5°C; Bloemfontein is 1.7°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 3.1°C to 19.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 8.0 mm to 15 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
Bloemfontein climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.1°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 82 | 12.5 | 13.814 h |
| February | 29.0°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 73 | 11.3 | 13.113 h |
| March | 26.9°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 72 | 10.1 | 12.312 h |
| April | 22.9°C10.0°C | 10.0°C | 47 | 7.3 | 11.411 h |
| May | 19.7°C5.9°C | 5.9°C | 20 | 3.2 | 10.711 h |
| June | 16.5°C2.2°C | 2.2°C | 11 | 1.8 | 10.310 h |
| July, selected | 16.8°C1.8°C | 1.8°C | 8.0 | 1.3 | 10.510 h |
| August | 19.9°C4.1°C | 4.1°C | 15 | 2.2 | 11.111 h |
| September | 24.6°C8.2°C | 8.2°C | 16 | 2.7 | 11.912 h |
| October | 27.0°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 43 | 6.7 | 12.813 h |
| November | 28.2°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 66 | 8.3 | 13.514 h |
| December | 29.9°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 76 | 10.3 | 14.014 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
- Botshabelo in JulySouth Africa · 52 kmHigh 16.1°C · Low 1.3°C · 8.4 mm rain
- Thaba Nchu in JulySouth Africa · 61 kmHigh 15.7°C · Low 1.1°C · 8.4 mm rain
- Maseru in JulyLesotho · 125 kmHigh 14.9°C · Low -0.8°C · 10 mm rain
- Virginia in JulySouth Africa · 130 kmHigh 17.7°C · Low 2.7°C · 6.3 mm rain
- Welkom in JulySouth Africa · 137 kmHigh 17.3°C · Low 2.2°C · 6.3 mm rain
- Odendaalsrus in JulySouth Africa · 146 kmHigh 17.7°C · Low 2.5°C · 6.1 mm rain
- Kimberley in JulySouth Africa · 148 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 3.4°C · 5.4 mm rain
- Kutloanong in JulySouth Africa · 152 kmHigh 17.8°C · Low 2.4°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 Bloemfontein) is explained once on the Bloemfontein year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.