Climate averages 1991–2020
Bloemfontein 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 Bloemfontein: daytime highs average 16.5°C and nights cool to about 2.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 11 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 19 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Botshabelo (52 km away). In June its highs average 15.8°C, 0.7°C cooler than Bloemfontein, with 13 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Bloemfontein ranks joint 85th of 95 for the warmest June highs and joint 53rd of 95 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 95 cities is 18.5°C; Bloemfontein is 2.0°C cooler than that mean.
From June to July, average highs rise by 0.3°C to 16.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 11 mm to 8.0 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
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, selected | 16.5°C2.2°C | 2.2°C | 11 | 1.8 | 10.310 h |
| July | 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
June in nearby cities
- Botshabelo in JuneSouth Africa · 52 kmHigh 15.8°C · Low 1.8°C · 13 mm rain
- Thaba Nchu in JuneSouth Africa · 61 kmHigh 15.4°C · Low 1.6°C · 13 mm rain
- Maseru in JuneLesotho · 125 kmHigh 14.6°C · Low -0.2°C · 17 mm rain
- Virginia in JuneSouth Africa · 130 kmHigh 17.5°C · Low 3.2°C · 12 mm rain
- Welkom in JuneSouth Africa · 137 kmHigh 17.1°C · Low 2.7°C · 12 mm rain
- Odendaalsrus in JuneSouth Africa · 146 kmHigh 17.5°C · Low 3.0°C · 13 mm rain
- Kimberley in JuneSouth Africa · 148 kmHigh 18.2°C · Low 3.9°C · 12 mm rain
- Kutloanong in JuneSouth Africa · 152 kmHigh 17.6°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 Bloemfontein) is explained once on the Bloemfontein year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.