Climate averages 1991–2020
Vryheid weather
in July.
A mild, very dry month: one of the coolest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a mild month in Vryheid: daytime highs average 19.2°C and nights cool to about 4.6°C. By daytime temperature it is one of the coolest months of the year.
Expect about 14 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes July a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 34 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Dundee, South Africa (70 km away). In July its highs average 18.7°C, about as warm as Vryheid, with 14 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Vryheid ranks joint 29th of 95 for the warmest July highs and joint 67th of 95 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 95 cities is 18.5°C; Vryheid is 0.6°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 2.5°C to 21.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 14 mm to 22 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
Vryheid climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.6°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 139 | 17.4 | 13.714 h |
| February | 25.6°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 114 | 14.3 | 13.113 h |
| March | 24.7°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 98 | 13.0 | 12.312 h |
| April | 22.7°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 51 | 8.1 | 11.411 h |
| May | 21.3°C8.1°C | 8.1°C | 19 | 3.3 | 10.811 h |
| June | 19.2°C5.0°C | 5.0°C | 13 | 1.7 | 10.410 h |
| July, selected | 19.2°C4.6°C | 4.6°C | 14 | 1.9 | 10.611 h |
| August | 21.6°C7.0°C | 7.0°C | 22 | 3.8 | 11.111 h |
| September | 24.2°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 39 | 6.7 | 11.912 h |
| October | 24.0°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 97 | 13.1 | 12.713 h |
| November | 24.6°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 137 | 17.7 | 13.513 h |
| December | 25.5°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 158 | 19.2 | 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
- Dundee, South Africa in JulySouth Africa · 70 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 5.4°C · 14 mm rain
- Newcastle, South Africa in JulySouth Africa · 85 kmHigh 18.4°C · Low 3.8°C · 13 mm rain
- Piet Retief in JulySouth Africa · 85 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 5.3°C · 12 mm rain
- Ladysmith in JulySouth Africa · 132 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 3.8°C · 16 mm rain
- Manzini in JulyEswatini · 153 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 8.1°C · 14 mm rain
- Ermelo in JulySouth Africa · 159 kmHigh 16.4°C · Low 2.8°C · 6.5 mm rain
- Mbabane in JulyEswatini · 165 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 6.5°C · 18 mm rain
- Richards Bay in JulySouth Africa · 166 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 14.9°C · 47 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 Vryheid) is explained once on the Vryheid year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.