Annual mean 17°C · wettest around January · prevailing wind N
Warmest
27.8 °C
Coldest
14.9 °C
Wettest
72%
Windiest
3.9 m/s
Prevailing
N
3.1 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Bloemfontein over the whole year is 17°C. January is the hottest month, with highs of about 29°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 1°C. Bloemfontein has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 34% in June, the driest month, to 59% in January, the wettest. Winds in Bloemfontein are highest in November, averaging 2.8 m/s (10 km/h), and lightest in May, at 1.6 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the N. The clearest skies in Bloemfontein come in June, when the sky is typically 25% covered; February is the cloudiest month, at 44%.
Month by month Bloemfontein climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
29°C
17°C
26°C
59%
39%
2.5 m/s
58
64
19
February
27°C
16°C
26°C
59%
44%
2.3 m/s
65
60
22
March
26°C
14°C
24°C
48%
35%
2.1 m/s
75
46
36
April
21°C
10°C
19°C
52%
40%
1.9 m/s
80
11
70
May
19°C
5°C
17°C
43%
27%
1.6 m/s
68
1
82
June
16°C
2°C
12°C
34%
25%
1.8 m/s
29
0
81
July
16°C
1°C
11°C
37%
28%
2.0 m/s
24
0
76
August
19°C
4°C
14°C
44%
25%
2.3 m/s
45
0
81
September
23°C
8°C
18°C
37%
29%
2.5 m/s
73
7
74
October
26°C
11°C
21°C
48%
32%
2.6 m/s
73
27
55
November
27°C
14°C
24°C
49%
36%
2.8 m/s
73
41
39
December
28°C
16°C
25°C
58%
43%
2.8 m/s
65
55
26
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Bloemfontein weather by season
Year round, Bloemfontein has days of about 16°C at their warmest in July, its coolest month, and 29°C in January, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 1°C to 17°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 17°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around January and least likely around June. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Bloemfontein weather in winterJune to August
High 17°CLow 2°CRain 39%
Winter in Bloemfontein has typical daily highs of about 17°C and lows of about 2°C, with a 39% chance of rain on a given day.
Bloemfontein weather in springSeptember to November
High 25°CLow 11°CRain 45%
Spring in Bloemfontein has typical daily highs of about 25°C and lows of about 11°C, with a 45% chance of rain on a given day.
Bloemfontein weather in summerDecember to February
High 28°CLow 17°CRain 59%
Summer in Bloemfontein has typical daily highs of about 28°C and lows of about 17°C, with a 59% chance of rain on a given day.
Bloemfontein weather in autumnMarch to May
High 22°CLow 10°CRain 48%
Autumn in Bloemfontein has typical daily highs of about 22°C and lows of about 10°C, with a 48% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Bloemfontein?
Bloemfontein has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 34% in June, the driest month, to 59% in January, the wettest.
What time of year is Bloemfontein windiest?
Winds in Bloemfontein are highest in November, averaging 2.8 m/s (10 km/h), and lightest in May, at 1.6 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the N.
What is the average temperature in Bloemfontein year round?
The average temperature in Bloemfontein over the whole year is 17°C. January is the hottest month, with highs of about 29°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 1°C.