Annual mean 18°C · wettest around December · prevailing wind N
Warmest
26.9 °C
Coldest
16.3 °C
Wettest
74%
Windiest
3.9 m/s
Prevailing
N
3.0 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 Potchefstroom over the whole year is 18°C. November is the hottest month, with highs of about 26°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 4°C. The rainy (wet) season in Potchefstroom runs from September to April, peaking in December with a 56% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is July to August; July is the driest month, at 22%. Winds in Potchefstroom are highest in November, averaging 2.9 m/s (10 km/h), and lightest in May, at 1.8 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the N. The clearest skies in Potchefstroom come in June, when the sky is typically 12% covered; February is the cloudiest month, at 46%.
Month by month Potchefstroom 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
26°C
17°C
25°C
54%
43%
2.4 m/s
62
58
23
February
26°C
17°C
25°C
50%
46%
2.1 m/s
64
58
25
March
25°C
16°C
24°C
43%
33%
2.1 m/s
72
48
33
April
23°C
12°C
21°C
50%
32%
1.9 m/s
80
21
59
May
20°C
7°C
17°C
38%
20%
1.8 m/s
72
5
79
June
17°C
4°C
13°C
54%
12%
2.0 m/s
44
0
82
July
17°C
4°C
13°C
22%
12%
2.0 m/s
39
0
81
August
21°C
7°C
16°C
29%
15%
2.5 m/s
61
1
80
September
25°C
11°C
20°C
42%
22%
2.7 m/s
77
18
62
October
26°C
13°C
23°C
48%
31%
2.7 m/s
72
37
45
November
26°C
16°C
24°C
49%
34%
2.9 m/s
67
46
35
December
26°C
17°C
25°C
56%
42%
2.8 m/s
59
52
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 Potchefstroom weather by season
Year round, Potchefstroom has days of about 17°C at their warmest in July, its coolest month, and 26°C in November, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 4°C to 17°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 18°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around December and least likely around July. 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.
Potchefstroom weather in winterJune to August
High 18°CLow 5°CRain 35%
Winter in Potchefstroom has typical daily highs of about 18°C and lows of about 5°C, with a 35% chance of rain on a given day.
Potchefstroom weather in springSeptember to November
High 26°CLow 13°CRain 46%
Spring in Potchefstroom has typical daily highs of about 26°C and lows of about 13°C, with a 46% chance of rain on a given day.
Potchefstroom weather in summerDecember to February
High 26°CLow 17°CRain 53%
Summer in Potchefstroom has typical daily highs of about 26°C and lows of about 17°C, with a 53% chance of rain on a given day.
Potchefstroom weather in autumnMarch to May
High 23°CLow 11°CRain 44%
Autumn in Potchefstroom has typical daily highs of about 23°C and lows of about 11°C, with a 44% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Potchefstroom?
The rainy (wet) season in Potchefstroom runs from September to April, peaking in December with a 56% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is July to August; July is the driest month, at 22%.
What time of year is Potchefstroom windiest?
Winds in Potchefstroom are highest in November, averaging 2.9 m/s (10 km/h), and lightest in May, at 1.8 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the N.
What is the average temperature in Potchefstroom year round?
The average temperature in Potchefstroom over the whole year is 18°C. November is the hottest month, with highs of about 26°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 4°C.