Bloemfontein weather by month & the best time to visit
🇿🇦 South Africa · city break · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Bloemfontein is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 98/100), with September and May close behind. Bloemfontein averages about 3,621 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 11 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,621
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 98/100
- Rain / year
- 489 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 13 (extreme)
- Population
- 557k
- Elevation
- 1,347 m
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When is the best time to visit Bloemfontein?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Bloemfontein is August, then September and May. The dullest month is June (73/100, 14 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Bloemfontein?
Bloemfontein is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,621 hours of sunshine a year. August (98/100) is noticeably better than June (73). It ranks #4 of 21 destinations in South Africa for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,871 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around January, carries about 47% of the annual 489 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 86 | 32° / 90°F | 17° / 63°F | 79 mm | 13 |
| February | 86 | 31° / 88°F | 16° / 61°F | 74 mm | 12 |
| March | 88 | 29° / 84°F | 14° / 57°F | 64 mm | 10 |
| April | 91 | 24° / 75°F | 9° / 48°F | 48 mm | 7 |
| May | 97 | 21° / 70°F | 5° / 41°F | 16 mm | 5 |
| June | 73 | 17° / 63°F | 1° / 34°F | 14 mm | 4 |
| July | 74 | 17° / 63°F | 0° / 32°F | 5 mm | 4 |
| August | 98 | 20° / 68°F | 3° / 37°F | 11 mm | 5 |
| September | 98 | 25° / 77°F | 7° / 45°F | 10 mm | 7 |
| October | 94 | 29° / 84°F | 11° / 52°F | 34 mm | 10 |
| November | 89 | 30° / 86°F | 13° / 55°F | 59 mm | 12 |
| December | 86 | 32° / 90°F | 16° / 61°F | 75 mm | 13 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Johannesburg South Africa · 380 km · best in Aug · 3,287 h sun/yr
- Durban South Africa · 470 km · best in Jun · 2,503 h sun/yr
- Gaborone Botswana · 506 km · best in Jul · 3,481 h sun/yr
- Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) South Africa · 548 km · best in May · 2,989 h sun/yr
- Maputo Mozambique · 712 km · best in Jul · 2,689 h sun/yr
- Cape Town South Africa · 909 km · best in Feb · 3,482 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Maseru(Mazenod) Lesotho · 128 km · 3,475 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Kimberley South Africa · 153 km · 3,662 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Mthatha South Africa · 355 km · 2,871 h sun/yr · best in May
- Sishen South Africa · 361 km · 3,897 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Mmabatho South Africa · 374 km · 3,517 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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