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Bloemfontein, Free State

South Africa · 557k people · 1389 m elevation · Southern Hemisphere

Every month in detail

Thirty-year averages for each calendar month.

Monthly climate normals. Values shown as an em dash are missing from the source data.
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high86°F (30°C)84°F (29°C)80°F (27°C)73°F (23°C)67°F (20°C)62°F (17°C)62°F (17°C)68°F (20°C)76°F (25°C)80°F (27°C)83°F (28°C)86°F (30°C)
Average low62°F (17°C)61°F (16°C)58°F (14°C)50°F (10°C)43°F (6°C)36°F (2°C)35°F (2°C)40°F (4°C)47°F (8°C)53°F (12°C)56°F (13°C)60°F (16°C)
Dew point51°F (11°C)53°F (12°C)51°F (10°C)45°F (7°C)37°F (3°C)30°F (-1°C)27°F (-3°C)27°F (-3°C)29°F (-2°C)37°F (3°C)41°F (5°C)47°F (8°C)
Rainfall3.2 in (81 mm)2.8 in (72 mm)2.7 in (69 mm)1.8 in (46 mm)0.8 in (20 mm)0.4 in (11 mm)0.3 in (8 mm)0.6 in (16 mm)0.6 in (16 mm)1.6 in (42 mm)2.5 in (64 mm)2.9 in (73 mm)
Rainy days1211107321237810
Snowfall0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0.1 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)
Sunshine375 h336 h339 h303 h302 h283 h307 h324 h336 h351 h361 h390 h

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Projected change, 2031–2050

Model projection, not an observation

How this city’s climate may change, measured against the same models’ own 1995–2014 output. Nothing here affects the match score above.

Change in summer afternoon highs

+3.0°F (+1.7°C)

Models range from +1.6°F (+0.9°C) to +6.0°F (+3.4°C)

Days above 90°F (32°C) a year

32 64

About 2.0× as many

Warming by month
  • January: +2.8°F (+1.6°C)
  • February: +3.6°F (+2.0°C)
  • March: +3.2°F (+1.8°C)
  • April: +2.5°F (+1.4°C)
  • May: +2.4°F (+1.3°C)
  • June: +2.8°F (+1.5°C)
  • July: +2.6°F (+1.4°C)
  • August: +2.4°F (+1.3°C)
  • September: +3.3°F (+1.9°C)
  • October: +5.0°F (+2.8°C)
  • November: +3.8°F (+2.1°C)
  • December: +2.5°F (+1.4°C)
Scenario
SSP5-8.5 (high emissions)
Models
4 · CMIP6 HighResMIP, downscaled

This is a high-emissions pathway — the upper end of plausible futures, not a central estimate. Changes are measured by each model against its own past output and then applied to the observed record, which cancels each model’s bias but not the genuine uncertainty about how much warming occurs. Where the models disagree widely, the range above is the honest answer.