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Virginia, Free State

South Africa · 123k people · 1319 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 high85°F (30°C)83°F (29°C)81°F (27°C)74°F (24°C)69°F (21°C)64°F (18°C)64°F (18°C)70°F (21°C)78°F (26°C)82°F (28°C)83°F (28°C)85°F (29°C)
Average low63°F (17°C)62°F (17°C)59°F (15°C)52°F (11°C)44°F (7°C)38°F (3°C)37°F (3°C)41°F (5°C)49°F (10°C)55°F (13°C)58°F (14°C)61°F (16°C)
Dew point55°F (13°C)56°F (13°C)53°F (12°C)47°F (9°C)39°F (4°C)33°F (0°C)29°F (-1°C)30°F (-1°C)33°F (0°C)41°F (5°C)46°F (8°C)52°F (11°C)
Rainfall3.6 in (92 mm)2.9 in (74 mm)2.6 in (66 mm)1.7 in (44 mm)0.8 in (20 mm)0.5 in (12 mm)0.2 in (6 mm)0.6 in (15 mm)0.5 in (13 mm)2 in (51 mm)2.6 in (65 mm)3.5 in (90 mm)
Rainy days1311107321238913
Snowfall0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0.1 in (0.3 cm)0 in (0.1 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)
Sunshine376 h335 h341 h309 h305 h289 h311 h326 h340 h353 h359 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

+2.7°F (+1.5°C)

Models range from +1.5°F (+0.8°C) to +5.4°F (+3.0°C)

Days above 90°F (32°C) a year

30 62

About 2.1× as many

Warming by month
  • January: +2.7°F (+1.5°C)
  • February: +3.3°F (+1.8°C)
  • March: +3.2°F (+1.8°C)
  • April: +2.5°F (+1.4°C)
  • May: +2.3°F (+1.3°C)
  • June: +2.7°F (+1.5°C)
  • July: +2.5°F (+1.4°C)
  • August: +2.3°F (+1.3°C)
  • September: +3.2°F (+1.8°C)
  • October: +4.8°F (+2.7°C)
  • November: +3.7°F (+2.1°C)
  • December: +2.1°F (+1.2°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.