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Monthly climate in Bothaville, Orange Free State, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Bothaville features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 10 °C (50 °F) and 23 °C (74 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -6 °C (22 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (101 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 583 mm (23.0 inches) and receives 75 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Bothaville enjoys an average of 4068 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 25 minutes to 13 hours 49 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Bothaville, Orange Free State, South Africa §

The warmest months in Bothaville are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 23 °C (73 - 74 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 10 to 13 °C (50 - 56 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Bothaville experiences 195 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 16 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Bothaville, Orange Free State, South Africa.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 38°C
(101°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(101°F)
Mean maximum 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(96°F)
Average high 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)
Daily mean 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Average low 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(62°F)
Mean minimum 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 12°C
(53°F)
Minimum 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 9°C
(48°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Bothaville, Orange Free State, South Africa §

Bothaville usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 13 rainy days and 108 mm (4.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Bothaville are May, July and September. On average, 5 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Bothaville, Orange Free State, South Africa.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 93 (3.6) 124 (4.9) 60 (2.3) 70 (2.7) 6 (0.2) 9 (0.3) 1 (0.0) 10 (0.4) 8 (0.3) 36 (1.4) 60 (2.4) 107 (4.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 10 14 9 9 1 0 0 1 2 5 9 15

Monthly sunshine hours in Bothaville, Orange Free State, South Africa §

The sunniest months in Bothaville are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 29 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Bothaville: January, June and July receive an average of 10 hours 3 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Bothaville, Orange Free State, South Africa.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 314 329 360 316 319 297 313 328 339 374 382 392
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 38m 13h 0m 12h 12m 11h 24m 10h 44m 10h 25m 10h 35m 11h 9m 11h 55m 12h 44m 13h 27m 13h 49m

Solar UV radiation in Bothaville, Orange Free State, South Africa §

Bothaville experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 7. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Bothaville UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Bothaville, Orange Free State, South Africa.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 16 15 13 10 7 5 6 8 11 12 14 16