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Monthly climate in Ventersburg, Orange Free State, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ventersburg features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 9 °C (49 °F) and 22 °C (72 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -6 °C (21 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (99 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 650 mm (25.6 inches) and receives 78 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Ventersburg enjoys an average of 4073 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 22 minutes to 13 hours 52 minutes per day.

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

The warmest months in Ventersburg are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 22 °C (71 - 72 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 9 to 13 °C (49 - 55 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ventersburg experiences 162 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 17 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Ventersburg, 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 36°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(99°F)
Mean maximum 33°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)
Average high 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Daily mean 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Average low 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 5°C
(40°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(60°F)
Mean minimum 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 11°C
(52°F)
Minimum 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 9°C
(48°F)

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

Ventersburg usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 14 rainy days and 117 mm (4.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Ventersburg are June, July and September. On average, 6 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Ventersburg, 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) 104 (4.1) 133 (5.2) 73 (2.9) 77 (3.0) 12 (0.5) 6 (0.2) 2 (0.1) 17 (0.7) 10 (0.4) 40 (1.6) 63 (2.5) 114 (4.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 11 15 9 9 1 0 0 2 2 5 8 16

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

The sunniest months in Ventersburg are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 30 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Ventersburg: January, June and July receive an average of 10 hours 4 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Ventersburg, 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 316 332 358 317 319 298 312 329 339 374 380 394
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 40m 13h 2m 12h 12m 11h 22m 10h 42m 10h 22m 10h 32m 11h 8m 11h 55m 12h 45m 13h 29m 13h 52m

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

Ventersburg 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 Ventersburg UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Ventersburg, 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 11 7 5 6 8 11 12 14 16