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Monthly climate in Vredefort, Orange Free State, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Vredefort features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 10 °C (51 °F) and 23 °C (73 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -5 °C (24 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (100 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 614 mm (24.2 inches) and receives 82 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Vredefort enjoys an average of 4057 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 27 minutes to 13 hours 47 minutes per day.

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

The warmest months in Vredefort are January, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 23 °C (72 - 73 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 10 to 14 °C (51 - 57 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Vredefort experiences 185 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 9 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Vredefort, 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 37°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(100°F)
Mean maximum 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)
Average high 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Daily mean 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Average low 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(62°F)
Mean minimum 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -0°C
(31°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(53°F)
Minimum 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -4°C
(24°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 5°C
(40°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 10°C
(50°F)

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

Vredefort usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 13 rainy days and 114 mm (4.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Vredefort are July, August and September. On average, 5 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Vredefort, 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) 102 (4.0) 105 (4.1) 58 (2.3) 57 (2.3) 8 (0.3) 8 (0.3) 3 (0.1) 5 (0.2) 7 (0.3) 47 (1.9) 80 (3.1) 134 (5.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 11 14 9 9 1 1 0 1 2 6 12 16

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

The sunniest months in Vredefort are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 18 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Vredefort: January, June and July receive an average of 10 hours 5 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Vredefort, 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 313 328 358 319 320 299 314 330 339 370 376 385
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 36m 12h 59m 12h 12m 11h 24m 10h 45m 10h 27m 10h 36m 11h 10m 11h 56m 12h 43m 13h 26m 13h 47m

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

Vredefort 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 Vredefort UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Vredefort, 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 13 14 16