The climate of Bloemfontein (South Africa)
Bloemfontein is located in the township of Maungaung and is the
capital of the Vrijstaat province. J.R.R. Tolkien, the author of the
Lord of the rings series was born here. The surrounding area of
Maungaung is known as the land of the cheetah. The city of
Bloemfontein has many museums, historical buildings and several city
parks. Bloemfontein is one of three capitals. The Ministry of Justice
is seated in Bloemfontein.
Bloemfontein has a cold steppe climate. This is a transition climate
between a desert climate and a tropical climate. Bloemfontein also has
some characteristics of a moderate climate. Summer lasts from October
to February here. Winter lasts from May to August. Subzero
temperatures only occur during the night and in extreme cases. In the
higher regions snow fall is not uncommon. The highest temperature on
record is just below 40 degrees Celsius. Bear in mind that
Bloemfontein is located at 1400 metres. This has its influence on the
climate.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Bloemfontein:
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
33
18
10
8
n/a
February
31
17
9
9
n/a
March
29
15
9
9
n/a
April
25
11
9
8
n/a
May
22
6
9
3
n/a
June
18
2
9
2
n/a
July
19
2
10
2
n/a
August
22
4
10
2
n/a
September
26
8
10
3
n/a
October
28
12
10
5
n/a
November
30
14
10
7
n/a
December
32
16
11
7
n/a
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
