Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 42°C on 2016-01-06; its coldest fell to -6°C on 2021-07-23.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
42°C2016-01-06
18°C2000-01-14
24°C2016-01-05
7°C2001-01-03
February
39°C1988-02-04
20°C1994-02-08
22°C1985-02-01
6°C1994-02-20
March
37°C1999-03-02
16°C2012-03-31
22°C1999-03-12
1°C1989-03-31
April
33°C1983-04-04
10°C1982-04-18
19°C2011-04-01
-2°C2011-04-28
May
30°C1983-05-01
7°C2007-05-21
14°C1983-05-02
-4°C2007-05-24
June
25°C2013-06-01
5°C1994-06-28
10°C1986-06-03
-5°C1992-06-26
July
25°C2005-07-25
6°C2024-07-08
10°C2010-07-27
-6°C2021-07-23
August
30°C2015-08-30
4°C2006-08-02
13°C2025-08-28
-6°C2003-08-21
September
35°C1997-09-28
11°C1981-09-01
16°C2007-09-22
-5°C1981-09-02
October
38°C2016-10-28
14°C1988-10-13
20°C2015-10-08
-1°C2024-10-01
November
39°C2023-11-27
16°C2017-11-16
22°C2023-11-23
2°C2017-11-17
December
40°C2024-12-11
16°C2021-12-18
23°C2023-12-23
4°C1995-12-01

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Southern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Summer (Dec–Feb)
42°C2016-01-06
16°C2021-12-18
24°C2016-01-05
4°C1995-12-01
Autumn (Mar–May)
37°C1999-03-02
7°C2007-05-21
22°C1999-03-12
-4°C2007-05-24
Winter (Jun–Aug)
30°C2015-08-30
4°C2006-08-02
13°C2025-08-28
-6°C2021-07-23
Spring (Sep–Nov)
39°C2023-11-27
11°C1981-09-01
22°C2023-11-23
-5°C1981-09-02

All-time records

The most extreme value Bloemfontein has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 42°C 2016-01-06
Lowest 4°C 2006-08-02

Low

Highest 24°C 2016-01-05
Lowest -6°C 2021-07-23

Feels-like

Highest 46°C 1983-01-08
Lowest -14°C 2021-07-23

Humidity

Highest 16.0 g/m³ 1981-01-24
Lowest 1.4 g/m³ 2019-10-30

Wind

Highest 57 km/h 1996-09-17
Lowest 6 km/h 1982-06-02

Precip

Wettest 78 mm 1988-02-21
Driest 122-day dry spell 2019-07-02

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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