Welkom, Free State, South Africa climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Welkom, Free State, South Africa, with every day graded against ~45 years of local climate history (1981–2026). Its warmest month is January, averaging a high of 31°C, and its coldest is July, with an average low of 1°C.
Welkom is a city in the Free State province of South Africa, located about 140 kilometres (90 mi) northeast of Bloemfontein, the provincial capital. Welkom is also known as Circle City, City Within A Garden, Mvela and Matjhabeng. via Wikipedia
How today compares
Latest recorded day: 2026-07-21. Each reading placed on Welkom, Free State, South Africa's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.
Welkom average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Welkom, Free State, South Africa, based on 1981–2026 records. The wettest month is January (3 mm on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31°C | 16°C | 3 mm |
| February | 30°C | 16°C | 3 mm |
| March | 29°C | 14°C | 3 mm |
| April | 25°C | 10°C | 3 mm |
| May | 22°C | 6°C | 0 mm |
| June | 18°C | 2°C | 0 mm |
| July | 18°C | 1°C | 0 mm |
| August | 21°C | 4°C | 0 mm |
| September | 26°C | 8°C | 0 mm |
| October | 28°C | 11°C | 3 mm |
| November | 30°C | 13°C | 3 mm |
| December | 31°C | 15°C | 3 mm |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 42°C on 2016-01-06
- Coldest day on record: -7°C on 2021-07-23
Percentiles compare each day to Welkom, Free State, South Africa's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →