Thermograph

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

Welkom, Free State, South Africa weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Welkom, 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 -7°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°C2021-01-02
22°C2016-01-05
7°C1998-01-11
February
39°C1984-02-15
18°C1998-02-17
22°C1984-02-23
7°C1990-02-23
March
37°C1999-03-01
16°C2008-03-17
21°C2024-03-02
2°C1989-03-31
April
33°C1983-04-04
12°C2013-04-20
19°C1987-04-04
-1°C1997-04-29
May
30°C1983-05-01
9°C2007-05-21
14°C2023-05-03
-4°C1997-05-30
June
25°C2013-06-01
6°C1994-06-28
12°C1986-06-03
-5°C1992-06-26
July
26°C2002-07-29
3°C1996-07-07
9°C2010-07-27
-7°C2021-07-23
August
31°C2015-08-30
6°C2012-08-07
14°C2015-08-31
-6°C2003-08-21
September
35°C2015-09-29
10°C2015-09-04
17°C1985-09-29
-4°C1981-09-02
October
37°C2020-10-19
13°C2023-10-30
19°C2020-10-26
0°C2024-10-01
November
39°C2023-11-27
15°C2009-11-20
22°C2023-11-23
3°C1998-11-07
December
39°C1997-12-10
18°C2019-12-05
22°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
18°C1998-02-17
22°C2016-01-05
4°C1995-12-01
Autumn (Mar–May)
37°C1999-03-01
9°C2007-05-21
21°C2024-03-02
-4°C1997-05-30
Winter (Jun–Aug)
31°C2015-08-30
3°C1996-07-07
14°C2015-08-31
-7°C2021-07-23
Spring (Sep–Nov)
39°C2023-11-27
10°C2015-09-04
22°C2023-11-23
-4°C1981-09-02

All-time records

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

High

Highest 42°C 2016-01-06
Lowest 3°C 1996-07-07

Low

Highest 22°C 2016-01-05
Lowest -7°C 2021-07-23

Feels-like

Highest 46°C 1983-01-30
Lowest -14°C 2021-07-23

Humidity

Highest 16.3 g/m³ 2006-12-20
Lowest 1.3 g/m³ 2019-10-30

Wind

Highest 56 km/h 1996-09-12
Lowest 6 km/h 2023-04-18

Precip

Wettest 71 mm 1983-07-25
Driest 112-day dry spell 2010-06-15

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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