Thermograph

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

Bloemfontein weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Bloemfontein, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 41°C on 2016-01-06; its coldest fell to -8°C on 1992-06-26.

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
41°C2016-01-06
15°C2000-01-15
24°C1983-01-30
8°C1998-01-11
February
39°C1988-02-04
17°C1998-02-17
23°C1984-02-14
7°C1990-02-22
March
37°C1999-03-01
13°C2008-03-17
21°C1999-03-12
3°C1989-03-31
April
35°C1987-04-03
11°C2006-04-23
18°C1999-04-07
0°C2007-04-29
May
30°C1983-05-01
8°C2007-05-21
14°C2012-05-03
-5°C1992-05-28
June
26°C2005-06-04
6°C1994-06-29
13°C2015-06-02
-8°C1992-06-26
July
26°C2023-07-28
6°C1994-07-25
11°C2015-07-22
-7°C1995-07-19
August
30°C2012-08-31
6°C2012-08-07
16°C2015-08-30
-5°C1992-08-10
September
34°C1983-09-28
10°C1981-09-01
19°C2003-09-27
-2°C2023-09-07
October
37°C2016-10-28
11°C2023-10-30
21°C2016-10-29
0°C2024-10-01
November
39°C2023-11-27
15°C1982-11-02
22°C2004-11-17
2°C2017-11-17
December
40°C2024-12-11
17°C2019-12-05
24°C2006-12-15
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)
41°C2016-01-06
15°C2000-01-15
24°C1983-01-30
4°C1995-12-01
Autumn (Mar–May)
37°C1999-03-01
8°C2007-05-21
21°C1999-03-12
-5°C1992-05-28
Winter (Jun–Aug)
30°C2012-08-31
6°C2012-08-07
16°C2015-08-30
-8°C1992-06-26
Spring (Sep–Nov)
39°C2023-11-27
10°C1981-09-01
22°C2004-11-17
-2°C2023-09-07

All-time records

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

High

Highest 41°C 2016-01-06
Lowest 6°C 2012-08-07

Low

Highest 24°C 1983-01-30
Lowest -8°C 1992-06-26

Feels-like

Highest 46°C 2003-01-28
Lowest -13°C 1995-07-18

Humidity

Highest 17.5 g/m³ 2000-02-13
Lowest 1.4 g/m³ 2013-09-25

Wind

Highest 49 km/h 1996-09-12
Lowest 6 km/h 2015-04-03

Gust

Highest 94 km/h 1996-09-12
Lowest 13 km/h 2004-02-22

Precip

Wettest 79 mm 2021-01-11
Driest 41-day dry spell 2010-07-16

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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