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Best time to visit Potchefstroom
The best time to visit Potchefstroom is most of the year, with daytime temperatures around 21°C.
Potchefstroom at a glance: warmest in January with daytime temperatures around 30°C and coolest in June (21°C). The wettest month is December (115 mm) and the driest July (3 mm), with about 600 mm of rain a year. Sunniest in July.
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Potchefstroom
1,360 mPleasantly warm and sunny
100
21°/1°5 mm92 %11 h
A typical mid-July in Potchefstroom
Sunny 27Cloudy 2Rain 1
Daytime temperature (night ☾)
1°17°24°−2°38°
Daylight (solar time)
06:4117:19
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10 h 39 m
Precipitation
0120 mm
5 mm
Air feel
FreshComfortableHumidMuggy
RH 51 %
Month by month
| Month | Score | Day | Night | Rain | Wet days | Sun | Daylight | Feels like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61 | 30° | 17° | 106 mm | 13 | 46 % | 14 h | Hot and showery |
| February | 72 | 30° | 17° | 90 mm | 10 | 50 % | 13 h | Warm |
| March | 80 | 29° | 14° | 62 mm | 9 | 59 % | 12 h | Warm |
| April | 92 | 26° | 10° | 52 mm | 7 | 67 % | 11 h | Warm and sunny |
| May | 100 | 24° | 5° | 18 mm | 3 | 86 % | 11 h | Pleasantly warm, dry and sunny |
| June | 100 | 21° | 1° | 8 mm | 2 | 88 % | 11 h | Pleasantly warm and sunny |
| July | 100 | 21° | 1° | 3 mm | 1 | 92 % | 11 h | Pleasantly warm and sunny |
| August | 100 | 24° | 4° | 7 mm | 1 | 90 % | 11 h | Pleasantly warm, dry and sunny |
| September | 100 | 27° | 9° | 14 mm | 2 | 84 % | 12 h | Warm, dry and sunny |
| October | 85 | 29° | 13° | 45 mm | 7 | 68 % | 13 h | Warm and sunny |
| November | 72 | 30° | 15° | 75 mm | 10 | 59 % | 14 h | Warm |
| December | 60 | 30° | 16° | 115 mm | 14 | 56 % | 14 h | Hot and showery |
The score (0–100) combines daytime temperature, rain days, humidity and cloud cover, weighted for a typical warm-weather trip: 20–28 °C, little rain. On the map you can change these preferences.
Climate averages 2016–2025 (ERA5, CRU TS). Sea temperature from ERA5. Not a forecast. Elevation: 1,358 m. Coordinates: -26.72, 27.10.