How many sunny days does Bloemfontein have per year?

Bloemfontein averages approximately 322 sunny days per year, based on historical climate data.

What is the air quality in Bloemfontein?

Bloemfontein has an annual PM2.5 concentration of 25.6 µg/m³, classified as "Poor" by WHO standards. Significantly above WHO targets. Increased health risk, especially outdoors.

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Bloemfontein · South Africa

A city in South Africa.

Medium city

483K

132 km²

1,396m

06:09 UTC+2

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Bloemfontein, South Africa is a 483K-resident city with 322 sunny days and 30 frost days annually and an annual PM2.5 of 25.6 µg/m³. A city in South Africa.

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Climate Lab·Bloemfontein

Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.

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Metric	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Temperature
Daily high°C	32	30	29	27	23	20	20	24	29	32	31	31	27
Daily mean°C	25	24	23	19	16	12	12	15	20	23	24	25	20
Daily low°C	19	19	16	12	6	3	0	5	12	14	17	18	12
Thermal comfort
High feelsDaily high feels-like°C	34	33	31	28	24	21	21	24	28	32	31	33	28
Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C	28	26	24	19	15	9	8	12	19	23	24	26	19
Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C	16	15	12	6	0	-4	-8	-3	2	7	12	15	6
Humidity
HumidityRelative humidity%	50	53	52	61	41	46	32	28	28	28	33	48	42
Dewpoint°C	13.8	14.1	12.2	9.6	2.8	0.2	-6.1	-3.0	1.0	4.3	8.8	13.1	5.9
Precipitation
Rainfallmm	80	93	74	80	0	5	2	5	12	46	96	128	621
Rain days≥1mm	13	10	11	11	0	1	1	2	3	6	10	15	83
Wind
Wind avgm/s	2.8	2.6	2.8	2.5	2.4	2.7	2.7	3.1	3.3	3.4	3.6	3.6	3.0
Wind gustsm/s	5.6	5.4	5.8	5.1	4.6	5.6	6.5	6.3	7.2	6.5	6.4	6.1	5.9
Sun & UV
Sunshinehrs/day	11.3	11.1	9.9	9.3	10.0	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.6	10.9	11.1	11.1	10.4
Clear skyindex	65%	64%	68%	68%	80%	86%	80%	83%	78%	73%	67%	60%	73%
UV indexmax avg	12.5	11.2	9.3	7.2	5.0	4.0	4.3	5.7	8.1	10.2	11.7	12.4	8.5

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

Lifestyle Calendar·Bloemfontein

Bloemfontein is livable outdoors nearly year-round. 3 months of the year are perfect for all activities. Dinner outside works 6/12 months, while lunch outside is comfortable 12/12 months — impressive.

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6/12

Dinner Outside

76Jan: 76% viability

83Feb: 83% viability

84Mar: 84% viability

53Apr: 53% viability

16May: 16% viability

1Jun: 1% viability

2Jul: 2% viability

13Aug: 13% viability

46Sep: 46% viability

65Oct: 65% viability

76Nov: 76% viability

78Dec: 78% viability

6/12

Dinner Outside

76Jan: 76% viability

83Feb: 83% viability

84Mar: 84% viability

53Apr: 53% viability

16May: 16% viability

1Jun: 1% viability

2Jul: 2% viability

13Aug: 13% viability

46Sep: 46% viability

65Oct: 65% viability

76Nov: 76% viability

78Dec: 78% viability

49%

Cold

12/12

Lunch Outside

65Jan: 65% viability

75Feb: 75% viability

78Mar: 78% viability

86Apr: 86% viability

95May: 95% viability

94Jun: 94% viability

89Jul: 89% viability

93Aug: 93% viability

87Sep: 87% viability

80Oct: 80% viability

73Nov: 73% viability

65Dec: 65% viability

12/12

Lunch Outside

65Jan: 65% viability

75Feb: 75% viability

78Mar: 78% viability

86Apr: 86% viability

95May: 95% viability

94Jun: 94% viability

89Jul: 89% viability

93Aug: 93% viability

87Sep: 87% viability

80Oct: 80% viability

73Nov: 73% viability

65Dec: 65% viability

82%

Heat

11/12

Walking

63Jan: 63% viability

67Feb: 67% viability

83Mar: 83% viability

97Apr: 97% viability

99May: 99% viability

99Jun: 99% viability

97Jul: 97% viability

99Aug: 99% viability

94Sep: 94% viability

79Oct: 79% viability

80Nov: 80% viability

71Dec: 71% viability

11/12

Walking

63Jan: 63% viability

67Feb: 67% viability

83Mar: 83% viability

97Apr: 97% viability

99May: 99% viability

99Jun: 99% viability

97Jul: 97% viability

99Aug: 99% viability

94Sep: 94% viability

79Oct: 79% viability

80Nov: 80% viability

71Dec: 71% viability

86%

Heat

9/12

Running

43Jan: 43% viability

46Feb: 46% viability

73Mar: 73% viability

96Apr: 96% viability

99May: 99% viability

99Jun: 99% viability

97Jul: 97% viability

99Aug: 99% viability

90Sep: 90% viability

67Oct: 67% viability

70Nov: 70% viability

56Dec: 56% viability

9/12

Running

43Jan: 43% viability

46Feb: 46% viability

73Mar: 73% viability

96Apr: 96% viability

99May: 99% viability

99Jun: 99% viability

97Jul: 97% viability

99Aug: 99% viability

90Sep: 90% viability

67Oct: 67% viability

70Nov: 70% viability

56Dec: 56% viability

78%

Heat

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Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

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