How many sunny days does Welkom have per year?

Welkom averages approximately 324 sunny days per year, based on historical climate data.

What is the air quality in Welkom?

Welkom has an annual PM2.5 concentration of 19.7 µg/m³, classified as "Moderate" by WHO standards. Above WHO targets. Some respiratory effects possible with prolonged exposure.

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Welkom · South Africa

A city in South Africa.

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Small city

161K

63 km²

1,376m

06:08 UTC+2

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Welkom, South Africa is a 161K-resident city with 324 sunny days and 19 frost days annually and an annual PM2.5 of 19.7 µg/m³. A city in South Africa.

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Climate Lab·Welkom

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	31	30	28	27	23	21	21	24	29	32	32	31	27
Daily mean°C	25	24	22	20	16	13	13	16	20	24	24	24	20
Daily low°C	19	19	16	12	7	3	2	6	12	15	17	18	12
Thermal comfort
High feelsDaily high feels-like°C	34	34	31	29	26	23	23	25	30	34	33	34	30
Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C	28	27	24	19	16	9	10	14	21	23	25	27	20
Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C	16	15	13	7	0	-4	-7	-2	4	8	13	15	7
Humidity
HumidityRelative humidity%	54	57	55	52	39	42	33	28	27	32	38	53	43
Dewpoint°C	14.8	14.2	12.9	9.6	2.8	0.5	-4.9	-2.4	2.1	5.1	10.6	13.7	6.6
Precipitation
Rainfallmm	80	97	47	52	1	13	1	5	11	47	77	113	544
Rain days≥1mm	15	14	10	7	1	2	0	2	2	7	9	15	84
Wind
Wind avgm/s	2.6	2.3	2.5	2.5	2.3	2.6	2.5	2.9	3.2	3.5	3.5	3.5	2.8
Wind gustsm/s	5.5	4.8	5.2	5.2	4.1	5.3	6.6	6.7	7.1	6.1	6.3	6.0	5.7
Sun & UV
Sunshinehrs/day	10.9	10.4	10.1	9.5	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.2	11.2	10.7	11.0	10.3
Clear skyindex	55%	62%	65%	69%	83%	89%	77%	79%	77%	71%	63%	56%	71%
UV indexmax avg	12.4	11.4	9.4	7.5	5.4	4.4	4.6	6.1	8.3	10.3	12.0	12.0	8.6

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

Confidence: High

Lifestyle Calendar·Welkom

Welkom offers a solid outdoor season. March through April are perfect for all activities. Dinner outside is comfortable 7/12 months — impressive, while lunch outside is comfortable 11/12 months — impressive.

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7/12

Dinner Outside

78Jan: 78% viability

78Feb: 78% viability

85Mar: 85% viability

65Apr: 65% viability

22May: 22% viability

1Jun: 1% viability

4Jul: 4% viability

20Aug: 20% viability

58Sep: 58% viability

69Oct: 69% viability

79Nov: 79% viability

77Dec: 77% viability

7/12

Dinner Outside

78Jan: 78% viability

78Feb: 78% viability

85Mar: 85% viability

65Apr: 65% viability

22May: 22% viability

1Jun: 1% viability

4Jul: 4% viability

20Aug: 20% viability

58Sep: 58% viability

69Oct: 69% viability

79Nov: 79% viability

77Dec: 77% viability

53%

Cold

11/12

Lunch Outside

64Jan: 64% viability

68Feb: 68% viability

81Mar: 81% viability

87Apr: 87% viability

94May: 94% viability

95Jun: 95% viability

92Jul: 92% viability

92Aug: 92% viability

87Sep: 87% viability

72Oct: 72% viability

68Nov: 68% viability

65Dec: 65% viability

11/12

Lunch Outside

64Jan: 64% viability

68Feb: 68% viability

81Mar: 81% viability

87Apr: 87% viability

94May: 94% viability

95Jun: 95% viability

92Jul: 92% viability

92Aug: 92% viability

87Sep: 87% viability

72Oct: 72% viability

68Nov: 68% viability

65Dec: 65% viability

80%

Heat

11/12

Walking

62Jan: 62% viability

65Feb: 65% viability

85Mar: 85% viability

97Apr: 97% viability

99May: 99% viability

100Jun: 100% viability

100

98Jul: 98% viability

97Aug: 97% viability

91Sep: 91% viability

69Oct: 69% viability

74Nov: 74% viability

68Dec: 68% viability

11/12

Walking

62Jan: 62% viability

65Feb: 65% viability

85Mar: 85% viability

97Apr: 97% viability

99May: 99% viability

100Jun: 100% viability

100

98Jul: 98% viability

97Aug: 97% viability

91Sep: 91% viability

69Oct: 69% viability

74Nov: 74% viability

68Dec: 68% viability

84%

Heat

7/12

Running

42Jan: 42% viability

39Feb: 39% viability

68Mar: 68% viability

92Apr: 92% viability

97May: 97% viability

100Jun: 100% viability

100

98Jul: 98% viability

97Aug: 97% viability

83Sep: 83% viability

55Oct: 55% viability

60Nov: 60% viability

53Dec: 53% viability

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Running

42Jan: 42% viability

39Feb: 39% viability

68Mar: 68% viability

92Apr: 92% viability

97May: 97% viability

100Jun: 100% viability

100

98Jul: 98% viability

97Aug: 97% viability

83Sep: 83% viability

55Oct: 55% viability

60Nov: 60% viability

53Dec: 53% viability

74%

Heat

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

Confidence: High

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