ZA flag
Johannesburg

South Africa

vs
ZA flag
Welkom

South Africa

Climate

Johannesburg logs 14 hot days a year to Welkom's 76 — Johannesburg wins by 62. Johannesburg also leads on frost days by 13.

JohannesburgWelkom
Sunny days
305324
Hot days
1476
Frost days
619
Rainy days
10584
Outdoor dinner months
6/126/12
Avg wind
2.9 m/s2.8 m/s
Sunshine hours
3,1043,288
Darkest month sun
226 hrs/mo242 hrs/mo
UV peak month
11.612.4

Johannesburg

Feels-like °C

25
25
23
18
16
10
9
13
20
22
23
24

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Welkom

Feels-like °C

28
27
24
19
16
9
10
14
21
23
25
27

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Cost of Living

Johannesburg averages $1,363/mo for balanced living; Welkom has no cost baseline yet.

Johannesburg

$1,363

monthly · balanced

Minimalist $1,011Comfort $2,256
Top 91%in Among 11 Africa cities

Welkom

monthly · balanced

Mobility

Johannesburg scores 2.2 on mobility (0–5 scale); Welkom has no mobility baseline.

2.2/5
vs
/5
JohannesburgWelkom
FlightsAirport

Culture

Johannesburg's culture score of 3.6 sits well above Welkom's 0.0.

3.6/5
vs
0.0/5
JohannesburgWelkom
ArtsHistoryTheatreVenuesNightlife
Johannesburg leads

Nature & Outdoors

Johannesburg scores 3.5 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Welkom has no nature & outdoors baseline.

3.5/5
vs
/5
JohannesburgWelkom
MountainsForestGreen AreasLakesRunningHikingCampingClimbing

Safety

Johannesburg scores 1.2 on safety (0–5 scale); Welkom has no safety baseline.

1.2/5
vs
/5
JohannesburgWelkom
Street SafetyProperty CrimeRoadWildfire

Career

Johannesburg scores 4.1 on career (0–5 scale); Welkom has no career baseline.

4.1/5
vs
/5
JohannesburgWelkom
JobsEconomyStartupsCoworking

Social & Community

Johannesburg scores 3.4 on social & community (0–5 scale); Welkom has no social & community baseline.

3.4/5
vs
/5
JohannesburgWelkom
Everyday EnglishExpat-First CommunityMulticultural MixExpat Integration ExperienceUrban EnergyStreet AtmosphereGovernment Immigration FriendlinessAdmin English Support

Food & Dining

Johannesburg scores 3.8 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Welkom has no food & dining baseline.

3.8/5
vs
/5
JohannesburgWelkom
RestaurantsBrunchVeganDelivery

Family

Johannesburg scores 3.7 on family (0–5 scale); Welkom has no family baseline.

3.7/5
vs
/5
JohannesburgWelkom
Intl SchoolsUniversitiesAmenitiesSportGroceriesGymYogaSpaTennis

Healthcare

Johannesburg scores 3.4 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Welkom has no healthcare baseline.

3.4/5
vs
/5
JohannesburgWelkom
Private Healthcare

Air Quality

Johannesburg averages 37.0 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Welkom's 19.7 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Welkom breathes ~47% cleaner air (17.3 µg/m³ lower).

Johannesburg

Welkom

37.0µg/m³
19.7µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Very Unhealthy
Sensitive Groups

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Johannesburg (8.6M) and Welkom (161K) are 53x in population — Johannesburg is the larger metro, Welkom the smaller; on land area Johannesburg spans roughly 28x more ground.

39x

Johannesburg is roughly 39x the scale of Welkom

Combined population & area comparison

ZA flagJohannesburg
39x
ZA flagWelkom
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.ZA flagJohannesburg8.6M53x
2.ZA flagWelkom161K1x
Area
1.ZA flagJohannesburg1,756 km²28x
2.ZA flagWelkom63 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
62 km55 km

ZA flagJohannesburg

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
15 km7.6 km

ZA flagWelkom

Who Thrives Here

Frequently asked about Johannesburg vs Welkom

Which is cheaper, Johannesburg or Welkom?
Johannesburg has an estimated monthly cost of $1,363.
How does the climate compare between Johannesburg and Welkom?
Sunny days: 305 vs 324 d — Welkom higher Annual sunshine: 3,104 vs 3,288 hrs — Welkom higher Winter sunshine: 226 vs 242 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 14 vs 76 d — Johannesburg lower Frost days: 6 vs 19 d — Johannesburg lower Rainy days: 105 vs 84 d — Welkom lower
Is Johannesburg or Welkom safer?
Johannesburg has a safety score of 1.2/5.
Should I move to Johannesburg or Welkom?
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