Bloemhof climate — normals and trends
Bloemhof (South Africa) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.0 °C and it receives 531 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is January (24.2 °C on average) and the coldest is June (10.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Bloemhof averages 9 frost days, 98 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 80 rainy days per year.
Bloemhof has warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.06 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 6 to 12 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.6 °C (on 6 January 2016) and the coldest -6.2 °C (on 26 June 1992).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
BloemhofNorth West
- coords
- -27.65°, 25.61°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.0°C
Average daily high
25.9°C
Average daily low
11.6°C
Annual rainfall
531mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
53%
Average peak wind
17.4km/h
Seasonal range
14.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
9 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
98 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
80 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.6 °C
Average feels-like low
9.5 °C
Average peak gust
35.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
16 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.5 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.05 · p = 0.035
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
41.6 °C
6 January 2016
Coldest day
-6.2 °C
26 June 1992
Wettest day
80 mm
31 December 1943
Windiest day
53.0 km/h
31 October 1985
Strongest gust
97.6 km/h
31 October 1985
Hottest feels-like
40.9 °C
6 January 2016
Coldest feels-like
-10.7 °C
26 June 1992
Snowiest day
1.5 cm
7 July 1996
Sunniest day
13.7 h
3 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33.7 °C | +2.8 °C | 32 mm | -55 mm |
| Feb | 30.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 87 mm | +5 mm |
| Mar | 28.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 77 mm | +9 mm |
| Apr | 23.0 °C | -1.9 °C | 162 mm | +112 mm |
| May | 22.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 1 mm | -16 mm |
| Jun | 20.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 4 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 20.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 2 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 24.6 °C | +2.6 °C | 10 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 28.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 36 mm | +21 mm |
| Oct | 29.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 62 mm | +18 mm |
| Nov | 27.9 °C | -1.7 °C | 106 mm | +40 mm |
| Dec | 30.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 68 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bloemhof?
Bloemhof has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.0 °C and it receives 531 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bloemhof?
The hottest day measured in Bloemhof between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 2016, reaching 41.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bloemhof?
The coldest day measured in Bloemhof between 1940 and 2025 was 26 June 1992, at -6.2 °C.
Does it snow in Bloemhof?
Almost never: Bloemhof sees virtually no snow, with about 9 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bloemhof warmed?
Yes: Bloemhof warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bloemhof?
The wettest day measured in Bloemhof between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1943, with 80 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bloemhof?
The windiest day measured in Bloemhof between 1940 and 2025 was 31 October 1985, with winds reaching 53.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bloemhof?
The warmest month in Bloemhof is January (24.2 °C on average); the coldest is June (10.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Bloemhof?
Bloemhof receives on average 531 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 80 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bloemhof?
Bloemhof gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Bloemhof?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Bloemhof between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 1996, with 1.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Bloemhof?
Yes: Bloemhof has on average 16 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bloemhof?
In Bloemhof, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.9 °C on 6 January 2016, and the lowest was -10.7 °C on 26 June 1992.
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