Monthly Climate
Menu

Best time to visit Potchefstroom

April is the best time to visit Potchefstroom for general sightseeing, with average highs of 24 °C and about 6 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly April to May.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking April comfort 94/100
The least cloud July 12 % average cloud cover
The least rain July 4 mm
Warmth December 28 °C
Cooler weather June 19 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 April 94 24 °C 6
2 May 93 21 °C 3
3 August 90 22 °C 2
4 September 87 26 °C 3
5 March 84 26 °C 10
6 June 84 19 °C 2
7 July 84 19 °C 1
8 October 80 28 °C 9
9 February 78 28 °C 12
10 November 77 28 °C 11
11 January 73 28 °C 14
12 December 71 28 °C 15

When to think twice

December scores lowest with about 15 wet days and highs near 28 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 28.2 °C 104 mm 46 %
February 27.7 °C 94 mm 43 %
March 26.3 °C 75 mm 38 %
April 23.7 °C 40 mm 33 %
May 21.3 °C 19 mm 20 %
June 18.6 °C 9 mm 14 %
July 18.8 °C 4 mm 12 %
August 22.1 °C 11 mm 15 %
September 26.5 °C 16 mm 22 %
October 28.0 °C 63 mm 35 %
November 28.1 °C 78 mm 43 %
December 28.4 °C 109 mm 47 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.