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Best time to visit Welkom

April is the best time to visit Welkom for general sightseeing, with average highs of 23 °C and about 7 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly March 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 13 % average cloud cover
The least rain July 6 mm
Warmth January 29 °C
Cooler weather June 17 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 April 94 23 °C 7
2 May 90 20 °C 3
3 September 89 25 °C 2
4 August 87 21 °C 2
5 March 85 27 °C 9
6 October 84 27 °C 7
7 November 80 28 °C 9
8 July 78 17 °C 1
9 June 78 17 °C 2
10 February 78 28 °C 11
11 December 73 29 °C 12
12 January 73 29 °C 12

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 12 wet days and highs near 29 °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 29.3 °C 93 mm 41 %
February 28.3 °C 73 mm 40 %
March 26.7 °C 66 mm 37 %
April 23.3 °C 44 mm 32 %
May 20.2 °C 20 mm 23 %
June 17.1 °C 12 mm 16 %
July 17.3 °C 6 mm 13 %
August 20.6 °C 15 mm 17 %
September 25.2 °C 13 mm 23 %
October 27.3 °C 51 mm 34 %
November 28.1 °C 66 mm 38 %
December 29.1 °C 89 mm 41 %

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.