Bedford Temperature by Month
The average annual maximum temperature in Bedford, Eastern Cape, South Africa is 25°C (77°F), with daytime highs ranging from 20°C (68°F) in July to 29°C (84°F) in January. This page covers monthly averages, day-night differences, and how Bedford compares to cities worldwide.
Bedford Monthly Temperatures
The climate in Bedford experiences moderate temperature changes, with mild shifts between seasons. At night, temperatures range from 16°C (61°F) in January to 6°C (43°F) in July.
The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Bedford by month:
Temperatures tend to bottom out between 4 AM and 6 AM, then climb to their daily peak around 3 PM.
The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:
Temperature: Bedford vs South Africa
The map below shows the annual temperature across South Africa. You can also select individual months if you want to compare a specific time of year.
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Bedford vs World: Temperature Compared
Bedford's average annual maximum temperature is 25°C (77°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:
Seville, Spain averages 23°C (73°F) a year — one of the warmer cities in Western Europe, with long hot summers.
Queenstown, New Zealand averages 10°C (50°F) annually — remember seasons are flipped, so its coldest months fall in June and July.
Shanghai, China averages 21°C (70°F) a year, with warm summers, mild winters, and a noticeable spring and autumn.
Tokyo, Japan averages 21°C (70°F) a year, with hot summers, cool winters, and a well-defined cherry blossom spring.
Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.
The readings come from a range of sources — land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.
Whether a city sits on the coast or deep inland makes a significant difference to its climate. Coastal areas tend to have more stable temperatures year-round — large bodies of water absorb heat slowly in summer and release it gradually in winter, keeping extremes in check. Cities far from the sea don't benefit from that buffer, which is why continental climates tend to have hotter summers and colder winters than their coastal counterparts at the same latitude.
For more on Bedford's weather — including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity — visit our Bedford climate page.
