Potchefstroom Temperature by Month

Potchefstroom in North West, South Africa sees moderate seasonal temperature shifts, with daytime highs between 21°C (70°F) in July and 30°C (86°F) in December, averaging 26°C (79°F) annually. Explore the full monthly breakdown below.

The moderate changes in the climate in Potchefstroom ensure gradual weather shifts through each season. At night, temperatures drop to between 17°C (63°F) and 3°C (37°F) depending on the time of year.

The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Potchefstroom by month:

The coolest part of the day is typically between 4 AM and 6 AM, while 3 PM is usually the warmest, when solar heating is at its peak.

The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:

Potchefstroom's average annual maximum temperature is 26°C (79°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:

Barcelona, Spain has an annual average of around 21°C (70°F), with warm summers and mild, fairly short winters.

Toronto, Canada averages 13°C (55°F) annually, with cold snowy winters balanced by genuinely warm summers.

San Francisco, USA averages 19°C (66°F) annually, but with little seasonal variation, summers are often cool and foggy, winters mild.

Brisbane, Australia averages 26°C (79°F) a year, with warm winters and hot, humid summers.

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.

For cities and regions with significant elevation, altitude is one of the biggest factors shaping local temperatures. As a rule of thumb, temperatures fall by around 6°C for every 1,000 metres gained, so a city at 2,000 metres will typically be around 12°C cooler than a city at sea level in the same region. Higher ground also tends to see more dramatic day-to-night temperature swings, since thinner air loses heat faster after sunset.

For more on Potchefstroom's weather, including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity, visit our Potchefstroom climate page.