Climate and average weather in Beaufort West
In Beaufort West, the summers are hot, fairly dry, and clear and the winters are mild and clear.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Beaufort West typically varies from 4°C to 30°C, and is rarely below -1°C or above 36°C. January is the hottest month of the year, while July is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit Beaufort West for warm-weather activities is from early March to mid December.
- Hottest
- Jan
- 30°
- Coldest
- Jul
- 4°
- Wettest
- Mar
- 54 mm
- Driest
- Jun
- 13 mm
- Rain / yr
- 369 mm
- 60 wet days
- Daylight
- 9.9–14.1 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 849 m
- 32.4°S
- Clearest
- Jul
- 27% cloud
Beaufort West is town in the Western Cape, South Africa.
- Density
- 792/km²
- people per km²
- Founded
- 1818
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Beaufort West weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around early March to mid December.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Beaufort West, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
The hot season lasts 3.9 months, from November 22 to March 20, with daily high temperatures above 27°C. The hottest month of the year in Beaufort West is January, with an average high of 30°C and low of 16°C.
The cool season lasts 3.1 months, from May 24 to August 26, with daily high temperatures below 19°C. The coldest month of the year in Beaufort West is July, with an average low of 4°C and high of 17°C.
Days typically run about 13°C warmer than nights year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 30 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 29 |
| Avg low (°C) | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30 | 16 |
| Feb | 30 | 16 |
| Mar | 27 | 14 |
| Apr | 23 | 11 |
| May | 20 | 8 |
| Jun | 17 | 4 |
| Jul | 17 | 4 |
| Aug | 18 | 5 |
| Sep | 22 | 8 |
| Oct | 24 | 10 |
| Nov | 27 | 12 |
| Dec | 29 | 14 |
Average hourly temperature in Beaufort West
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on January afternoons, near 30°C, and coldest before dawn in July, near 4°C.
Beaufort West weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30° / 16° | 50 | 7.4 | 13.9 | 5.7 |
| Feb | 30° / 16° | 49 | 7.7 | 13.2 | 5.8 |
| Mar | 27° / 14° | 54 | 7.8 | 12.2 | 7.0 |
| Apr | 23° / 11° | 29 | 5.6 | 11.2 | 7.9 |
| May | 20° / 8° | 18 | 3.3 | 10.4 | 7.7 |
| Jun | 17° / 4° | 13 | 2.6 | 9.9 | 6.8 |
| Jul | 17° / 4° | 14 | 2.9 | 10.1 | 6.7 |
| Aug | 18° / 5° | 20 | 3.5 | 10.8 | 7.3 |
| Sep | 22° / 8° | 15 | 3 | 11.8 | 8.1 |
| Oct | 24° / 10° | 29 | 4.9 | 12.8 | 8.1 |
| Nov | 27° / 12° | 37 | 5.2 | 13.7 | 7.7 |
| Dec | 29° / 14° | 42 | 5.7 | 14.1 | 6.6 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Beaufort West gets about 369 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is some rain, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 6.4 months, from around Oct 14 to Apr 25, peaking in February at about 29% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Jun 21.
March is the wettest month by volume, with 54 mm over about 8 wet days; June is the driest, with 13 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 23 | 27 | 25 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 19 |
| Rain days | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23 | 7 |
| Feb | 27 | 8 |
| Mar | 25 | 8 |
| Apr | 18 | 6 |
| May | 11 | 3 |
| Jun | 9 | 3 |
| Jul | 10 | 3 |
| Aug | 11 | 4 |
| Sep | 10 | 3 |
| Oct | 16 | 5 |
| Nov | 18 | 5 |
| Dec | 19 | 6 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Beaufort West collects about 369 mm of rain across 60 wet days — roughly 31 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. March is the wettest month with 54 mm, while June is the driest at just 13 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 42% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 50 | 49 | 54 | 29 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 29 | 37 | 42 |
| Rain days | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 50 | 7 |
| Feb | 49 | 8 |
| Mar | 54 | 8 |
| Apr | 29 | 6 |
| May | 18 | 3 |
| Jun | 13 | 3 |
| Jul | 14 | 3 |
| Aug | 20 | 4 |
| Sep | 15 | 3 |
| Oct | 29 | 5 |
| Nov | 37 | 5 |
| Dec | 42 | 6 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Beaufort West, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around December 6 and lasts for 3.5 months, ending around March 22. The clearest month is February, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 83% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around September 2 and lasts for 3.1 months, ending around December 5. The cloudiest month is October, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 28% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 83 | 83 | 80 | 74 | 73 | 78 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 72 | 75 | 80 |
| Cloudier (%) | 17 | 17 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 20 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 83 | 17 |
| Feb | 83 | 17 |
| Mar | 80 | 20 |
| Apr | 74 | 26 |
| May | 73 | 27 |
| Jun | 78 | 22 |
| Jul | 83 | 17 |
| Aug | 81 | 19 |
| Sep | 74 | 26 |
| Oct | 72 | 28 |
| Nov | 75 | 25 |
| Dec | 80 | 20 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around January 1, brings about 14 h 06 min of light; the shortest, around June 8, only 9 h 54 min — a swing of roughly 4 h 12 min.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.2 | 11.2 | 10.4 | 9.9 | 10.1 | 10.8 | 11.8 | 12.8 | 13.7 | 14.1 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 5:42 | 6:09 | 6:32 | 6:54 | 7:16 | 7:33 | 7:33 | 7:10 | 6:30 | 5:50 | 5:24 | 5:22 |
| Sunset (PM) | 7:36 | 7:20 | 6:47 | 6:06 | 5:36 | 5:27 | 5:37 | 5:58 | 6:18 | 6:39 | 7:06 | 7:29 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.9 | 5:42 | 7:36 |
| Feb | 13.2 | 6:09 | 7:20 |
| Mar | 12.2 | 6:32 | 6:47 |
| Apr | 11.2 | 6:54 | 6:06 |
| May | 10.4 | 7:16 | 5:36 |
| Jun | 9.9 | 7:33 | 5:27 |
| Jul | 10.1 | 7:33 | 5:37 |
| Aug | 10.8 | 7:10 | 5:58 |
| Sep | 11.8 | 6:30 | 6:18 |
| Oct | 12.8 | 5:50 | 6:39 |
| Nov | 13.7 | 5:24 | 7:06 |
| Dec | 14.1 | 5:22 | 7:29 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Beaufort West averages about 19 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 16 and 21 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 2.9 months, from around Jun 6 to Sep 2. The sunniest month is July, with roughly 21 sunny days (bright).
The greyest month is April, down near 18 sunny days — about 17% fewer than the July peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 21 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 |
| Sky | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21 | Bright |
| Feb | 18 | Bright |
| Mar | 19 | Bright |
| Apr | 17 | Bright |
| May | 19 | Bright |
| Jun | 20 | Bright |
| Jul | 22 | Bright |
| Aug | 21 | Bright |
| Sep | 18 | Bright |
| Oct | 17 | Bright |
| Nov | 18 | Bright |
| Dec | 20 | Bright |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In Beaufort West, the air stays dry or comfortable essentially all year. Even in February, the muggiest month, it feels humid or worse only about 7% of the time — humidity is not something you need to plan around here.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 82 | 73 | 82 | 97 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 97 | 91 |
| Comfortable (%) | 14 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| Humid (%) | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 82 | 14 | 4 |
| Feb | 73 | 20 | 7 |
| Mar | 82 | 15 | 3 |
| Apr | 97 | 3 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct | 99 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov | 97 | 3 | 0 |
| Dec | 91 | 8 | 1 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Wind in Beaufort West is steady company: average speeds sit near 12 km/h — light breeze — in every month of the year, with no meaningful windy or calm season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels | light breeze | calm | calm | calm | calm | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12 | light breeze |
| Feb | 12 | calm |
| Mar | 11 | calm |
| Apr | 11 | calm |
| May | 12 | calm |
| Jun | 13 | light breeze |
| Jul | 14 | light breeze |
| Aug | 13 | light breeze |
| Sep | 12 | light breeze |
| Oct | 13 | light breeze |
| Nov | 13 | light breeze |
| Dec | 13 | light breeze |
Best time to visit Beaufort West
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Beaufort West throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around mid March, Beaufort West is still near the start of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds not yet at full swing.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Beaufort West for general outdoor tourist activities is from early March to mid December, with a peak score in the first week of October.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 5.8 | 5.8 | 7.0 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 6.6 |
| Rating | good | good | good | ideal | ideal | good | good | good | ideal | ideal | ideal | good |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.8 | good |
| Feb | 5.8 | good |
| Mar | 7.0 | good |
| Apr | 7.9 | ideal |
| May | 7.7 | ideal |
| Jun | 6.8 | good |
| Jul | 6.7 | good |
| Aug | 7.4 | good |
| Sep | 8.1 | ideal |
| Oct | 8.1 | ideal |
| Nov | 7.7 | ideal |
| Dec | 6.6 | good |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Beaufort West for hot-weather activities is from early October to mid April, with a peak score in the third week of December.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Beaufort West, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
For a warm-season trip around January (highs near 30°C), the essentials are light clothes and sun protection. In the cold season around July (highs near 17°C), pack a warm layer.
In January, Beaufort West sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.
UV index (midday) in Beaufort West by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Beaufort West peaks around January 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 3 (moderate).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 14 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | High | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | Extreme |
| Feb | 12 | Extreme |
| Mar | 10 | Extreme |
| Apr | 6 | High |
| May | 5 | Moderate |
| Jun | 3 | Moderate |
| Jul | 4 | Moderate |
| Aug | 5 | High |
| Sep | 7 | High |
| Oct | 11 | Extreme |
| Nov | 12 | Extreme |
| Dec | 13 | Extreme |
Average hourly UV index in Beaufort West
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in January the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 9 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 7 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 9 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2.5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 7 | 6.5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 6 | 6.5 | 7 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9 | 7 |
| Feb | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Mar | 7.5 | 5 |
| Apr | 6 | 2 |
| May | 4 | 0 |
| Jun | 2 | 0 |
| Jul | 2.5 | 0 |
| Aug | 5 | 0 |
| Sep | 6 | 2.5 |
| Oct | 8 | 6 |
| Nov | 9 | 6.5 |
| Dec | 9 | 7 |
Growing season
Beaufort West is mild enough that a frost-free day stays more likely than not even in midwinter. Nights are reliably above freezing from about August 14 to June 20 (311 days); outside that window a hard frost is an occasional risk.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 98 | 90 | 85 | 91 | 98 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 98 | 0 |
| Jun | 90 | 7 |
| Jul | 85 | 31 |
| Aug | 91 | 8 |
| Sep | 98 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Beaufort West banks about 2,484 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around January.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 399 | 358 | 335 | 211 | 118 | 17 | 5 | 45 | 138 | 222 | 277 | 359 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 399 |
| Feb | 358 |
| Mar | 335 |
| Apr | 211 |
| May | 118 |
| Jun | 17 |
| Jul | 5 |
| Aug | 45 |
| Sep | 138 |
| Oct | 222 |
| Nov | 277 |
| Dec | 359 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Beaufort West receives about 5.8 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 3.1 and 8.5 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.0 months, from around Sep 19 to Mar 21. The brightest month is December, averaging about 8.4 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is June, down near 3.1 kWh/m² — roughly 63% less than the December peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 8.2 | 7.4 | 6.1 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 8.0 | 8.5 |
| Level | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.2 | Intense |
| Feb | 7.4 | Intense |
| Mar | 6.1 | Intense |
| Apr | 4.7 | Bright |
| May | 3.6 | Moderate |
| Jun | 3.1 | Moderate |
| Jul | 3.4 | Moderate |
| Aug | 4.3 | Bright |
| Sep | 5.7 | Bright |
| Oct | 6.9 | Intense |
| Nov | 8.0 | Intense |
| Dec | 8.5 | Intense |
Where is Beaufort West?
Beaufort West sits at 32.4°S, 22.6°E, 849 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Dysselsdorp, 136 km away.
Topography around Beaufort West
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Beaufort West.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Beaufort West has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m around an average of 848 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,161 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,424 m.
The land around Beaufort West is covered by bare terrain (40%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, grassland (40%), bare terrain (37%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (49%) and grassland (43%) within 80 km.
South Africa travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 2
- Exercise Increased Caution
- Power plugs
- Type C / M / N
- 230 V · 50 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 41% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $6,598
- 2025
- Happiness
- 5.0 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 68%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 43.7
- per 100k, 2022
- Road deaths
- 22.2
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- Upper middle
- World Bank
- English
- Very high
- EF EPI 602
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Beaufort West (-32.3567°, 22.583°, elevation 849 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).