Burgersdorp weather in July

In July, Burgersdorp sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 13 mm of precipitation across 2.2 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 hours at the start of July to 10 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Burgersdorp's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Burgersdorp's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
11th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
13 mm
2.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 12 min
7:15 AM – 5:25 PM
Cloud cover
21%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Burgersdorp is town in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Founded
1846

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month.

A typical July day in Burgersdorp reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 3°C cooler than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1151
2151
3151
4151
5151
6151
7151
8151
9151
10151
11151
12151
13161
14161
15161
16161
17161
18161
19161
20161
21161
22161
23161
24161
25161
26161
27161
28161
29161
30172
31172

How July really feels in Burgersdorp

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in July is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Burgersdorp weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 15°8410.413.85.5
Feb29° / 15°801113.15.8
Mar26° / 13°679.312.27.1
Apr22° / 446.811.37.6
May19° / 203.610.57.5
Jun16° / 163106.2
Jul16° / 132.210.26.3
Aug18° / 18310.97.5
Sep22° / 21311.88.3
Oct25° / 416.412.87.8
Nov27° / 11°567.313.67.3
Dec29° / 13°658.3146.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
28614
38812
48812
58812
68812
78812
88812
98911
108812
118713
128713
138713
148713
158713
168713
178713
188614
198614
208614
218515
228515
238416
248416
258416
268317
278317
288317
298317
308317
318317

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitationSnow

Burgersdorp gets around 13 mm of rain and snow over 2.2 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 7% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
171
261
361
460
550
650
750
850
960
1060
1160
1260
1370
1471
1571
1681
1781
1881
1991
2091
2192
2292
2392
2492
2592
2692
2792
2892
2992
3091
3191

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in July

Winds average 12 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 hours at the start of July to 10 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 7:18 AM to 7:07 AM, and sunset from 5:18 PM to 5:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.07:185:18
210.07:185:19
310.07:185:19
410.07:185:20
510.07:185:20
610.07:175:20
710.17:175:21
810.17:175:21
910.17:175:22
1010.17:175:22
1110.17:175:23
1210.17:165:23
1310.17:165:24
1410.17:165:24
1510.27:165:25
1610.27:155:25
1710.27:155:26
1810.27:145:27
1910.27:145:27
2010.27:145:28
2110.37:135:28
2210.37:135:29
2310.37:125:29
2410.37:125:30
2510.37:115:31
2610.37:105:31
2710.47:105:32
2810.47:095:33
2910.47:095:33
3010.47:085:34
3110.57:075:34

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 3.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.32 kWh/m² to a high of 8.05 kWh/m² in December across the year — July's 3.62 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.4Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.6Moderate
153.6Moderate
163.6Moderate
173.6Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.7Moderate
203.7Moderate
213.7Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
314.0Moderate
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Burgersdorp?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.6
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Burgersdorp for sightseeing.

What to pack for Burgersdorp in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Burgersdorp sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 1°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Burgersdorp in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Burgersdorp peaks around January 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 14UV 15Jun 22UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr7Very high
May5High
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Burgersdorp?

Burgersdorp sits at 31.0°S, 26.3°E, 1,405 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Aliwal North, 50 km away.

Topography around Burgersdorp

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Burgersdorp.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Burgersdorp has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 216 m around an average of 1,448 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 555 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,001 m.

The land around Burgersdorp is covered by grassland (66%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, grassland (83%) within 16 km, and grassland (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
216 m
16 km
555 m
80 km
1,001 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Aliwal North 50 km · Zastron 106 km · Queenstown 113 km · Queensdale 115 km · Lady Frere 116 km · Middelburg 137 km · Whittlesea 139 km · Cala 142 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
Christian 86%or other traditional African religions 5%nothing in particular 5%Muslim 2%

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 Burgersdorp (-30.9977°, 26.3286°, elevation 1,405 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).