Fochville weather in July

In July, Fochville sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.7 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of July to 10 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Fochville's 1st-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fochville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
11th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
7:01 AM – 5:30 PM
Cloud cover
13%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Fochville is town in Gauteng, South Africa.

Founded
1920

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 19°C through the month.

A typical July day in Fochville reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 3°C cooler than August.

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Fochville 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
Jan27° / 17°12815.613.55.8
Feb27° / 16°1141312.96.1
Mar25° / 15°8511.812.26.8
Apr23° / 11°40711.47.7
May21° / 182.810.78.3
Jun19° / 81.410.48.1
Jul19° / 30.710.58.3
Aug22° / 101.911.18.7
Sep25° / 11°193.311.88.5
Oct27° / 13°699.912.67.0
Nov27° / 15°10013.513.36.1
Dec27° / 16°13317.413.65.6

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 7%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1919
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Fochville gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.7 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 rain averages around 3% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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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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Wind in July

Winds average 10 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 min at the start of July to 10 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 7:03 AM to 6:54 AM, and sunset from 5:24 PM to 5:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.47:035:24
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.89 kWh/m² to a high of 6.98 kWh/m² in December across the year — July's 4.18 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
23.9Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
54.0Moderate
64.0Moderate
74.0Moderate
84.0Bright
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Fochville

In seasonPeak

None of Fochville's seasonal hazards are active in July. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Fochville's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
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Aug
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Is July a good time to visit Fochville?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Fochville for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Fochville in July

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

In July, Fochville sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Fochville in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Fochville peaks around January 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 13UV 15Jun 20UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Fochville in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Fochville is worst in June — around 283 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 5.7× the cleanest month (January, 50 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120150180210240270300JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyVery unhealthyUnhealthyJun 19282 µg/m³Jan 1251 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan50Poor
Feb72Unhealthy
Mar119Unhealthy
Apr177Very unhealthy
May261Very unhealthy
Jun283Very unhealthy
Jul275Very unhealthy
Aug213Very unhealthy
Sep156Very unhealthy
Oct99Unhealthy
Nov70Unhealthy
Dec55Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Fochville?

Fochville sits at 26.5°S, 27.5°E, 1,478 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Carletonville, 17 km away.

Topography around Fochville

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fochville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m around an average of 1,479 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 400 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 714 m.

The land around Fochville is covered by grassland (57%) within 3 km, grassland (61%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (60%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
117 m
16 km
400 m
80 km
714 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Carletonville 17 km · Westonaria 24 km · Evaton 36 km · Randfontein 40 km · Vanderbijlpark 42 km · Soweto 44 km · Parys 46 km · Potchefstroom 47 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 Fochville (-26.4886°, 27.4939°, elevation 1,478 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).