Marquard weather in July

In July, Marquard sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 9 mm of precipitation across 1.5 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 12 min at the start of July to 10 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Marquard's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Marquard's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
11th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
9 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
7:06 AM – 5:26 PM
Cloud cover
15%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Marquard is place in Free State, South Africa.

Founded
1905

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 17°C through the month.

A typical July day in Marquard reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 17°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°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)
1160
2160
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How July really feels in Marquard

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.

Marquard 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
Jan28° / 15°13014.813.65.9
Feb27° / 15°10613.4136.1
Mar25° / 13°9812.212.26.8
Apr22° / 638.111.37.3
May20° / 273.710.67.7
Jun17° / 152.110.27.0
Jul17° / 91.510.47.2
Aug20° / 203.1118.0
Sep24° / 203.511.88.5
Oct25° / 11°779.312.77.3
Nov26° / 13°10510.713.46.7
Dec27° / 14°12814.613.86.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% 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 8%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
19010
2919
3919
4919
5919
6928
7928
8928
9928
10937
11937
12937
13937
14937
15937
16937
17937
18937
19937
20928
21919
22919
23919
24919
25919
269010
279010
289010
299010
308911
318911

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Marquard gets around 9 mm of rain and snow over 1.5 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 5% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
15
25
35
45
55
65
74
84
94
104
114
124
134
144
154
164
175
185
195
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226
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246
256
267
277
287
298
308
318

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
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Wind in July

Winds average 9 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
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159calm
169calm
179calm
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219calm
229calm
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249calm
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269calm
279calm
289calm
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3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 12 min at the start of July to 10 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 7:08 AM to 6:58 AM, and sunset from 5:19 PM to 5:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.27:085:19
210.27:085:20
310.27:085:20
410.27:085:21
510.27:085:21
610.27:085:21
710.27:085:22
810.27:075:22
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1010.37:075:23
1110.37:075:24
1210.37:075:24
1310.37:075:25
1410.37:065:25
1510.37:065:26
1610.37:065:26
1710.47:055:27
1810.47:055:27
1910.47:055:28
2010.47:045:28
2110.47:045:29
2210.47:035:29
2310.47:035:30
2410.57:035:30
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2710.57:015:32
2810.57:005:33
2910.67:005:33
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3110.66:585:34

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 3.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.63 kWh/m² to a high of 7.43 kWh/m² in December across the year — July's 3.93 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.8Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.9Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.9Moderate
163.9Moderate
174.0Moderate
184.0Moderate
194.0Moderate
204.0Bright
214.0Bright
224.0Bright
234.1Bright
244.1Bright
254.1Bright
264.1Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Marquard

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Marquard?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.6
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Marquard in July

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

In July, Marquard sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 0°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Marquard in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Marquard peaks around January 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 5 (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 21UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug7High
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Marquard 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 Marquard is worst in August — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.3× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1222 µg/m³Dec 187 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb10Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Marquard?

Marquard sits at 28.7°S, 27.4°E, 1,518 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Hlohlolwane, 31 km away.

Topography around Marquard

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Marquard has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 154 m around an average of 1,499 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 447 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,046 m.

The land around Marquard is covered by grassland (59%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, grassland (55%) and cropland (40%) within 16 km, and grassland (67%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
154 m
16 km
447 m
80 km
1,046 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Hlohlolwane 31 km · Senekal 43 km · Winburg 44 km · Ficksburg 49 km · Maputsoe 52 km · Ladybrand 59 km · Teyateyaneng 62 km · Hlotse 64 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 Marquard (-28.6645°, 27.4305°, elevation 1,518 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).