Vredefort weather in March

In March, Vredefort sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 73 mm of rain across 10.8 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Vredefort's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vredefort's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
6th warmest
Overnight low
15°
9th coldest
Rainfall
73 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:14 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
43%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Vredefort is small town in South Africa.

Founded
1878

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

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical March day in Vredefort reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C cooler than February and about 2°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12816
22816
32816
42816
52816
62816
72716
82716
92716
102716
112716
122716
132716
142715
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Vredefort weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 17°10814.813.55.2
Feb28° / 17°8912.6135.8
Mar27° / 15°7310.812.26.7
Apr24° / 12°396.811.47.8
May22° / 203.110.78.4
Jun19° / 101.610.38.2
Jul19° / 50.810.58.4
Aug22° / 142.1118.8
Sep26° / 11°173.111.88.4
Oct28° / 14°679.512.66.9
Nov28° / 15°8312.113.35.9
Dec29° / 17°11515.813.75.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27525
37525
47525
57624
67624
77624
87624
97624
107525
117525
127525
137426
147426
157426
167426
177327
187327
197327
207327
217327
227327
237327
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257327
267327
277327
287426
297426
307426
317426

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Vredefort gets around 73 mm of rain over 10.8 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 36% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
140
239
339
438
538
637
737
837
937
1037
1137
1237
1338
1438
1539
1639
1739
1839
1938
2038
2137
2236
2334
2433
2532
2631
2730
2829
2928
3027
3127

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 47% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1354124
2364123
3384122
4394121
5404119
6414118
7424117
8424216
9434215
10434214
11434314
12434313
13434412
14434512
15434511
16444511
17444610
18444610
19454510
2046459
2147449
2248439
2349428
2451418
2553407
2654397
2757376
2859356
2962335
3064315
3167294

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

Across March, 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
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:06 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 6:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:066:42
212.66:066:41
312.56:076:40
412.56:086:39
512.56:086:38
612.56:096:37
712.46:096:36
812.46:106:35
912.46:106:34
1012.46:116:33
1112.36:126:32
1212.36:126:31
1312.36:136:29
1412.36:136:28
1512.26:146:27
1612.26:146:26
1712.26:156:25
1812.16:156:24
1912.16:166:23
2012.16:166:22
2112.16:176:21
2212.06:176:19
2312.06:186:18
2412.06:186:17
2512.06:196:16
2611.96:196:15
2711.96:206:14
2811.96:206:13
2911.86:216:11
3011.86:216:10
3111.86:226:09

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.82 kWh/m² to a high of 7.11 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5.71 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.7Bright
165.7Bright
175.6Bright
185.6Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Vredefort

In seasonPeak

In March, Vredefort sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

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

Is March a good time to visit Vredefort?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Vredefort for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Vredefort in March

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

In March, Vredefort sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Vredefort in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Vredefort 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 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighHighVery highExtremeJan 13UV 15Jun 20UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Vredefort in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Vredefort is worst in June — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.6× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJun 2257 µg/m³Dec 1913 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May48Poor
Jun57Unhealthy
Jul56Unhealthy
Aug45Poor
Sep38Poor
Oct26Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Vredefort?

Vredefort sits at 27.0°S, 27.4°E, 1,425 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Parys, 15 km away.

Topography around Vredefort

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vredefort has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 1,429 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 344 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 525 m.

The land around Vredefort is covered by grassland (56%) and cropland (32%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and cropland (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) and cropland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
344 m
80 km
525 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Parys 15 km · Koppies 33 km · Potchefstroom 42 km · Viljoenskroon 47 km · Sasolburg 50 km · Vanderbijlpark 57 km · Fochville 59 km · Stilfontein 62 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 Vredefort (-27.0081°, 27.3646°, elevation 1,425 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).