Vredendal weather in July

In July, Vredendal sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 35 mm of rain across 5.5 wet days and about 10.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Vredendal's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vredendal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
35 mm
5.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
7:48 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
32%
7th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Vredendal is town in the Western Cape, South Africa.

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 20°C through the month.

A typical July day in Vredendal reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Vredendal weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 16°71.513.87.4
Feb29° / 17°4113.27.3
Mar28° / 16°101.712.27.9
Apr26° / 13°152.511.28.4
May23° / 11°244.510.48.1
Jun20° / 386.2107.2
Jul20° / 355.510.17.4
Aug20° / 275.610.87.4
Sep22° / 10°173.411.88.0
Oct25° / 12°132.712.88.5
Nov26° / 14°102.413.68.5
Dec28° / 15°71.9148.3

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%.

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

Any precipitation

Vredendal gets around 35 mm of rain over 5.5 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 18% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 11 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 11 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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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 hours at the start of July to 10 h 24 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 7:51 AM to 7:40 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 6:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.07:515:48
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310.07:515:49
410.07:515:49
510.07:505:50
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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 3.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.88 kWh/m² to a high of 8.46 kWh/m² in December across the year — July's 3.16 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.9Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.0Moderate
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103.1Moderate
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303.4Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Vredendal?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Vredendal in July

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

In July, Vredendal sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Vredendal in July

The nearest coast averages about 13°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 36 km away) is warmest in February at about 17°C and coldest in July near 13°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

12°14°16°18°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan17Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar16Cool
Apr15Cool
May15Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul13Bracing
Aug13Bracing
Sep14Bracing
Oct15Bracing
Nov16Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Vredendal 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 Vredendal peaks around January 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighExtremeJan 16UV 14Jun 17UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr7High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep6High
Oct10Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Vredendal?

Vredendal sits at 31.7°S, 18.5°E, 36 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Vredenburg, 146 km away.

SaldanhaMoorreesburgMalmesburyCeresAtlantisWellingtonPaarl

Topography around Vredendal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vredendal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m around an average of 33 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 367 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,591 m.

The land around Vredendal is covered by cropland (38%) and shrubs (33%) within 3 km, shrubs (47%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and shrubs (46%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
94 m
16 km
367 m
80 km
1,591 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Vredenburg 146 km · Saldanha 158 km · Moorreesburg 166 km · Malmesbury 200 km · Ceres 204 km · Atlantis 211 km · Wellington 224 km · Paarl 234 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 Vredendal (-31.6683°, 18.5012°, elevation 36 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).