Vredendal in Winter
In winter (June, July and August), Vredendal sees average daytime highs around 20°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 100 mm of rain over about 17 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 20°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Vredendal's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Vredendal's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 20°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 8°C
- Rainfall
- 100 mm
- 17 wet days
- Avg wind
- 11 km/h
- Travel score
- 7.3
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Vredendal in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 20°C.
A typical winter day in Vredendal reaches about 20°C and drops to 8°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is June, the coolest July.
Vredendal weather by month
How the three winter months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29° / 16° | 7 | 1.5 | 13.8 | 7.4 |
| Feb | 29° / 17° | 4 | 1 | 13.2 | 7.3 |
| Mar | 28° / 16° | 10 | 1.7 | 12.2 | 7.9 |
| Apr | 26° / 13° | 15 | 2.5 | 11.2 | 8.4 |
| May | 23° / 11° | 24 | 4.5 | 10.4 | 8.1 |
| Jun | 20° / 8° | 38 | 6.2 | 10 | 7.2 |
| Jul | 20° / 8° | 35 | 5.5 | 10.1 | 7.4 |
| Aug | 20° / 8° | 27 | 5.6 | 10.8 | 7.4 |
| Sep | 22° / 10° | 17 | 3.4 | 11.8 | 8.0 |
| Oct | 25° / 12° | 13 | 2.7 | 12.8 | 8.5 |
| Nov | 26° / 14° | 10 | 2.4 | 13.6 | 8.5 |
| Dec | 28° / 15° | 7 | 1.9 | 14 | 8.3 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Vredendal gets around 100 mm of rain over 17 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 11 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min in early June to 11 h 18 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 3.3 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit Vredendal?
Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
winter is one of the better times to visit Vredendal for general sightseeing.
What to pack for Vredendal in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Vredendal sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 17 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Vredendal in Winter
The nearest coast averages about 13°C across winter — 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| Comfort | Cool | Cool | Cool | Cool | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Cool | Cool |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17 | Cool |
| Feb | 17 | Cool |
| Mar | 16 | Cool |
| Apr | 15 | Cool |
| May | 15 | Bracing |
| Jun | 14 | Bracing |
| Jul | 13 | Bracing |
| Aug | 13 | Bracing |
| Sep | 14 | Bracing |
| Oct | 15 | Bracing |
| Nov | 16 | Cool |
| Dec | 17 | Cool |
UV index in Vredendal in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 14 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | High | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | High | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | Extreme |
| Feb | 12 | Extreme |
| Mar | 10 | Extreme |
| Apr | 7 | High |
| May | 4 | Moderate |
| Jun | 3 | Moderate |
| Jul | 4 | Moderate |
| Aug | 5 | Moderate |
| Sep | 6 | High |
| Oct | 10 | Extreme |
| Nov | 11 | Extreme |
| Dec | 12 | Extreme |
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.
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.
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
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.