Free State · South Africa
Bloemfontein
Photo: South African Tourism from South Africa · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Local time
- Africa/Johannesburg
- Country
- South Africa
- Population
- 556,637
- Elevation
- 1,396 m
- Airports
- BFN
- 9.1 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 6,800 km
- 8 hrs 45 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Bloemfontein, month by month
- Jan32°
- Feb31°
- Mar29°
- Apr24°
- May21°
- Jun17°
- Jul17°
- Aug20°
- Sept25°
- Oct29°
- Nov30°
- Dec32°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Good for going, on these averages: February to May and August to November.
Mean highs run from 17°C in June to 32°C in January, with about 489 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for BloemfonteinModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
Airports serving Bloemfontein
Other airports within 150 km
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBBloemfontein
6,800 km
8 hrs 45 mins · Estimate
From AUHBloemfontein
6,690 km
8 hrs 35 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
- Local time
- Africa/Johannesburg
- Country
- South Africa
- Currency
- South African Rand ZARToday's indicative rate: ZAR 10 ≈ USD 0.605Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type C, D and N230 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 112ambulance, fire and policeAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +27 · On the left
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