Free State

Compare countries and cities by VanSky score and pick your next stop

Cities: 52 Updated: 14 Oct, 21:01 Open-Meteo

A comparison of 52 towns in the Free State region (South Africa) by VanSky score — where it's most comfortable to stop on your trip right now.

The country score (0–100) is computed from all of its cities, not a single point. Cities are grouped into regions, and a region's score is the median of its cities so dense clusters don't outweigh sparse ones. Final score = 0.65 × “best areas” (80th percentile of regions) + 0.35 × “typical conditions” (median of regions), so one warm city can't push the whole country to 100. Each city's score blends warmth (feels-like), sun, rain and wind, adjusted for night temperature and, on the coast, the sea. Data: Open-Meteo, refreshed several times a day.

80–100

Ideal

60–79

Comfortable

40–59

Acceptable

20–39

Challenging

0–19

Extreme

The scale above shows what share of the country's cities falls into each comfort band. “Best spot” is the most comfortable region or city this week; “typical conditions” is the median score across regions.

∅ 7-day average

Top 30 Cities in Free State by VanSky

City	VanSky	Temp.	Solar	Wind	Water
Ladybrand	94	25° / 15°	2.2 kWh	20 (↑44) km/h	—
Mamafubedu	94	25° / 14°	2 kWh	20 (↑37) km/h	—
Bultfontein	93	27° / 16°	2.2 kWh	26 (↑44) km/h	—
Boshof	93	28° / 14°	2.6 kWh	20 (↑36) km/h	—
Hertzogville	93	27° / 15°	2.4 kWh	22 (↑39) km/h	—
Warden	93	26° / 15°	2.1 kWh	24 (↑48) km/h	—
Winnie Mandela	93	26° / 16°	2.3 kWh	23 (↑44) km/h	—
Zastron	93	26° / 12°	2.5 kWh	26 (↑48) km/h	—
Vrede	93	27° / 15°	2.2 kWh	21 (↑36) km/h	—
Dewetsdorp	92	25° / 13°	2.4 kWh	25 (↑43) km/h	—
Ficksburg	92	24° / 14°	1.8 kWh	16 (↑29) km/h	—
Hlohlolwane	92	24° / 14°	1.8 kWh	18 (↑41) km/h	—
Marquard	92	25° / 15°	1.8 kWh	15 (↑36) km/h	—
Theunissen	92	25° / 16°	2 kWh	19 (↑41) km/h	—
Hoopstad	92	27° / 16°	2.2 kWh	26 (↑43) km/h	—
Phuthaditjhaba	92	25° / 15°	1.9 kWh	20 (↑41) km/h	—
Bloemfontein	92	26° / 14°	2.4 kWh	19 (↑47) km/h	—
Harrismith	92	25° / 15°	2.1 kWh	25 (↑45) km/h	—
Lindley	92	25° / 16°	1.8 kWh	18 (↑37) km/h	—
Reitz	92	26° / 15°	2 kWh	21 (↑37) km/h	—
Frankfort	92	27° / 15°	2.1 kWh	21 (↑37) km/h	—
Winburg	91	25° / 16°	1.9 kWh	19 (↑36) km/h	—
Wepener	91	26° / 11°	2.5 kWh	23 (↑40) km/h	—
Bethlehem	91	25° / 15°	1.8 kWh	18 (↑34) km/h	—
Thaba Nchu	91	25° / 14°	2.3 kWh	25 (↑45) km/h	—
Kroonstad	91	25° / 16°	1.8 kWh	17 (↑32) km/h	—
Viljoenskroon	91	26° / 16°	1.6 kWh	20 (↑35) km/h	—
Deneysville	91	27° / 17°	2 kWh	21 (↑34) km/h	—
Heilbron	91	27° / 15°	1.9 kWh	22 (↑39) km/h	—
Koppies	91	26° / 16°	1.7 kWh	19 (↑34) km/h	—

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Ladybrand

Mamafubedu

Bultfontein

Boshof

Hertzogville

Warden

Winnie Mandela

Zastron

Vrede

Dewetsdorp

Ficksburg

Hlohlolwane

Marquard

Theunissen

Hoopstad

VanSky Index

A weather comfort index for travel: a 0–100 score. Recalculated daily from live weather data — temperature, rainfall, wind and sun.

80–100 Ideal

60–79 Comfortable

40–59 Acceptable

20–39 Challenging

0–19 Extreme

How it's calculated:

Thermal comfort 35% — temperature + humidity
Sunshine 25% — panel charge, mood; in heat the sun is no longer a bonus
Precipitation 25% — rain → muddy ground
Wind 15% — awning, driving, noise
Extremes override all: frost, heat, storm, downpour
Heat counts by feels-like temperature: at 32°+ the score can’t reach “Comfortable”, muggy nights lower it further
A dangerous day drags the week down: a storm or downpour in the forecast keeps the week from being “Comfortable”
Bonus: warm sea, high panel output