Climate averages 1991–2020
Molepolole weather
in August.
A warm, very dry month: the 9th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a warm month in Molepolole: daytime highs average 24.1°C and nights cool to about 8.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.1 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes August a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 16 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mogoditshane (45 km away). In August its highs average 24.6°C, about as warm as Molepolole, with 2.5 mm of rain.
Among the 5 cities listed in Botswana, Molepolole ranks 5th of 5 for the warmest August highs and 3rd of 5 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 5 cities is 25.5°C; Molepolole is 1.4°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 4.5°C to 28.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 2.1 mm to 8.9 mm.
The annual picture
August in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Molepolole climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.0°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 80 | 11.1 | 13.513 h |
| February | 29.7°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 68 | 9.1 | 12.913 h |
| March | 28.4°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 53 | 7.5 | 12.212 h |
| April | 26.0°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 26 | 3.9 | 11.512 h |
| May | 23.5°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 12 | 1.5 | 11.011 h |
| June | 20.6°C7.1°C | 7.1°C | 8.9 | 0.8 | 10.711 h |
| July | 20.4°C6.3°C | 6.3°C | 1.8 | 0.5 | 10.811 h |
| August, selected | 24.1°C8.9°C | 8.9°C | 2.1 | 0.5 | 11.311 h |
| September | 28.6°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 8.9 | 1.3 | 11.912 h |
| October | 30.6°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 30 | 5.3 | 12.613 h |
| November | 30.6°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 60 | 9.0 | 13.313 h |
| December | 30.3°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 77 | 11.8 | 13.614 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
August in nearby cities
- Mogoditshane in AugustBotswana · 45 kmHigh 24.6°C · Low 8.8°C · 2.5 mm rain
- Gaborone in AugustBotswana · 50 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 8.9°C · 3.3 mm rain
- Mafikeng in AugustSouth Africa · 163 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 6.9°C · 7.2 mm rain
- Rustenburg in AugustSouth Africa · 225 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 8.4°C · 6.6 mm rain
- Brits in AugustSouth Africa · 268 kmHigh 23.6°C · Low 8.5°C · 6.3 mm rain
- Ga-Rankuwa in AugustSouth Africa · 286 kmHigh 22.9°C · Low 7.7°C · 5.6 mm rain
- Bela Bela in AugustSouth Africa · 287 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 9.0°C · 3.7 mm rain
- Soshanguve in AugustSouth Africa · 288 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 8.4°C · 5.6 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Molepolole) is explained once on the Molepolole year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.