Climate averages 1991–2020
Maseru weather
in August.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 9th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a mild month in Maseru: daytime highs average 18.0°C and nights cool to about 1.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 25 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes August a fairly dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 04 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Thaba Nchu (64 km away). In August its highs average 18.8°C, 0.8°C warmer than Maseru, with 18 mm of rain.
From August to September, average highs rise by 4.6°C to 22.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 25 mm to 24 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
Maseru climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.7°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 143 | 15.6 | 13.814 h |
| February | 25.8°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 117 | 13.7 | 13.113 h |
| March | 24.0°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 107 | 13.0 | 12.312 h |
| April | 20.6°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 68 | 8.6 | 11.411 h |
| May | 17.6°C3.5°C | 3.5°C | 29 | 4.0 | 10.711 h |
| June | 14.6°C-0.2°C | -0.2°C | 17 | 2.5 | 10.310 h |
| July | 14.9°C-0.8°C | -0.8°C | 10 | 2.0 | 10.510 h |
| August, selected | 18.0°C1.9°C | 1.9°C | 25 | 3.3 | 11.111 h |
| September | 22.6°C6.3°C | 6.3°C | 24 | 3.9 | 11.912 h |
| October | 24.3°C9.6°C | 9.6°C | 84 | 9.2 | 12.813 h |
| November | 25.1°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 112 | 11.2 | 13.614 h |
| December | 26.3°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 142 | 14.0 | 14.014 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
- Thaba Nchu in AugustSouth Africa · 64 kmHigh 18.8°C · Low 3.5°C · 18 mm rain
- Botshabelo in AugustSouth Africa · 74 kmHigh 19.3°C · Low 3.7°C · 18 mm rain
- Bloemfontein in AugustSouth Africa · 125 kmHigh 19.9°C · Low 4.1°C · 15 mm rain
- Bethlehem, South Africa in AugustSouth Africa · 145 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 3.9°C · 21 mm rain
- Virginia in AugustSouth Africa · 148 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 5.3°C · 15 mm rain
- Phuthaditjhaba in AugustSouth Africa · 157 kmHigh 17.9°C · Low 3.1°C · 29 mm rain
- Welkom in AugustSouth Africa · 166 kmHigh 20.6°C · Low 4.8°C · 15 mm rain
- Odendaalsrus in AugustSouth Africa · 178 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 5.1°C · 16 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 Maseru) is explained once on the Maseru year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.