Climate averages 1991–2020
Bethal weather
in August.
A mild, very dry month: the 9th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a mild month in Bethal: daytime highs average 20.0°C and nights cool to about 5.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 12 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes August a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 11 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is eMbalenhle (41 km away). In August its highs average 20.7°C, 0.7°C warmer than Bethal, with 12 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Bethal ranks 74th of 95 for the warmest August highs and joint 42nd of 95 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 95 cities is 21.0°C; Bethal is 1.0°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 3.9°C to 23.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 12 mm to 23 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
Bethal climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.1°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 132 | 16.2 | 13.614 h |
| February | 24.2°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 94 | 12.6 | 13.013 h |
| March | 23.2°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 90 | 10.8 | 12.312 h |
| April | 21.0°C9.6°C | 9.6°C | 42 | 6.5 | 11.511 h |
| May | 19.0°C5.9°C | 5.9°C | 15 | 2.7 | 10.811 h |
| June | 16.7°C2.8°C | 2.8°C | 6.5 | 0.9 | 10.511 h |
| July | 16.8°C2.4°C | 2.4°C | 5.9 | 0.8 | 10.611 h |
| August, selected | 20.0°C5.2°C | 5.2°C | 12 | 2.4 | 11.211 h |
| September | 23.9°C8.9°C | 8.9°C | 23 | 3.7 | 11.912 h |
| October | 24.3°C11.0°C | 11.0°C | 91 | 12.0 | 12.713 h |
| November | 23.7°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 112 | 15.0 | 13.413 h |
| December | 24.1°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 145 | 17.8 | 13.814 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
- eMbalenhle in AugustSouth Africa · 41 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 5.7°C · 12 mm rain
- Ermelo in AugustSouth Africa · 52 kmHigh 19.5°C · Low 5.5°C · 14 mm rain
- Standerton in AugustSouth Africa · 57 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 5.0°C · 13 mm rain
- Emalahleni in AugustSouth Africa · 69 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 5.4°C · 8.7 mm rain
- Middelburg in AugustSouth Africa · 76 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 6.7°C · 8.5 mm rain
- Delmas in AugustSouth Africa · 85 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 5.8°C · 11 mm rain
- Nigel in AugustSouth Africa · 98 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 5.7°C · 12 mm rain
- Etwatwa in AugustSouth Africa · 107 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 5.9°C · 11 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 Bethal) is explained once on the Bethal year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.