Climate averages 1991–2020
Bethlehem, South Africa weather
in August.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 9th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a mild month in Bethlehem, South Africa: daytime highs average 18.7°C and nights cool to about 3.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 21 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes August a fairly dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 07 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Phuthaditjhaba (60 km away). In August its highs average 17.9°C, 0.8°C cooler than Bethlehem, South Africa, with 29 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Bethlehem, South Africa ranks 86th of 95 for the warmest August highs and joint 63rd of 95 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 95 cities is 21.0°C; Bethlehem, South Africa is 2.3°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 4.1°C to 22.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 21 mm to 22 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
Bethlehem, South Africa climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.5°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 143 | 16.5 | 13.714 h |
| February | 25.0°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 97 | 13.4 | 13.113 h |
| March | 23.6°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 89 | 12.2 | 12.312 h |
| April | 20.9°C9.3°C | 9.3°C | 53 | 7.6 | 11.411 h |
| May | 18.2°C5.3°C | 5.3°C | 25 | 3.4 | 10.711 h |
| June | 15.5°C2.1°C | 2.1°C | 13 | 2.1 | 10.410 h |
| July | 15.6°C1.4°C | 1.4°C | 7.6 | 1.3 | 10.511 h |
| August, selected | 18.7°C3.9°C | 3.9°C | 21 | 3.3 | 11.111 h |
| September | 22.8°C7.7°C | 7.7°C | 22 | 3.7 | 11.912 h |
| October | 24.0°C10.2°C | 10.2°C | 87 | 9.7 | 12.713 h |
| November | 24.5°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 111 | 12.2 | 13.513 h |
| December | 25.3°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 147 | 16.7 | 13.914 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
- Phuthaditjhaba in AugustSouth Africa · 60 kmHigh 17.9°C · Low 3.1°C · 29 mm rain
- Kroonstad in AugustSouth Africa · 124 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 5.2°C · 15 mm rain
- Virginia in AugustSouth Africa · 142 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 5.3°C · 15 mm rain
- Maseru in AugustLesotho · 145 kmHigh 18.0°C · Low 1.9°C · 25 mm rain
- Ladysmith in AugustSouth Africa · 149 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 6.5°C · 28 mm rain
- Welkom in AugustSouth Africa · 157 kmHigh 20.6°C · Low 4.8°C · 15 mm rain
- Kutloanong in AugustSouth Africa · 159 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 5.1°C · 16 mm rain
- Odendaalsrus in AugustSouth Africa · 164 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 Bethlehem) is explained once on the Bethlehem, South Africa year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.