Climate averages 1991–2020
Dundee, South Africa weather
in August.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 9th warmest and the 4th 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 Dundee, South Africa: daytime highs average 21.5°C and nights cool to about 7.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 22 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes August a fairly dry month (the 4th 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 Newcastle, South Africa (54 km away). In August its highs average 21.3°C, about as warm as Dundee, South Africa, with 22 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Dundee, South Africa ranks 35th of 95 for the warmest August highs and joint 66th of 95 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 95 cities is 21.0°C; Dundee, South Africa is 0.5°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 3.2°C to 24.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 22 mm to 35 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
Dundee, South Africa climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.4°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 151 | 17.6 | 13.714 h |
| February | 26.2°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 129 | 14.9 | 13.113 h |
| March | 25.1°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 105 | 12.9 | 12.312 h |
| April | 22.8°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 52 | 7.6 | 11.411 h |
| May | 20.9°C8.7°C | 8.7°C | 18 | 3.2 | 10.711 h |
| June | 18.6°C5.9°C | 5.9°C | 11 | 1.8 | 10.410 h |
| July | 18.7°C5.4°C | 5.4°C | 14 | 1.7 | 10.511 h |
| August, selected | 21.5°C7.5°C | 7.5°C | 22 | 3.7 | 11.111 h |
| September | 24.8°C10.4°C | 10.4°C | 35 | 6.1 | 11.912 h |
| October | 25.0°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 92 | 12.7 | 12.713 h |
| November | 25.6°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 125 | 17.0 | 13.513 h |
| December | 26.3°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 154 | 19.1 | 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
- Newcastle, South Africa in AugustSouth Africa · 54 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 6.3°C · 22 mm rain
- Ladysmith in AugustSouth Africa · 62 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 6.5°C · 28 mm rain
- Vryheid in AugustSouth Africa · 70 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 7.0°C · 22 mm rain
- Piet Retief in AugustSouth Africa · 141 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 7.5°C · 21 mm rain
- Phuthaditjhaba in AugustSouth Africa · 144 kmHigh 17.9°C · Low 3.1°C · 29 mm rain
- Pietermaritzburg in AugustSouth Africa · 162 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 8.7°C · 32 mm rain
- KwaDukuza in AugustSouth Africa · 165 kmHigh 23.0°C · Low 13.9°C · 31 mm rain
- Standerton in AugustSouth Africa · 168 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 5.0°C · 13 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 Dundee) is explained once on the Dundee, South Africa year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.