Climate averages 1991–2020
Emalahleni 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 Emalahleni: daytime highs average 20.4°C and nights cool to about 5.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 8.7 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 13 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Middelburg (26 km away). In August its highs average 21.2°C, 0.8°C warmer than Emalahleni, with 8.5 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Emalahleni ranks joint 66th of 95 for the warmest August highs and 21st of 95 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 95 cities is 21.0°C; Emalahleni is 0.6°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 3.9°C to 24.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 8.7 mm to 20 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
Emalahleni climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.7°C14.6°C | 14.6°C | 124 | 15.2 | 13.614 h |
| February | 24.8°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 97 | 12.1 | 13.013 h |
| March | 23.7°C13.0°C | 13.0°C | 94 | 11.4 | 12.312 h |
| April | 21.4°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 44 | 6.4 | 11.511 h |
| May | 19.4°C6.3°C | 6.3°C | 16 | 2.5 | 10.911 h |
| June | 17.1°C3.2°C | 3.2°C | 6.0 | 1.0 | 10.511 h |
| July | 17.3°C2.7°C | 2.7°C | 6.0 | 0.8 | 10.711 h |
| August, selected | 20.4°C5.4°C | 5.4°C | 8.7 | 1.7 | 11.211 h |
| September | 24.3°C9.1°C | 9.1°C | 20 | 3.2 | 11.912 h |
| October | 24.9°C11.5°C | 11.5°C | 73 | 10.2 | 12.713 h |
| November | 24.2°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 107 | 14.0 | 13.413 h |
| December | 24.6°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 123 | 16.7 | 13.714 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
- Middelburg in AugustSouth Africa · 26 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 6.7°C · 8.5 mm rain
- Delmas in AugustSouth Africa · 63 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 5.8°C · 11 mm rain
- Bethal in AugustSouth Africa · 69 kmHigh 20.0°C · Low 5.2°C · 12 mm rain
- Somaroboro in AugustSouth Africa · 71 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 7.3°C · 4.0 mm rain
- eMbalenhle in AugustSouth Africa · 75 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 5.7°C · 12 mm rain
- Etwatwa in AugustSouth Africa · 83 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 5.9°C · 11 mm rain
- Brakpan in AugustSouth Africa · 95 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 5.5°C · 10 mm rain
- Benoni in AugustSouth Africa · 98 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 5.5°C · 10 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 Emalahleni) is explained once on the Emalahleni year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.