Climate averages 1991–2020
Ermelo 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 Ermelo: daytime highs average 19.5°C and nights cool to about 5.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 14 mm of rain on roughly 3 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 Bethal (52 km away). In August its highs average 20.0°C, about as warm as Ermelo, with 12 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Ermelo ranks 81st of 95 for the warmest August highs and joint 50th of 95 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 95 cities is 21.0°C; Ermelo is 1.5°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 3.7°C to 23.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 14 mm to 26 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
Ermelo climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.3°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 143 | 16.9 | 13.614 h |
| February | 23.3°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 102 | 12.4 | 13.013 h |
| March | 22.4°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 90 | 11.3 | 12.312 h |
| April | 20.4°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 45 | 7.0 | 11.511 h |
| May | 18.5°C6.3°C | 6.3°C | 15 | 2.7 | 10.811 h |
| June | 16.3°C3.3°C | 3.3°C | 6.8 | 1.3 | 10.511 h |
| July | 16.4°C2.8°C | 2.8°C | 6.5 | 0.8 | 10.611 h |
| August, selected | 19.5°C5.5°C | 5.5°C | 14 | 2.5 | 11.211 h |
| September | 23.2°C8.8°C | 8.8°C | 26 | 4.5 | 11.912 h |
| October | 23.4°C10.7°C | 10.7°C | 96 | 12.6 | 12.713 h |
| November | 22.9°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 128 | 15.5 | 13.413 h |
| December | 23.3°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 163 | 18.1 | 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
- Bethal in AugustSouth Africa · 52 kmHigh 20.0°C · Low 5.2°C · 12 mm rain
- Standerton in AugustSouth Africa · 86 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 5.0°C · 13 mm rain
- eMbalenhle in AugustSouth Africa · 91 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 5.7°C · 12 mm rain
- Piet Retief in AugustSouth Africa · 98 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 7.5°C · 21 mm rain
- Middelburg in AugustSouth Africa · 99 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 6.7°C · 8.5 mm rain
- Emalahleni in AugustSouth Africa · 105 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 5.4°C · 8.7 mm rain
- Mbabane in AugustEswatini · 117 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 8.4°C · 32 mm rain
- Newcastle, South Africa in AugustSouth Africa · 136 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 6.3°C · 22 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 Ermelo) is explained once on the Ermelo year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.