Climate averages 1991–2020
Kimberley weather
in August.
A mild, very dry month: the joint 9th warmest and the 2nd 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 Kimberley: daytime highs average 21.6°C and nights cool to about 5.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 10 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes August a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 06 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bloemfontein (148 km away). In August its highs average 19.9°C, 1.6°C cooler than Kimberley, with 15 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Kimberley ranks joint 32nd of 95 for the warmest August highs and joint 29th of 95 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 95 cities is 21.0°C; Kimberley is 0.6°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 4.6°C to 26.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 10 mm to 13 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
Kimberley climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32.0°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 79 | 11.3 | 13.714 h |
| February | 31.0°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 63 | 10.5 | 13.113 h |
| March | 29.0°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 63 | 10.1 | 12.312 h |
| April | 24.9°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 41 | 6.4 | 11.411 h |
| May | 21.6°C7.6°C | 7.6°C | 18 | 3.0 | 10.711 h |
| June | 18.2°C3.9°C | 3.9°C | 12 | 1.9 | 10.310 h |
| July | 18.5°C3.4°C | 3.4°C | 5.4 | 1.0 | 10.510 h |
| August, selected | 21.6°C5.6°C | 5.6°C | 10 | 1.7 | 11.111 h |
| September | 26.2°C9.5°C | 9.5°C | 13 | 2.5 | 11.912 h |
| October | 28.9°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 33 | 5.8 | 12.813 h |
| November | 30.3°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 55 | 7.8 | 13.514 h |
| December | 32.2°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 61 | 9.5 | 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
- Bloemfontein in AugustSouth Africa · 148 kmHigh 19.9°C · Low 4.1°C · 15 mm rain
- Schweizer-Reneke in AugustSouth Africa · 180 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 6.5°C · 11 mm rain
- Botshabelo in AugustSouth Africa · 200 kmHigh 19.3°C · Low 3.7°C · 18 mm rain
- Thaba Nchu in AugustSouth Africa · 209 kmHigh 18.8°C · Low 3.5°C · 18 mm rain
- Welkom in AugustSouth Africa · 210 kmHigh 20.6°C · Low 4.8°C · 15 mm rain
- Odendaalsrus in AugustSouth Africa · 212 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 5.1°C · 16 mm rain
- Virginia in AugustSouth Africa · 217 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 5.3°C · 15 mm rain
- Kutloanong in AugustSouth Africa · 219 kmHigh 21.1°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 Kimberley) is explained once on the Kimberley year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.