Climate averages 1991–2020
Ladysmith weather
in August.
A warm, 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 warm month in Ladysmith: daytime highs average 22.2°C and nights cool to about 6.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 28 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 06 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Dundee, South Africa (62 km away). In August its highs average 21.5°C, 0.7°C cooler than Ladysmith, with 22 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Ladysmith ranks joint 20th of 95 for the warmest August highs and 69th of 95 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 95 cities is 21.0°C; Ladysmith is 1.2°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 3.5°C to 25.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 28 mm to 39 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
Ladysmith climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.0°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 172 | 18.9 | 13.714 h |
| February | 27.8°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 143 | 14.7 | 13.113 h |
| March | 26.5°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 117 | 13.4 | 12.312 h |
| April | 24.0°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 58 | 7.9 | 11.411 h |
| May | 21.8°C7.6°C | 7.6°C | 21 | 3.5 | 10.711 h |
| June | 19.4°C4.3°C | 4.3°C | 14 | 2.8 | 10.410 h |
| July | 19.4°C3.8°C | 3.8°C | 16 | 2.3 | 10.511 h |
| August, selected | 22.2°C6.5°C | 6.5°C | 28 | 4.4 | 11.111 h |
| September | 25.7°C10.0°C | 10.0°C | 39 | 6.9 | 11.912 h |
| October | 26.3°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 100 | 13.7 | 12.813 h |
| November | 27.1°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 137 | 16.7 | 13.514 h |
| December | 27.9°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 179 | 19.5 | 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
- Dundee, South Africa in AugustSouth Africa · 62 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 7.5°C · 22 mm rain
- Newcastle, South Africa in AugustSouth Africa · 90 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 6.3°C · 22 mm rain
- Phuthaditjhaba in AugustSouth Africa · 94 kmHigh 17.9°C · Low 3.1°C · 29 mm rain
- Pietermaritzburg in AugustSouth Africa · 132 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 8.7°C · 32 mm rain
- Vryheid in AugustSouth Africa · 132 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 7.0°C · 22 mm rain
- Bethlehem, South Africa in AugustSouth Africa · 149 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 3.9°C · 21 mm rain
- Mpumalanga in AugustSouth Africa · 162 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 8.8°C · 30 mm rain
- KwaDukuza in AugustSouth Africa · 170 kmHigh 23.0°C · Low 13.9°C · 31 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 Ladysmith) is explained once on the Ladysmith year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.