Climate averages 1991–2020
Louis Trichardt weather
in August.
A warm, very dry month: the 9th warmest and the 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 Louis Trichardt: daytime highs average 24.0°C and nights cool to about 11.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 3.3 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes August a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 19 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Thohoyandou (61 km away). In August its highs average 23.9°C, about as warm as Louis Trichardt, with 17 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Louis Trichardt ranks joint 4th of 95 for the warmest August highs and 3rd of 95 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 95 cities is 21.0°C; Louis Trichardt is 3.0°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 3.1°C to 27.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 3.3 mm to 9.7 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
Louis Trichardt climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.1°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 102 | 13.2 | 13.413 h |
| February | 27.9°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 87 | 10.6 | 12.913 h |
| March | 27.1°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 50 | 9.0 | 12.212 h |
| April | 25.3°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 21 | 5.1 | 11.612 h |
| May | 23.7°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 10 | 1.9 | 11.011 h |
| June | 21.4°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 5.3 | 1.1 | 10.711 h |
| July | 21.0°C9.2°C | 9.2°C | 5.1 | 0.9 | 10.911 h |
| August, selected | 24.0°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 3.3 | 0.9 | 11.311 h |
| September | 27.2°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 9.7 | 2.1 | 11.912 h |
| October | 28.1°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 22 | 4.6 | 12.613 h |
| November | 28.3°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 76 | 10.3 | 13.213 h |
| December | 28.2°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 103 | 13.4 | 13.514 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
- Thohoyandou in AugustSouth Africa · 61 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 11.3°C · 17 mm rain
- Polokwane in AugustSouth Africa · 105 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 8.9°C · 3.8 mm rain
- Mokopane in AugustSouth Africa · 157 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 9.7°C · 2.5 mm rain
- Phalaborwa in AugustSouth Africa · 161 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 12.8°C · 3.8 mm rain
- Bela Bela in AugustSouth Africa · 263 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 9.0°C · 3.7 mm rain
- Somaroboro in AugustSouth Africa · 278 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 7.3°C · 4.0 mm rain
- Mbombela in AugustSouth Africa · 291 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 9.1°C · 17 mm rain
- Middelburg in AugustSouth Africa · 307 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 6.7°C · 8.5 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 Louis Trichardt) is explained once on the Louis Trichardt year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.