Climate averages 1991–2020
Mafikeng weather
in August.
A warm, very dry month: the 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 warm month in Mafikeng: daytime highs average 22.5°C and nights cool to about 6.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 7.2 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes August a very dry month (the 2nd 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 Gaborone (137 km away). In August its highs average 24.7°C, 2.1°C warmer than Mafikeng, with 3.3 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Mafikeng ranks joint 16th of 95 for the warmest August highs and 15th of 95 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 95 cities is 21.0°C; Mafikeng is 1.5°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 4.4°C to 26.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 7.2 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
Mafikeng climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.2°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 90 | 14.7 | 13.614 h |
| February | 28.7°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 90 | 12.3 | 13.013 h |
| March | 27.2°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 71 | 10.6 | 12.312 h |
| April | 24.3°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 40 | 5.7 | 11.511 h |
| May | 21.9°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 18 | 2.3 | 10.911 h |
| June | 19.2°C4.7°C | 4.7°C | 8.8 | 1.4 | 10.511 h |
| July | 19.2°C4.1°C | 4.1°C | 2.4 | 0.5 | 10.711 h |
| August, selected | 22.5°C6.9°C | 6.9°C | 7.2 | 1.4 | 11.211 h |
| September | 26.9°C11.0°C | 11.0°C | 13 | 1.8 | 11.912 h |
| October | 28.8°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 45 | 7.1 | 12.713 h |
| November | 29.0°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 69 | 11.4 | 13.413 h |
| December | 29.4°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 87 | 14.3 | 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
- Gaborone in AugustBotswana · 137 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 8.9°C · 3.3 mm rain
- Mogoditshane in AugustBotswana · 139 kmHigh 24.6°C · Low 8.8°C · 2.5 mm rain
- Klerksdorp in AugustSouth Africa · 150 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 6.0°C · 10 mm rain
- Schweizer-Reneke in AugustSouth Africa · 150 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 6.5°C · 11 mm rain
- Stilfontein in AugustSouth Africa · 156 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 5.9°C · 10 mm rain
- Orkney in AugustSouth Africa · 161 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 5.7°C · 12 mm rain
- Rustenburg in AugustSouth Africa · 162 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 8.4°C · 6.6 mm rain
- Molepolole in AugustBotswana · 163 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 8.9°C · 2.1 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 Mafikeng) is explained once on the Mafikeng year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.