Climate averages 1991–2020
Mthatha weather
in August.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 10th 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 mild month in Mthatha: daytime highs average 21.2°C and nights cool to about 8.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 32 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes August a fairly dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 58 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mdantsane (177 km away). In August its highs average 21.0°C, about as warm as Mthatha, with 38 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Mthatha ranks joint 38th of 95 for the warmest August highs and joint 73rd of 95 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 95 cities is 21.0°C; Mthatha is 0.2°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 1.2°C to 22.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 32 mm to 56 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
Mthatha climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.9°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 145 | 18.7 | 13.914 h |
| February | 25.2°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 131 | 16.0 | 13.213 h |
| March | 24.4°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 120 | 16.1 | 12.312 h |
| April | 22.7°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 76 | 9.8 | 11.311 h |
| May | 21.6°C10.6°C | 10.6°C | 27 | 5.0 | 10.511 h |
| June | 19.8°C7.6°C | 7.6°C | 24 | 3.3 | 10.110 h |
| July | 20.0°C7.2°C | 7.2°C | 22 | 3.2 | 10.310 h |
| August, selected | 21.2°C8.6°C | 8.6°C | 32 | 5.5 | 11.011 h |
| September | 22.4°C10.2°C | 10.2°C | 56 | 8.4 | 11.912 h |
| October | 22.2°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 96 | 14.9 | 12.813 h |
| November | 22.9°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 129 | 16.4 | 13.714 h |
| December | 24.0°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 140 | 18.5 | 14.214 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
- Mdantsane in AugustSouth Africa · 177 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 10.6°C · 38 mm rain
- East London in AugustSouth Africa · 179 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 13.3°C · 47 mm rain
- Queenstown in AugustSouth Africa · 184 kmHigh 19.9°C · Low 5.0°C · 21 mm rain
- Bhisho in AugustSouth Africa · 188 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 7.8°C · 41 mm rain
- Qonce in AugustSouth Africa · 194 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 8.4°C · 40 mm rain
- Mpumalanga in AugustSouth Africa · 265 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 8.8°C · 30 mm rain
- Pietermaritzburg in AugustSouth Africa · 268 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 8.7°C · 32 mm rain
- Pinetown in AugustSouth Africa · 281 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 11.7°C · 34 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 Mthatha) is explained once on the Mthatha year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.