Climate averages 1991–2020
Oudtshoorn weather
in August.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 10th warmest and the 8th 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 Oudtshoorn: daytime highs average 19.8°C and nights cool to about 6.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 33 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes August a fairly dry month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 53 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is George (47 km away). In August its highs average 17.2°C, 2.5°C cooler than Oudtshoorn, with 53 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Oudtshoorn ranks 77th of 95 for the warmest August highs and 75th of 95 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 95 cities is 21.0°C; Oudtshoorn is 1.2°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 2.5°C to 22.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 33 mm to 27 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
Oudtshoorn climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.6°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 30 | 6.2 | 14.114 h |
| February | 29.8°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 28 | 5.7 | 13.313 h |
| March | 28.1°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 38 | 6.9 | 12.312 h |
| April | 25.1°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 34 | 6.1 | 11.311 h |
| May | 22.2°C9.1°C | 9.1°C | 25 | 4.7 | 10.410 h |
| June | 18.9°C5.7°C | 5.7°C | 24 | 5.0 | 10.010 h |
| July | 18.6°C5.0°C | 5.0°C | 26 | 5.4 | 10.110 h |
| August, selected | 19.8°C6.1°C | 6.1°C | 33 | 6.1 | 10.911 h |
| September | 22.2°C8.3°C | 8.3°C | 27 | 5.2 | 11.912 h |
| October | 24.5°C10.6°C | 10.6°C | 41 | 6.5 | 12.913 h |
| November | 26.0°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 48 | 7.1 | 13.814 h |
| December | 28.5°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 31 | 6.1 | 14.314 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
- George in AugustSouth Africa · 47 kmHigh 17.2°C · Low 9.2°C · 53 mm rain
- Mossel Bay in AugustSouth Africa · 65 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 9.9°C · 47 mm rain
- Worcester, South Africa in AugustSouth Africa · 255 kmHigh 17.5°C · Low 8.6°C · 51 mm rain
- Kariega in AugustSouth Africa · 297 kmHigh 20.6°C · Low 9.9°C · 36 mm rain
- Paarl in AugustSouth Africa · 299 kmHigh 17.8°C · Low 7.7°C · 110 mm rain
- Stellenbosch in AugustSouth Africa · 310 kmHigh 17.2°C · Low 8.0°C · 105 mm rain
- Motherwell in AugustSouth Africa · 314 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 10.1°C · 36 mm rain
- Somerset West in AugustSouth Africa · 317 kmHigh 17.4°C · Low 10.2°C · 105 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 Oudtshoorn) is explained once on the Oudtshoorn year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.