Climate averages 1991–2020
Phuthaditjhaba weather
in August.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 9th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a mild month in Phuthaditjhaba: daytime highs average 17.9°C and nights cool to about 3.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 29 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 Bethlehem, South Africa (60 km away). In August its highs average 18.7°C, 0.8°C warmer than Phuthaditjhaba, with 21 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Phuthaditjhaba ranks 88th of 95 for the warmest August highs and 70th of 95 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 95 cities is 21.0°C; Phuthaditjhaba is 3.1°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 3.7°C to 21.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 29 mm to 32 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
Phuthaditjhaba climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.9°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 177 | 19.0 | 13.714 h |
| February | 23.6°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 135 | 15.3 | 13.113 h |
| March | 22.4°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 100 | 13.8 | 12.312 h |
| April | 19.9°C8.5°C | 8.5°C | 53 | 7.8 | 11.411 h |
| May | 17.6°C4.3°C | 4.3°C | 25 | 3.4 | 10.711 h |
| June | 15.1°C1.1°C | 1.1°C | 13 | 1.9 | 10.410 h |
| July | 15.1°C0.6°C | 0.6°C | 11 | 1.9 | 10.511 h |
| August, selected | 17.9°C3.1°C | 3.1°C | 29 | 4.2 | 11.111 h |
| September | 21.6°C6.8°C | 6.8°C | 32 | 4.5 | 11.912 h |
| October | 22.5°C9.4°C | 9.4°C | 106 | 12.5 | 12.813 h |
| November | 23.1°C10.9°C | 10.9°C | 135 | 14.3 | 13.514 h |
| December | 23.9°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 168 | 18.9 | 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
- Bethlehem, South Africa in AugustSouth Africa · 60 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 3.9°C · 21 mm rain
- Ladysmith in AugustSouth Africa · 94 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 6.5°C · 28 mm rain
- Newcastle, South Africa in AugustSouth Africa · 139 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 6.3°C · 22 mm rain
- Dundee, South Africa in AugustSouth Africa · 144 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 7.5°C · 22 mm rain
- Maseru in AugustLesotho · 157 kmHigh 18.0°C · Low 1.9°C · 25 mm rain
- Standerton in AugustSouth Africa · 182 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 5.0°C · 13 mm rain
- Kroonstad in AugustSouth Africa · 183 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 5.2°C · 15 mm rain
- Pietermaritzburg in AugustSouth Africa · 196 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 8.7°C · 32 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 Phuthaditjhaba) is explained once on the Phuthaditjhaba year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.