Climate averages 1991–2020
Potchefstroom weather
in August.
A warm, very dry month: the 9th warmest and the 3rd 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 Potchefstroom: daytime highs average 22.2°C and nights cool to about 6.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 11 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes August a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 11 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Stilfontein (36 km away). In August its highs average 22.0°C, about as warm as Potchefstroom, with 10 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Potchefstroom ranks joint 20th of 95 for the warmest August highs and joint 36th of 95 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 95 cities is 21.0°C; Potchefstroom is 1.2°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 4.3°C to 26.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 11 mm to 16 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
Potchefstroom climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.2°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 109 | 15.0 | 13.614 h |
| February | 27.7°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 93 | 12.3 | 13.013 h |
| March | 26.3°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 76 | 10.8 | 12.312 h |
| April | 23.8°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 39 | 6.8 | 11.511 h |
| May | 21.4°C7.4°C | 7.4°C | 19 | 2.9 | 10.811 h |
| June | 18.7°C4.0°C | 4.0°C | 8.7 | 1.5 | 10.510 h |
| July | 18.9°C3.5°C | 3.5°C | 3.9 | 0.7 | 10.611 h |
| August, selected | 22.2°C6.5°C | 6.5°C | 11 | 1.8 | 11.211 h |
| September | 26.5°C10.9°C | 10.9°C | 16 | 3.1 | 11.912 h |
| October | 28.0°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 65 | 9.7 | 12.713 h |
| November | 28.1°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 81 | 12.2 | 13.413 h |
| December | 28.3°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 112 | 16.0 | 13.814 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
- Stilfontein in AugustSouth Africa · 36 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 5.9°C · 10 mm rain
- Parys in AugustSouth Africa · 41 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 6.1°C · 14 mm rain
- Klerksdorp in AugustSouth Africa · 46 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 6.0°C · 10 mm rain
- Carletonville in AugustSouth Africa · 49 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 6.0°C · 9.7 mm rain
- Orkney in AugustSouth Africa · 52 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 5.7°C · 12 mm rain
- Westonaria in AugustSouth Africa · 70 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 6.0°C · 9.7 mm rain
- Sasolburg in AugustSouth Africa · 72 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 5.6°C · 12 mm rain
- Vanderbijlpark in AugustSouth Africa · 73 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 5.6°C · 12 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 Potchefstroom) is explained once on the Potchefstroom year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.