Climate averages 1991–2020
Queenstown 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 Queenstown: daytime highs average 19.9°C and nights cool to about 5.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 21 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 10 h 57 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bhisho (118 km away). In August its highs average 20.7°C, 0.8°C warmer than Queenstown, with 41 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Queenstown ranks joint 75th of 95 for the warmest August highs and joint 63rd of 95 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 95 cities is 21.0°C; Queenstown is 1.1°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 3.5°C to 23.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 21 mm to 33 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
Queenstown climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.1°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 100 | 13.9 | 14.014 h |
| February | 27.5°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 98 | 13.4 | 13.213 h |
| March | 26.0°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 78 | 12.3 | 12.312 h |
| April | 22.9°C10.3°C | 10.3°C | 47 | 7.7 | 11.311 h |
| May | 20.6°C6.9°C | 6.9°C | 14 | 3.4 | 10.511 h |
| June | 17.6°C4.0°C | 4.0°C | 12 | 2.4 | 10.110 h |
| July | 17.7°C3.3°C | 3.3°C | 13 | 2.3 | 10.310 h |
| August, selected | 19.9°C5.0°C | 5.0°C | 21 | 3.8 | 11.011 h |
| September | 23.4°C7.8°C | 7.8°C | 33 | 5.4 | 11.912 h |
| October | 24.7°C10.0°C | 10.0°C | 55 | 10.1 | 12.813 h |
| November | 26.1°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 72 | 11.8 | 13.714 h |
| December | 27.7°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 91 | 13.7 | 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
- Bhisho in AugustSouth Africa · 118 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 7.8°C · 41 mm rain
- Qonce in AugustSouth Africa · 120 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 8.4°C · 40 mm rain
- Mdantsane in AugustSouth Africa · 143 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 10.6°C · 38 mm rain
- East London in AugustSouth Africa · 158 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 13.3°C · 47 mm rain
- Grahamstown in AugustSouth Africa · 160 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 7.6°C · 35 mm rain
- Mthatha in AugustSouth Africa · 184 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 8.6°C · 32 mm rain
- Motherwell in AugustSouth Africa · 243 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 10.1°C · 36 mm rain
- Kariega in AugustSouth Africa · 248 kmHigh 20.6°C · Low 9.9°C · 36 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 Queenstown) is explained once on the Queenstown year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.