Climate averages 1991–2020
Schweizer-Reneke weather
in August.
A mild, 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 mild month in Schweizer-Reneke: daytime highs average 21.8°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 1 day, which makes August a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 09 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bothaville (129 km away). In August its highs average 21.9°C, about as warm as Schweizer-Reneke, with 14 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Schweizer-Reneke ranks joint 28th 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; Schweizer-Reneke is 0.8°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 4.6°C to 26.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 11 mm to 12 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
Schweizer-Reneke climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.0°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 101 | 14.1 | 13.614 h |
| February | 29.2°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 74 | 12.7 | 13.013 h |
| March | 27.6°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 67 | 11.6 | 12.312 h |
| April | 24.3°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 40 | 6.6 | 11.511 h |
| May | 21.5°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 15 | 2.6 | 10.811 h |
| June | 18.4°C4.4°C | 4.4°C | 10 | 1.5 | 10.510 h |
| July | 18.6°C4.0°C | 4.0°C | 4.4 | 0.7 | 10.611 h |
| August, selected | 21.8°C6.5°C | 6.5°C | 11 | 1.4 | 11.211 h |
| September | 26.4°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 12 | 2.1 | 11.912 h |
| October | 28.6°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 40 | 7.3 | 12.713 h |
| November | 29.5°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 57 | 9.2 | 13.413 h |
| December | 30.4°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 77 | 12.9 | 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
- Bothaville in AugustSouth Africa · 129 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 5.5°C · 14 mm rain
- Orkney in AugustSouth Africa · 135 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 5.7°C · 12 mm rain
- Klerksdorp in AugustSouth Africa · 138 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 6.0°C · 10 mm rain
- Stilfontein in AugustSouth Africa · 148 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 5.9°C · 10 mm rain
- Mafikeng in AugustSouth Africa · 150 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 6.9°C · 7.2 mm rain
- Odendaalsrus in AugustSouth Africa · 154 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 5.1°C · 16 mm rain
- Kutloanong in AugustSouth Africa · 157 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 5.1°C · 16 mm rain
- Welkom in AugustSouth Africa · 164 kmHigh 20.6°C · Low 4.8°C · 15 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 Schweizer-Reneke) is explained once on the Schweizer-Reneke year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.