Climate averages 1991–2020
Soweto 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 Soweto: daytime highs average 20.1°C and nights cool to about 5.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 9.7 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 12 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Roodepoort (12 km away). In August its highs average 19.6°C, 0.5°C cooler than Soweto, with 9.7 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Soweto ranks 73rd of 95 for the warmest August highs and joint 22nd of 95 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 95 cities is 21.0°C; Soweto is 0.9°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 4.1°C to 24.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 9.7 mm to 21 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
Soweto climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.0°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 132 | 16.9 | 13.614 h |
| February | 24.7°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 118 | 14.4 | 13.013 h |
| March | 23.4°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 90 | 12.8 | 12.312 h |
| April | 21.1°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 45 | 7.3 | 11.511 h |
| May | 19.0°C6.6°C | 6.6°C | 18 | 3.1 | 10.811 h |
| June | 16.7°C3.7°C | 3.7°C | 8.1 | 1.4 | 10.511 h |
| July | 16.9°C2.9°C | 2.9°C | 3.2 | 0.8 | 10.711 h |
| August, selected | 20.1°C5.6°C | 5.6°C | 9.7 | 1.9 | 11.211 h |
| September | 24.2°C9.3°C | 9.3°C | 21 | 3.4 | 11.912 h |
| October | 25.1°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 73 | 10.4 | 12.713 h |
| November | 24.7°C13.0°C | 13.0°C | 99 | 13.9 | 13.413 h |
| December | 24.9°C14.6°C | 14.6°C | 141 | 18.4 | 13.714 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
- Roodepoort in AugustSouth Africa · 12 kmHigh 19.6°C · Low 4.9°C · 9.7 mm rain
- Randfontein in AugustSouth Africa · 18 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 5.4°C · 9.7 mm rain
- Johannesburg in AugustSouth Africa · 20 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 4.9°C · 9.8 mm rain
- Westonaria in AugustSouth Africa · 22 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 6.0°C · 9.7 mm rain
- Krugersdorp in AugustSouth Africa · 22 kmHigh 19.6°C · Low 5.1°C · 7.6 mm rain
- Randburg in AugustSouth Africa · 24 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 5.8°C · 7.5 mm rain
- Alberton in AugustSouth Africa · 26 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 5.7°C · 9.8 mm rain
- Tokoza in AugustSouth Africa · 29 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 5.7°C · 10 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 Soweto) is explained once on the Soweto year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.
Roodepoort, Westonaria and Randfontein lie in the same rainfall cell, so their rainfall figures are identical to these; temperatures differ because they come from smaller 0.1° cells.