Mafeteng Weather in August
Mafeteng in August
The short of it: Mafeteng in August averages a high of 19 °C (66 °F) and a low of 2 °C (36 °F), with 20 mm (0.79 in) of rain and about 11 h 3 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 2° · rain 20 mm · daylight 11 h 3 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & May
Thirty years of records give Mafeteng an average August high of 19°, a low of 2° and some 20 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 19°, nights near 2°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 20 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 3 min in mid-August, 39 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates August 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and May.
Against its neighbours, Mafeteng runs cooler than most and about as wet in August. Tsa Kholo, 19 km to the NNW, is 1° warmer by day.
August in Mafeteng, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 4° warmer, 12 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 17°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 3 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tsa Kholo00 | 19 km NNW | 20° | 2° | 18 mm |
| WepenerFree State | 22 km WNW | 20° | 2° | 18 mm |
| Thabana Morena00 | 23 km SE | 19° | 3° | 23 mm |
| Van StadensrusFree State | 28 km SW | 20° | 2° | 20 mm |
| Morunyaneng00 | 29 km E | 19° | 2° | 24 mm |
| MakhakheMafeteng District | 30 km ENE | 18° | 2° | 26 mm |
| HobhouseFree State | 34 km NNW | 20° | 2° | 15 mm |
| MorijaMaseru District | 34 km NE | 18° | 2° | 23 mm |