Makhakhe Weather in August
Makhakhe in August
The short of it: Makhakhe in August averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 2 °C (35 °F), with 26 mm (1.0 in) of rain and about 11 h 4 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 2° · rain 26 mm · daylight 11 h 4 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & August
August in Makhakhe brings afternoons near 18° and nights around 2°, with about 26 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 18°, nights near 2°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is modest, about 26 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 4 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 August.
Against its neighbours, Makhakhe runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Morunyaneng, 8 km to the S, is 1° warmer by day.
August in Makhakhe, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 4° warmer, 14 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 16°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 4 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morunyaneng00 | 8 km S | 19° | 2° | 24 mm |
| MorijaMaseru District | 14 km NNW | 18° | 2° | 23 mm |
| Matsieng00 | 16 km N | 19° | 3° | 23 mm |
| KoloMaseru District | 16 km ENE | 19° | 2° | 25 mm |
| RotheMaseru District | 22 km NNW | 19° | 2° | 21 mm |
| RamabantaMaseru District | 26 km ENE | 19° | 3° | 25 mm |
| Thabana Morena00 | 26 km SSW | 19° | 3° | 23 mm |
| NakoMaseru District | 27 km NE | 18° | 2° | 26 mm |