Mantsonyane Weather in August
Mantsonyane in August
The short of it: Mantsonyane in August averages a high of 15 °C (59 °F) and a low of -1 °C (30 °F), with 26 mm (1.0 in) of rain and about 11 h 4 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 15° · low -1° · rain 26 mm · daylight 11 h 4 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & October
Thirty years of records give Mantsonyane an average August high of 15°, a low of -1° and some 26 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 15°, nights near -1°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is modest, about 26 mm, the 9th 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 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and October.
Against its neighbours, Mantsonyane runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Marakabeis, 12 km to the W, is 2° warmer by day.
August in Mantsonyane, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 3° warmer, 17 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 4° 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MarakabeisThaba-Tseka | 12 km W | 17° | 1° | 26 mm |
| MohaleThaba-Tseka | 21 km WNW | 16° | 0° | 27 mm |
| KatseThaba-Tseka | 30 km NE | 16° | 0° | 26 mm |
| Thaba-TsekaThaba-Tseka | 33 km E | 16° | 1° | 24 mm |
| SeshoteLeribe | 40 km NE | 16° | 0° | 26 mm |
| SemonkongMaseru District | 40 km SSW | 16° | 0° | 27 mm |
| NazarethMaseru District | 47 km WNW | 19° | 2° | 24 mm |
| RamabantaMaseru District | 49 km WSW | 19° | 3° | 25 mm |