Mokhotlong Weather in August
Mokhotlong in August
The short of it: Mokhotlong in August averages a high of 16 °C (61 °F) and a low of 2 °C (35 °F), with 20 mm (0.79 in) of rain and about 11 h 5 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 2° · rain 20 mm · daylight 11 h 5 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & April
Thirty years of records give Mokhotlong an average August high of 16°, a low of 2° and some 20 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 16°, nights near 2°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is modest, about 20 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 5 min in mid-August, 38 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 April.
Against its neighbours, Mokhotlong runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Mapholaneng, 22 km to the WNW, is 1° cooler by day.
August in Mokhotlong, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 2° warmer, 14 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 5 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MapholanengMokhotlong District | 22 km WNW | 15° | 0° | 22 mm |
| SeshoteLeribe | 50 km W | 16° | 0° | 26 mm |
| Thaba-TsekaThaba-Tseka | 51 km WSW | 16° | 1° | 24 mm |
| KatseThaba-Tseka | 57 km W | 16° | 0° | 26 mm |
| Lejone00 | 60 km WNW | 14° | -1° | 27 mm |
| SehonghongThaba-Tseka | 60 km SSW | 16° | 2° | 20 mm |
| Sehlabathebe00 | 65 km S | 15° | 1° | 19 mm |
| HimevilleKwaZulu-Natal | 67 km SE | 19° | 2° | 23 mm |