Sehlabathebe Weather in August
Sehlabathebe in August
The short of it: Sehlabathebe in August averages a high of 15 °C (59 °F) and a low of 1 °C (34 °F), with 19 mm (0.75 in) of rain and about 11 h 3 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 15° · low 1° · rain 19 mm · daylight 11 h 3 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & April
August in Sehlabathebe brings afternoons near 15° and nights around 1°, with about 19 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 15°, nights near 1°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is modest, about 19 mm, the 9th 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 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and April.
Against its neighbours, Sehlabathebe runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Sehonghong, 27 km to the WNW, is 1° warmer by day.
August in Sehlabathebe, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 2° warmer, 5.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SehonghongThaba-Tseka | 27 km WNW | 16° | 2° | 20 mm |
| UnderbergKwaZulu-Natal | 44 km ENE | 19° | 2° | 23 mm |
| Qacha’s NekQacha's Nek District | 44 km SW | 18° | 4° | 19 mm |
| HimevilleKwaZulu-Natal | 47 km ENE | 19° | 2° | 23 mm |
| MalutiEastern Cape | 50 km SSW | 20° | 5° | 17 mm |
| CedarvilleKwaZulu-Natal | 57 km S | 20° | 4° | 16 mm |
| MatatieleKwaZulu-Natal | 57 km SSW | 20° | 5° | 17 mm |
| Thaba-TsekaThaba-Tseka | 58 km NW | 16° | 1° | 24 mm |