Semonkong Weather in August
Semonkong in August
The short of it: Semonkong in August averages a high of 16 °C (61 °F) and a low of -0 °C (32 °F), with 27 mm (1.1 in) of rain and about 11 h 3 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 16° · low 0° · rain 27 mm · daylight 11 h 3 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & October
Thirty years of records give Semonkong an average August high of 16°, a low of 0° and some 27 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 16°, nights near 0°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is modest, about 27 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 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and October.
Against its neighbours, Semonkong runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Ketane, 32 km to the SW, is 2° warmer by day.
August in Semonkong, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 3° warmer, 15 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 16°
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KetaneMohale's Hoek District | 32 km SW | 18° | 3° | 26 mm |
| RamabantaMaseru District | 32 km NW | 19° | 3° | 25 mm |
| Sekake00 | 34 km ESE | 17° | 3° | 25 mm |
| MarakabeisThaba-Tseka | 34 km NNE | 17° | 1° | 26 mm |
| NakoMaseru District | 37 km NW | 18° | 2° | 26 mm |
| KoloMaseru District | 39 km WNW | 19° | 2° | 25 mm |
| MphakiQuthing | 40 km S | 17° | 2° | 26 mm |
| MantsonyaneThaba-Tseka | 40 km NNE | 15° | -1° | 26 mm |