Oranjemund Weather in August
Oranjemund in August
The short of it: Oranjemund in August averages a high of 21 °C (69 °F) and a low of 8 °C (47 °F), with 6.0 mm (0.24 in) of rain and about 11 h 7 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 8° · rain 6.0 mm · daylight 11 h 7 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & October
August in Oranjemund brings afternoons near 21° and nights around 8°, with about 6.0 mm of rain over the month. Oranjemund's coldest stretch of the year, 21° by day and 8° by night. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 6.0 mm.
The sun is up for about 11 h 7 min in mid-August, 37 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates August 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and October.
Against its neighbours, Oranjemund runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Alexander Bay, 8 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
August in Oranjemund, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander BayNorthern Cape | 8 km SE | 20° | 8° | 6.0 mm |
| Rosh PinahKaras Region | 73 km NNE | 23° | 8° | 4.0 mm |
| AussenkehrKaras Region | 99 km ENE | 25° | 11° | 3.0 mm |
| NoordoewerKaras Region | 118 km E | 26° | 10° | 4.0 mm |
| NababeepNorthern Cape | 176 km SE | 20° | 7° | 17 mm |
| SpringbokNorthern Cape | 188 km SE | 19° | 7° | 20 mm |
| AusKaras Region | 210 km N | 18° | 4° | 5.0 mm |
| GrünauKaras Region | 212 km ENE | 22° | 5° | 1.0 mm |