Bulawayo Weather in August
Bulawayo in August
The short of it: Bulawayo in August averages a high of 26 °C (78 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 1.0 mm (0.04 in) of rain and about 11 h 26 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 26° · low 9° · rain 1.0 mm · daylight 11 h 26 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & July
Thirty years of records give Bulawayo an average August high of 26°, a low of 9° and some 1.0 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 26°, nights near 9°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 1.0 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 26 min in mid-August, 25 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 June and July.
Against its neighbours, Bulawayo runs warmer than most and wetter than most in August. Esigodini, 39 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
August in Bulawayo, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 3° warmer, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 17°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 26 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EsigodiniMatabeleland South Province | 39 km ESE | 26° | 8° | 1.0 mm |
| InyatiMatabeleland North | 60 km NNE | 25° | 7° | 0.0 mm |
| InsizaMatabeleland South Province | 76 km ENE | 24° | 7° | 1.0 mm |
| FilabusiMatabeleland South Province | 85 km ESE | 26° | 8° | 1.0 mm |
| PlumtreeMatabeleland South Province | 88 km WSW | 26° | 9° | 1.0 mm |
| ShanganiMidlands Province | 91 km ENE | 24° | 7° | 1.0 mm |
| GwandaMatabeleland South Province | 98 km SSE | 26° | 9° | 1.0 mm |
| SiviyaNorth-East | 123 km SW | 27° | 9° | 1.0 mm |