South Africa

Welkom in August

Historical averages 2016–2025 · not a forecast

August weather in Welkom

August in Welkom averages daily highs of 22°C and lows of 4°C, with 11 hours of sunshine a day and rain on about 2 of 31 days.

Daily high
22°C average
Overnight low
4°C average
Rain days
2 of 31 days with at least 1 mm (5% rain-day chance)
Sunshine
11 hours a day
Daylight
11 hours calculated day length

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Welkom in August

August in Welkom: average highs of 22°C, lows of 4°C and 11 hours of sunshine a day. A starting point for planning around the historical weather.

August in Welkom, South Africa, brings average daily highs of 22°C and overnight lows of 4°C in the 2016–2025 historical record. Pack clothes you can layer as conditions change. The average leaves room for both warmer and cooler days, so a flexible walking plan is more useful than deciding every outdoor stop before you arrive.

In the record, at least 1 mm of rain or snow falls on 2 of 31 days on average, a daily chance of 5%. Rain has been relatively infrequent in this record, which leaves more scope for an outdoor plan. Still keep an alternative for a wet day: a low monthly average cannot tell you when the rain will arrive.

The calculated day length, sunrise to sunset, averages about 11 hours. Sunshine averages 11 hours a day. Use the daylight window to plan the length of excursions, and check local sunrise and sunset times for the dates of your stay. Sunshine is a separate measure, and those hours need not arrive in one uninterrupted stretch.

Start with the places you most want to visit, then keep the order flexible enough to suit the weather. Check current opening hours and local transport before fixing long day trips. The climate record can help with pacing and packing, but it does not describe what is open during your stay.

September has an average daily high of 26°C, 4°C higher than August. Its historical rain-day chance is 9%, compared with 5% this month. If your dates are flexible, compare those trade-offs with the kind of days you want. Neither set of averages predicts the conditions of one particular holiday.

Sources

Open-Meteo · 1 Jan 2016 – 31 Dec 2025
  • Open-Meteo Historical Weather API
  • Averages of every day in August, on local days. Every year is weighted equally.
  • A rain day has at least 1 mm, snow included. Daylight is calculated from latitude, sunrise to sunset; sunshine hours are separate.