South Africa in August: where is it warmest?
In August, Pretoria is the warmest place with 23 °C by day, Orania the coolest with 14 °C. 10 of 10 destinations have good holiday weather.
All destinations in August, warmest first
Long-term averages for the month: daytime high, sea, sunshine and rainy days.
| Place | Score | Air | Sea | Sun | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pretoria | 96 | 23° | – | 8 h | 1 |
| Pietermaritzburg | 85 | 22° | – | 6 h | 7 |
| Durban | 61 | 22° | 21° | 6 h | 6 |
| East London | 92 | 21° | 20° | 8 h | 6 |
| Johannesburg | 95 | 20° | – | 8 h | 2 |
| Soweto | 95 | 20° | – | 8 h | 2 |
| Gqeberha | 88 | 20° | 17° | 8 h | 8 |
| Cape Town | 72 | 17° | 15° | 7 h | 10 |
| Stellenbosch | 68 | 16° | – | 7 h | 11 |
| Orania | 85 | 14° | – | 8 h | 2 |
South Africa in August: quick answers
South Africa in August: where is it warmest?
The warmest places in August are Pretoria (23 °C), Pietermaritzburg (22 °C) and Durban (22 °C).
South Africa in August: where is the sea warmest?
The sea is warmest at Durban (21 °C), East London (20 °C) and Gqeberha (17 °C).
South Africa in August: where is the weather best?
The best holiday weather in August – warm, sunny and dry – is in Pretoria, Johannesburg and Soweto.
South Africa month by month
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Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences