Pretoria weather in August
Temperature, rain and sunshine in August: long-term averages from 30 years of weather data, not a forecast.
Holiday weather in August
Excellent
Best time to visit: April – October
What is the weather like in Pretoria in August?
In August, Pretoria is warm: daytime highs average 23 °C, and nights cool down to about 8 °C. The sun shines for around 8 hours a day. It hardly ever rains. All in all, August is an excellent month for a holiday in Pretoria.
August compared
How the weather changes from July to September. Tap a month to open it.
| JulyJul | AugustAug | SeptemberSep | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 95 | 96 | 97 |
| Day | 19° | 23° | 27° |
| Night | 5° | 8° | 12° |
| Sun | 7 h | 8 h | 8 h |
| Rain days | 1 | 1 | 3 |
More details for August
- Daylight
- 11 h 11 min06:37 – 17:48
- UV index
- 7 · highclear sky, noon (estimate)All months
- Muggy days
- 0 daysdew point 18 °C or moreAll months
- Wind
- 17 km/haverage daily peakAll months
- Cloud cover
- 15 %on averageAll months
- Hot days
- 0 days30 °C or moreAll months
- Time zone
- UTC+2Africa/Johannesburg
How the score comes together
- Temperatureweight 50 %100 %
- Sunshineweight 20 %78 %
- Few rainy daysweight 30 %100 %
Each factor is rated from 0 to 100 % and weighted for the travel style “City break”.
What to pack in August
- Sunscreen
- Sunglasses & sun hat
- A jumper for the evenings
Pretoria in August: quick answers
Is Pretoria hot in August?
Warm rather than hot: in August, daytime highs in Pretoria average 23 °C and nights cool to about 8 °C.
Does it rain much in Pretoria in August?
It hardly ever rains.
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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