Kanye weather in August

In August, Kanye sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 4 mm of rain across 1 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 88% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of August to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Kanye's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kanye's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
9th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:49 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
13%
2nd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.3
out of 10

Kanye is town in Botswana.

Founded
1853

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical August day in Kanye reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 3°C warmer than July and about 4°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Kanye weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 19°8813.413.44.9
Feb29° / 19°7610.712.95.3
Mar28° / 17°639.612.26.4
Apr26° / 14°324.911.47.9
May23° / 141.910.89.0
Jun21° / 91.210.58.7
Jul21° / 20.510.68.8
Aug24° / 4111.19.3
Sep28° / 13°111.611.88.0
Oct30° / 16°356.112.66.1
Nov30° / 17°6710.913.25.1
Dec30° / 19°8614.113.54.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 88% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 5%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kanye gets around 4 mm of rain over 1 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 3% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
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412light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of August to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 7:00 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 6:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.87:005:49
210.86:595:50
310.96:595:50
410.96:585:51
510.96:585:51
610.96:575:52
710.96:565:52
811.06:555:53
911.06:555:53
1011.06:545:54
1111.06:535:54
1211.06:525:55
1311.16:525:55
1411.16:515:55
1511.16:505:56
1611.16:495:56
1711.16:485:57
1811.26:475:57
1911.26:475:58
2011.26:465:58
2111.26:455:59
2211.36:445:59
2311.36:435:59
2411.36:426:00
2511.36:416:00
2611.36:406:01
2711.46:396:01
2811.46:386:01
2911.46:376:02
3011.46:366:02
3111.56:356:03

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.03 kWh/m² to a high of 6.98 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 5.17 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
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315.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Kanye?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

9.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Kanye for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kanye in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Kanye sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kanye in August

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Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kanye peaks around January 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 16 at about 5 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 14UV 15Jun 16UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Kanye?

Kanye sits at 25.0°S, 25.3°E, 1,406 m above sea level, in Botswana. The nearest listed city is Mosopa, 23 km away.

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Topography around Kanye

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Kanye.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kanye has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m around an average of 1,327 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 345 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 626 m.

The land around Kanye is covered by shrubs (46%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, shrubs (75%) within 16 km, and shrubs (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
173 m
16 km
345 m
80 km
626 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Mosopa 23 km · Thamaga 39 km · Lobatse 45 km · Janeng 55 km · Ramotswa 55 km · Gabane 56 km · Molepolole 64 km · Mogoditshane 66 km

Botswana travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 38% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$7,778
2025
Happiness
3.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
63%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
11.4
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
26.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
Religion
Christian 79%none 15%Badimo 4%other 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Kanye (-24.9668°, 25.3327°, elevation 1,406 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).