Mochudi weather in August

In August, Mochudi sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.6 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 87% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of August to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Mochudi's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mochudi's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 2 mm; 0.6 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 06 min; 6:45 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover: 14%; 1st clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 5.11 kWh/m²
Travel score: 9.2; out of 10

Mochudi is village in central Botswana.

Founded: 1871

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

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical August day in Mochudi reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 3°C warmer than July and about 4°C cooler than September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28
Avg low (°C)	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	8
2	24	8
3	24	8
4	24	8
5	24	9
6	24	9
7	24	9
8	25	9
9	25	9
10	25	9
11	25	9
12	25	9
13	25	10
14	25	10
15	25	10
16	26	10
17	26	10
18	26	10
19	26	11
20	26	11
21	26	11
22	26	11
23	27	11
24	27	12
25	27	12
26	27	12
27	27	12
28	27	12
29	27	12
30	28	12
31	28	13

How August really feels in Mochudi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Mochudi 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 21°	83	11.4	13.3	4.1
Feb	31° / 21°	72	8.8	12.9	4.5
Mar	30° / 19°	52	7.3	12.2	5.6
Apr	28° / 16°	25	4	11.4	7.6
May	25° / 11°	11	1.5	10.8	9.0
Jun	23° / 7°	7	0.9	10.5	9.1
Jul	22° / 7°	2	0.5	10.6	9.1
Aug	26° / 10°	2	0.6	11.2	9.2
Sep	30° / 15°	8	1.3	11.8	6.8
Oct	32° / 18°	26	5.1	12.6	5.0
Nov	32° / 20°	58	8.7	13.2	4.3
Dec	32° / 21°	71	11	13.5	4.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 87% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 7%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	96	96	95	95	95	95	94	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	91	91	91	91	92	92	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	93
Cloudier (%)	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	94	6
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	91	9
18	91	9
19	91	9
20	91	9
21	92	8
22	92	8
23	92	8
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	92	8
27	93	7
28	93	7
29	93	7
30	93	7
31	93	7

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Mochudi gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.6 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 2% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4

	Rain chance (%)
1	2
2	1
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	2
20	2
21	2
22	2
23	3
24	3
25	3
26	3
27	3
28	3
29	3
30	4
31	4

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
21	11	calm
22	11	calm
23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	calm
31	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 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 36 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:56 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 6:00 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5
Sunrise (AM)	6:56	6:55	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:53	6:52	6:51	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:48	6:47	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:32	6:31
Sunset (PM)	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.9	6:56	5:47
2	10.9	6:55	5:48
3	10.9	6:55	5:48
4	10.9	6:54	5:48
5	10.9	6:53	5:49
6	10.9	6:53	5:49
7	11.0	6:52	5:50
8	11.0	6:51	5:50
9	11.0	6:51	5:51
10	11.0	6:50	5:51
11	11.0	6:49	5:52
12	11.1	6:48	5:52
13	11.1	6:48	5:52
14	11.1	6:47	5:53
15	11.1	6:46	5:53
16	11.1	6:45	5:54
17	11.2	6:44	5:54
18	11.2	6:44	5:55
19	11.2	6:43	5:55
20	11.2	6:42	5:55
21	11.3	6:41	5:56
22	11.3	6:40	5:56
23	11.3	6:39	5:57
24	11.3	6:38	5:57
25	11.3	6:37	5:57
26	11.4	6:36	5:58
27	11.4	6:35	5:58
28	11.4	6:34	5:59
29	11.4	6:33	5:59
30	11.5	6:32	5:59
31	11.5	6:31	6:00

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4 kWh/m² to a high of 6.86 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.7
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.6	Bright
2	4.7	Bright
3	4.7	Bright
4	4.7	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.9	Bright
9	4.9	Bright
10	4.9	Bright
11	5.0	Bright
12	5.0	Bright
13	5.0	Bright
14	5.0	Bright
15	5.1	Bright
16	5.1	Bright
17	5.2	Bright
18	5.2	Bright
19	5.2	Bright
20	5.3	Bright
21	5.3	Bright
22	5.3	Bright
23	5.3	Bright
24	5.4	Bright
25	5.4	Bright
26	5.5	Bright
27	5.5	Bright
28	5.5	Bright
29	5.6	Bright
30	5.6	Bright
31	5.7	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Mochudi?

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

9.2

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

8.4

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mochudi in August

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

In August, Mochudi sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mochudi in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 Mochudi peaks around January 13 at about 14 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	13	12	9	6	5	6	8	9	10	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	9	Very high
May	6	High
Jun	5	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Mochudi in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Mochudi is worst in June — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.3× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	7	9	10	13	16	17	17	15	16	12	6	5
Level	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	7	Good
Feb	9	Good
Mar	10	Good
Apr	13	Moderate
May	16	Moderate
Jun	17	Moderate
Jul	17	Moderate
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	12	Good
Nov	6	Good
Dec	5	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Mochudi?

Mochudi sits at 24.4°S, 26.1°E, 952 m above sea level, in Botswana. The nearest listed city is Mmopone, 33 km away.

Topography around Mochudi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mochudi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 944 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 258 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 633 m.

The land around Mochudi is covered by shrubs (38%), artificial surfaces (32%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (59%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (76%) within 80 km.

3 km

55 m

shrubs 38%

16 km

258 m

shrubs 59%

80 km

633 m

shrubs 76%

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← July Mochudi year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Mmopone 33 km · Tlokweng 33 km · Gaborone 36 km · Mogoditshane 37 km · Gabane 46 km · Ramotswa 58 km · Molepolole 66 km · Thamaga 68 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

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 Mochudi (-24.4167°, 26.15°, elevation 952 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	8
2	24	8
3	24	8
4	24	8
5	24	9
6	24	9
7	24	9
8	25	9
9	25	9
10	25	9
11	25	9
12	25	9
13	25	10
14	25	10
15	25	10
16	26	10
17	26	10
18	26	10
19	26	11
20	26	11
21	26	11
22	26	11
23	27	11
24	27	12
25	27	12
26	27	12
27	27	12
28	27	12
29	27	12
30	28	12
31	28	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	94	6
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	91	9
18	91	9
19	91	9
20	91	9
21	92	8
22	92	8
23	92	8
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	92	8
27	93	7
28	93	7
29	93	7
30	93	7
31	93	7

	Rain chance (%)
1	2
2	1
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	2
20	2
21	2
22	2
23	3
24	3
25	3
26	3
27	3
28	3
29	3
30	4
31	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	8
2	24	8
3	24	8
4	24	8
5	24	9
6	24	9
7	24	9
8	25	9
9	25	9
10	25	9
11	25	9
12	25	9
13	25	10
14	25	10
15	25	10
16	26	10
17	26	10
18	26	10
19	26	11
20	26	11
21	26	11
22	26	11
23	27	11
24	27	12
25	27	12
26	27	12
27	27	12
28	27	12
29	27	12
30	28	12
31	28	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	94	6
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	91	9
18	91	9
19	91	9
20	91	9
21	92	8
22	92	8
23	92	8
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	92	8
27	93	7
28	93	7
29	93	7
30	93	7
31	93	7

	Rain chance (%)
1	2
2	1
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	2
20	2
21	2
22	2
23	3
24	3
25	3
26	3
27	3
28	3
29	3
30	4
31	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	8
2	24	8
3	24	8
4	24	8
5	24	9
6	24	9
7	24	9
8	25	9
9	25	9
10	25	9
11	25	9
12	25	9
13	25	10
14	25	10
15	25	10
16	26	10
17	26	10
18	26	10
19	26	11
20	26	11
21	26	11
22	26	11
23	27	11
24	27	12
25	27	12
26	27	12
27	27	12
28	27	12
29	27	12
30	28	12
31	28	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	94	6
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	91	9
18	91	9
19	91	9
20	91	9
21	92	8
22	92	8
23	92	8
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	92	8
27	93	7
28	93	7
29	93	7
30	93	7
31	93	7

	Rain chance (%)
1	2
2	1
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	2
20	2
21	2
22	2
23	3
24	3
25	3
26	3
27	3
28	3
29	3
30	4
31	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1