Teyateyaneng weather in August

In August, Teyateyaneng sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 30 mm of precipitation across 3.9 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 36 min at the start of August to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Teyateyaneng's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Teyateyaneng's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
9th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
30 mm
3.9 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
6:45 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover
21%
3rd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Teyateyaneng is city in Lesotho.

Founded
1886

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 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical August day in Teyateyaneng reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 3°C warmer than July and about 4°C cooler than September.

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How August really feels in Teyateyaneng

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 21 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
21
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Teyateyaneng weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 14°14616.8013.76.0
Feb25° / 13°11614.70136.2
Mar23° / 11°11013.5012.26.6
Apr20° / 759.7011.36.7
May18° / 344.50.110.67.0
Jun15° / -1°2030.510.25.8
Jul15° / -1°132.40.610.35.9
Aug18° / 303.90.3117.1
Sep21° / 314.70.111.87.9
Oct23° / 9910.4012.77.1
Nov24° / 11°13412.5013.56.8
Dec25° / 13°14815.5013.86.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitationSnow

Teyateyaneng gets around 30 mm of rain and snow over 3.9 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 12% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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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 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 min at the start of August to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:57 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 5:33 PM to 5:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.66:575:33
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310.66:565:34
410.76:555:34
510.76:545:35
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2711.26:335:48
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.58 kWh/m² to a high of 7.41 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 4.75 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Teyateyaneng

In seasonPeak

None of Teyateyaneng's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Teyateyaneng's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
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Is August a good time to visit Teyateyaneng?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
2.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Teyateyaneng for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Teyateyaneng in August

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

In August, Teyateyaneng sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 2°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Teyateyaneng in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Teyateyaneng peaks around January 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 14UV 15Jun 22UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug7High
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Teyateyaneng 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 Teyateyaneng is worst in July — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.1× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1420 µg/m³Dec 195 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb8Good
Mar10Good
Apr12Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov6Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Teyateyaneng?

Teyateyaneng sits at 29.1°S, 27.7°E, 1,693 m above sea level, in Lesotho. The nearest listed city is Mabote, 26 km away.

MaboteLadybrandHlohlolwaneMaseruMaputsoeFicksburgHlotseMarquard

Topography around Teyateyaneng

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Teyateyaneng has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 189 m around an average of 1,609 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 740 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,794 m.

The land around Teyateyaneng is covered by grassland (48%) and cropland (32%) within 3 km, grassland (48%) and cropland (48%) within 16 km, and grassland (70%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
189 m
16 km
740 m
80 km
1,794 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Mabote 26 km · Ladybrand 29 km · Hlohlolwane 31 km · Maseru 32 km · Maputsoe 32 km · Ficksburg 33 km · Hlotse 42 km · Marquard 62 km

Lesotho travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type M
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,089
2025
Happiness
4.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
31%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
38.2
per 100k, 2008
Road deaths
31.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 48%Roman Catholic 39%other Christian 9%none 2%

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 Teyateyaneng (-29.1472°, 27.749°, elevation 1,693 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).