Ekangala weather in August

In August, Ekangala sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.4 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Ekangala's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ekangala's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
9th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:36 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
17%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.9
out of 10

Ekangala is human settlement in South Africa.

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 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical August day in Ekangala reaches about 22°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 18°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 3°C warmer than July and about 3°C cooler than September.

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Ekangala 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 17°11014.413.46.0
Feb27° / 17°9411.912.96.2
Mar26° / 15°8811.112.26.9
Apr24° / 12°386.211.47.9
May22° / 142.410.88.5
Jun19° / 71.110.48.4
Jul19° / 40.810.68.4
Aug22° / 71.411.18.9
Sep26° / 12°192.811.88.5
Oct26° / 14°679.412.67.1
Nov26° / 15°921313.36.2
Dec27° / 16°11815.813.65.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 9%.

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

Any precipitation

Ekangala gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.4 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 4% and peaks near 6% 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 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.

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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 24 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 6:48 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 5:35 PM to 5:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.86:485:35
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310.86:465:36
410.86:465:36
510.96:455:37
610.96:445:37
710.96:445:38
810.96:435:38
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1911.26:345:43
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2211.26:315:45
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2711.36:265:47
2811.46:255:47
2911.46:245:48
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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 5.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.95 kWh/m² to a high of 6.67 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 5.01 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Ekangala

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rainy season
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Is August a good time to visit Ekangala?

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

8.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ekangala in August

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

In August, Ekangala sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: light clothes, a warm layer and sun protection.

light clothesa warm layersun protection

UV index in Ekangala in August

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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 Ekangala peaks around January 11 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 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 11UV 14Jun 18UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Ekangala 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 Ekangala is worst in July — around 188 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 6.6× the cleanest month (January, 29 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorJul 10187 µg/m³Jan 1229 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan29Moderate
Feb43Poor
Mar67Unhealthy
Apr114Unhealthy
May169Very unhealthy
Jun185Very unhealthy
Jul188Very unhealthy
Aug142Unhealthy
Sep108Unhealthy
Oct62Unhealthy
Nov43Poor
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ekangala?

Ekangala sits at 25.7°S, 28.7°E, 1,472 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Bronkhorstspruit, 16 km away.

Topography around Ekangala

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ekangala has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m around an average of 1,470 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 234 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 892 m.

The land around Ekangala is covered by grassland (58%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, grassland (66%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

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105 m
16 km
234 m
80 km
892 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Bronkhorstspruit 16 km · Cullinan 21 km · Moloto South 24 km · Verena 36 km · Somaroboro 37 km · Kwaggafontein 43 km · Phola 48 km · Hammanskraal 53 km

South Africa travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / M / N
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 41% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$6,598
2025
Happiness
5.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
68%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
43.7
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
22.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 602
Religion
Christian 86%or other traditional African religions 5%nothing in particular 5%Muslim 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 Ekangala (-25.668°, 28.73°, elevation 1,472 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).