Mbombela weather in August

In August, Mbombela sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 17 mm of rain across 3.8 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% 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 Mbombela's 4th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mbombela's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 17 mm; 3.8 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 06 min; 6:27 AM – 5:33 PM
Cloud cover: 25%; 4th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 4.5 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.5; out of 10

Mbombela is city in Mpumalanga, South Africa.

Density: 1,517/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1905

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 22°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical August day in Mbombela reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 2°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)	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24
Avg low (°C)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11

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

Mbombela weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 18°	155	17.5	13.4	5.3
Feb	27° / 18°	134	14.8	12.9	5.6
Mar	27° / 17°	107	14	12.2	6.2
Apr	25° / 14°	53	8.4	11.4	7.4
May	24° / 11°	19	3.5	10.8	8.7
Jun	22° / 8°	9	2.3	10.4	8.6
Jul	21° / 7°	12	2.6	10.6	8.4
Aug	23° / 9°	17	3.8	11.1	8.5
Sep	25° / 12°	34	6.6	11.8	7.8
Oct	25° / 14°	71	13.3	12.6	6.4
Nov	26° / 16°	122	16.3	13.2	5.5
Dec	27° / 17°	152	18.4	13.6	5.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%.

	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 (%)	86	85	85	85	85	84	84	84	84	84	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	81
Cloudier (%)	14	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	86	14
2	85	15
3	85	15
4	85	15
5	85	15
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	84	16
9	84	16
10	84	16
11	83	17
12	83	17
13	83	17
14	83	17
15	83	17
16	83	17
17	83	17
18	81	19
19	81	19
20	81	19
21	81	19
22	81	19
23	81	19
24	81	19
25	81	19
26	81	19
27	81	19
28	81	19
29	81	19
30	81	19
31	81	19

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Mbombela gets around 17 mm of rain over 3.8 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 12% and peaks near 14% 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 (%)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14

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

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 96% 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 (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	93
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	95	5
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	95	5
21	94	6
22	94	6
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	93	7
29	93	7
30	93	7
31	93	7

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
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	6	calm
2	6	calm
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4	6	calm
5	6	calm
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7	6	calm
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25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm
31	6	calm

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 6:38 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 5:26 PM to 5:40 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)	10.8	10.8	10.8	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	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5
Sunrise (AM)	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:29	6:28	6:27	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:23	6:22	6:21	6:20	6:19	6:18	6:17	6:16	6:15	6:14	6:13
Sunset (PM)	5:26	5:27	5:27	5:28	5:28	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:40

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.8	6:38	5:26
2	10.8	6:38	5:27
3	10.8	6:37	5:27
4	10.9	6:36	5:28
5	10.9	6:36	5:28
6	10.9	6:35	5:29
7	10.9	6:34	5:29
8	10.9	6:34	5:29
9	11.0	6:33	5:30
10	11.0	6:32	5:30
11	11.0	6:31	5:31
12	11.0	6:31	5:31
13	11.0	6:30	5:32
14	11.1	6:29	5:32
15	11.1	6:28	5:33
16	11.1	6:27	5:33
17	11.1	6:26	5:34
18	11.1	6:25	5:34
19	11.2	6:25	5:35
20	11.2	6:24	5:35
21	11.2	6:23	5:35
22	11.2	6:22	5:36
23	11.3	6:21	5:36
24	11.3	6:20	5:37
25	11.3	6:19	5:37
26	11.3	6:18	5:38
27	11.4	6:17	5:38
28	11.4	6:16	5:38
29	11.4	6:15	5:39
30	11.4	6:14	5:39
31	11.5	6:13	5:40

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.83 kWh/m² in January across the year — August's 4.5 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)	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9
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	4.1	Bright
2	4.2	Bright
3	4.2	Bright
4	4.2	Bright
5	4.2	Bright
6	4.2	Bright
7	4.3	Bright
8	4.3	Bright
9	4.3	Bright
10	4.3	Bright
11	4.4	Bright
12	4.4	Bright
13	4.4	Bright
14	4.5	Bright
15	4.5	Bright
16	4.5	Bright
17	4.5	Bright
18	4.5	Bright
19	4.6	Bright
20	4.6	Bright
21	4.6	Bright
22	4.7	Bright
23	4.7	Bright
24	4.7	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.8	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.8	Bright
29	4.9	Bright
30	4.9	Bright
31	4.9	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Mbombela

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Mbombela?

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

8.5

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

6.7

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mbombela in August

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

In August, Mbombela sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mbombela 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 Mbombela peaks around December 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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)	13	13	12	8	6	5	5	7	9	10	12	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	8	Very high
May	6	High
Jun	5	High
Jul	5	High
Aug	7	Very high
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Mbombela 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 Mbombela is worst in July — around 52 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.9× the cleanest month (December, 13 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)	20	18	24	26	34	37	52	43	34	23	30	13
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	20	Moderate
Feb	18	Moderate
Mar	24	Moderate
Apr	26	Moderate
May	34	Moderate
Jun	37	Poor
Jul	52	Poor
Aug	43	Poor
Sep	34	Moderate
Oct	23	Moderate
Nov	30	Moderate
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Mbombela?

Mbombela sits at 25.5°S, 31.0°E, 658 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is White River, 16 km away.

Topography around Mbombela

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mbombela has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 m around an average of 709 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 895 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,053 m.

The land around Mbombela is covered by trees (49%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (45%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km

354 m

trees 49%

16 km

895 m

trees 48%

80 km

2,053 m

grassland 45%

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

August weather nearby: White River 16 km · Tekwane 18 km · Barberton 36 km · Matsulu 39 km · Sabie 46 km · Schoemansdal 60 km · Mkhuhlu 61 km · Hlanganani 61 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

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 Mbombela (-25.4751°, 30.9693°, elevation 658 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	22	8
2	22	8
3	22	8
4	22	8
5	22	8
6	23	8
7	23	8
8	23	9
9	23	9
10	23	9
11	23	9
12	23	9
13	23	9
14	23	9
15	23	9
16	23	9
17	23	9
18	23	9
19	23	9
20	23	10
21	24	10
22	24	10
23	24	10
24	24	10
25	24	10
26	24	10
27	24	10
28	24	10
29	24	10
30	24	11
31	24	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	86	14
2	85	15
3	85	15
4	85	15
5	85	15
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	84	16
9	84	16
10	84	16
11	83	17
12	83	17
13	83	17
14	83	17
15	83	17
16	83	17
17	83	17
18	81	19
19	81	19
20	81	19
21	81	19
22	81	19
23	81	19
24	81	19
25	81	19
26	81	19
27	81	19
28	81	19
29	81	19
30	81	19
31	81	19

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	95	5
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	95	5
21	94	6
22	94	6
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	93	7
29	93	7
30	93	7
31	93	7

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	86	14
2	85	15
3	85	15
4	85	15
5	85	15
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	84	16
9	84	16
10	84	16
11	83	17
12	83	17
13	83	17
14	83	17
15	83	17
16	83	17
17	83	17
18	81	19
19	81	19
20	81	19
21	81	19
22	81	19
23	81	19
24	81	19
25	81	19
26	81	19
27	81	19
28	81	19
29	81	19
30	81	19
31	81	19

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	95	5
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	95	5
21	94	6
22	94	6
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	93	7
29	93	7
30	93	7
31	93	7

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	86	14
2	85	15
3	85	15
4	85	15
5	85	15
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	84	16
9	84	16
10	84	16
11	83	17
12	83	17
13	83	17
14	83	17
15	83	17
16	83	17
17	83	17
18	81	19
19	81	19
20	81	19
21	81	19
22	81	19
23	81	19
24	81	19
25	81	19
26	81	19
27	81	19
28	81	19
29	81	19
30	81	19
31	81	19

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	95	5
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	95	5
21	94	6
22	94	6
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	93	7
29	93	7
30	93	7
31	93	7