Moorreesburg weather in August

In August, Moorreesburg sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 66 mm of rain across 9.1 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 18 min at the start of August to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Moorreesburg's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Moorreesburg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Rainfall
66 mm
9.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
7:27 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
45%
9th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Moorreesburg is town in the Western Cape, South Africa.

Density
555/km²
people per km²
Founded
1882

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month.

A typical August day in Moorreesburg reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1186
2186
3186
4186
5186
6186
7186
8186
9186
10186
11186
12186
13186
14186
15186
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26197
27197
28197
29197
30198
31198

How August really feels in Moorreesburg

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Moorreesburg weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 18°122.613.95.4
Feb32° / 18°112.313.25.3
Mar30° / 16°142.612.36.4
Apr26° / 13°364.711.27.8
May22° / 10°546.710.37.5
Jun19° / 879.49.96.4
Jul18° / 768.1106.5
Aug18° / 669.110.86.4
Sep21° / 437.111.87.1
Oct25° / 11°284.612.88.0
Nov27° / 14°254.613.77.5
Dec30° / 16°153.414.26.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26733
36733
46733
56733
66634
76634
86634
96634
106634
116634
126634
136634
146535
156436
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186436
196337
206337
216238
226238
236040
246040
255842
265842
275842
285644
295644
305545
315545

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Moorreesburg gets around 66 mm of rain over 9.1 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 28% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
128
228
328
428
528
629
729
829
929
1029
1129
1228
1328
1428
1528
1628
1728
1828
1928
2028
2128
2228
2329
2429
2529
2629
2729
2828
2928
3028
3127

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25982
26982
27982
28982
29982
30982
31982

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
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229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min at the start of August to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 7:41 AM to 7:08 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.37:416:02
210.47:406:02
310.47:396:03
410.47:396:04
510.47:386:05
610.57:376:05
710.57:366:06
810.57:356:07
910.67:346:07
1010.67:336:08
1110.67:326:09
1210.67:316:10
1310.77:306:10
1410.77:296:11
1510.77:286:12
1610.87:276:12
1710.87:256:13
1810.87:246:14
1910.97:236:14
2010.97:226:15
2110.97:216:16
2211.07:206:17
2311.07:186:17
2411.07:176:18
2511.07:166:19
2611.17:156:19
2711.17:136:20
2811.17:126:21
2911.27:116:21
3011.27:096:22
3111.27:086:23

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.58 kWh/m² to a high of 8.46 kWh/m² in January across the year — August's 3.63 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.2Moderate
23.2Moderate
33.3Moderate
43.3Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.4Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.6Moderate
153.6Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
264.0Moderate
274.0Bright
284.0Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Moorreesburg?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
2.4
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Moorreesburg for sightseeing.

What to pack for Moorreesburg in August

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

In August, Moorreesburg sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Moorreesburg in August

The nearest coast averages about 15°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 56 km away) is warmest in February at about 17°C and coldest in August near 15°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

14°16°18°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan17Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar16Cool
Apr15Cool
May15Cool
Jun15Bracing
Jul15Bracing
Aug15Bracing
Sep15Bracing
Oct15Cool
Nov16Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Moorreesburg in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Moorreesburg peaks around January 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateExtremeJan 14UV 13Jun 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb10Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep5High
Oct10Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Moorreesburg 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 Moorreesburg is worst in May — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.7× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 2128 µg/m³Dec 148 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb12Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Moorreesburg?

Moorreesburg sits at 33.2°S, 18.7°E, 164 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Malmesbury, 35 km away.

Topography around Moorreesburg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Moorreesburg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m around an average of 169 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 441 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,075 m.

The land around Moorreesburg is covered by cropland (81%) within 3 km, cropland (91%) within 16 km, and cropland (34%), shrubs (24%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
157 m
16 km
441 m
80 km
2,075 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Malmesbury 35 km · Atlantis 49 km · Wellington 63 km · Ceres 65 km · Vredenburg 68 km · Saldanha 69 km · Paarl 71 km · Durbanville 75 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 Moorreesburg (-33.1539°, 18.6603°, elevation 164 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).