Praktiseer weather in August

In August, Praktiseer sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 6 mm of rain across 0.8 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 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% 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 Praktiseer's 3rd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Praktiseer's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
10th warmest
Overnight low
11°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
0.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:29 AM – 5:37 PM
Cloud cover
21%
3rd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.2
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical August day in Praktiseer reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1239
2239
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4239
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Praktiseer 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 19°8310.413.45.3
Feb29° / 19°628.912.95.4
Mar28° / 18°517.712.26.4
Apr26° / 15°274.611.47.8
May25° / 12°101.810.89.0
Jun22° / 30.810.59.1
Jul22° / 40.710.69.0
Aug24° / 11°60.811.19.2
Sep27° / 14°112.311.88.4
Oct27° / 16°36612.67.3
Nov28° / 17°7110.813.26.2
Dec29° / 19°7912.313.55.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% 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%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18911
28911
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Praktiseer gets around 6 mm of rain over 0.8 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 3% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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53
63
73
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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 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
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
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28973
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31973

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
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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 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 6:39 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 5:30 PM to 5:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.86:395:30
210.96:395:31
310.96:385:31
410.96:385:32
510.96:375:32
610.96:365:32
711.06:365:33
811.06:355:33
911.06:345:34
1011.06:345:34
1111.06:335:35
1211.16:325:35
1311.16:315:36
1411.16:305:36
1511.16:305:36
1611.16:295:37
1711.26:285:37
1811.26:275:38
1911.26:265:38
2011.26:255:39
2111.26:245:39
2211.36:235:39
2311.36:225:40
2411.36:225:40
2511.36:215:41
2611.46:205:41
2711.46:195:41
2811.46:185:42
2911.46:175:42
3011.46:165:43
3111.56:155:43

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.32 kWh/m² in January across the year — August's 4.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
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64.6Bright
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104.7Bright
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144.8Bright
154.8Bright
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195.0Bright
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285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Praktiseer?

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
7.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Praktiseer in August

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

In August, Praktiseer sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Praktiseer 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 Praktiseer peaks around January 24 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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 24UV 13Jun 21UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Praktiseer 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 Praktiseer is worst in July — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.9× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1734 µg/m³Dec 219 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul34Moderate
Aug32Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Praktiseer?

Praktiseer sits at 24.6°S, 30.3°E, 714 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Lydenburg, 58 km away.

Topography around Praktiseer

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Praktiseer has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 339 m around an average of 736 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,045 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,975 m.

The land around Praktiseer is covered by artificial surfaces (37%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, shrubs (52%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (38%), grassland (33%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
339 m
16 km
1,045 m
80 km
1,975 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Lydenburg 58 km · Sabie 74 km · Nkowakowa 77 km · Acornhoek 79 km · Mafemani 80 km · Dwarsloop 83 km · Tzaneen 85 km · Lebowakgomo 88 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 Praktiseer (-24.584°, 30.3168°, elevation 714 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).