Ulundi weather in August

In August, Ulundi sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 19 mm of rain across 4.1 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% 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 Ulundi's 4th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ulundi's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 19 mm; 4.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 hours; 6:29 AM – 5:28 PM
Cloud cover: 32%; 4th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 4.08 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.4; out of 10

Ulundi is town in the Zululand District Municipality, and at one time the capital of Zululand in South Africa.

Density: 3,096/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1873

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 24°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical August day in Ulundi reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 1°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)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13

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

Ulundi 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	30° / 20°	86	13.5	13.6	4.6
Feb	30° / 20°	75	10.9	13	4.8
Mar	29° / 19°	72	10.5	12.2	5.5
Apr	27° / 16°	42	6.8	11.3	7.2
May	26° / 13°	19	3.3	10.6	8.4
Jun	24° / 10°	12	2.2	10.2	9.0
Jul	24° / 10°	17	2.5	10.4	8.9
Aug	25° / 12°	19	4.1	11	8.4
Sep	26° / 14°	35	6.3	11.8	7.4
Oct	26° / 16°	67	10.9	12.7	6.5
Nov	27° / 17°	86	13	13.4	5.8
Dec	29° / 19°	86	13.9	13.8	5.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	81	81	81	81	80	79	79	79	79	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	77	77	77	77	76	75	75	75	74	74	74	74	73	73	73
Cloudier (%)	19	19	19	19	20	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	24	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	27	27	27

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	81	19
5	80	20
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	78	22
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	77	23
21	76	24
22	75	25
23	75	25
24	75	25
25	74	26
26	74	26
27	74	26
28	74	26
29	73	27
30	73	27
31	73	27

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ulundi gets around 19 mm of rain over 4.1 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 13% and peaks near 16% 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	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16

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

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 87% 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 (%)	97	96	96	95	95	94	94	93	93	92	92	91	90	89	89	88	87	86	85	84	84	83	81	81	80	80	79	78	78	77	77
Comfortable (%)	3	4	4	5	5	6	6	7	7	8	8	9	10	11	11	12	13	14	15	16	16	17	18	18	19	19	20	21	21	22	22
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	97	3	0
2	96	4	0
3	96	4	0
4	95	5	0
5	95	5	0
6	94	6	0
7	94	6	0
8	93	7	0
9	93	7	0
10	92	8	0
11	92	8	0
12	91	9	0
13	90	10	0
14	89	11	0
15	89	11	0
16	88	12	0
17	87	13	0
18	86	14	0
19	85	15	0
20	84	16	0
21	84	16	0
22	83	17	0
23	81	18	1
24	81	18	1
25	80	19	1
26	80	19	1
27	79	20	1
28	78	21	1
29	78	21	1
30	77	22	1
31	77	22	1

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
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	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	10	calm

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 6:41 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 5:19 PM to 5:36 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)	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4
Sunrise (AM)	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:32	6:31	6:30	6:29	6:28	6:27	6:26	6:25	6:24	6:23	6:22	6:21	6:20	6:19	6:18	6:16	6:15	6:14	6:13
Sunset (PM)	5:19	5:20	5:21	5:21	5:22	5:22	5:23	5:23	5:24	5:25	5:25	5:26	5:26	5:27	5:27	5:28	5:28	5:29	5:29	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:36

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.6	6:41	5:19
2	10.7	6:41	5:20
3	10.7	6:40	5:21
4	10.7	6:39	5:21
5	10.7	6:38	5:22
6	10.7	6:38	5:22
7	10.8	6:37	5:23
8	10.8	6:36	5:23
9	10.8	6:35	5:24
10	10.8	6:34	5:25
11	10.9	6:34	5:25
12	10.9	6:33	5:26
13	10.9	6:32	5:26
14	10.9	6:31	5:27
15	11.0	6:30	5:27
16	11.0	6:29	5:28
17	11.0	6:28	5:28
18	11.0	6:27	5:29
19	11.1	6:26	5:29
20	11.1	6:25	5:30
21	11.1	6:24	5:31
22	11.1	6:23	5:31
23	11.2	6:22	5:32
24	11.2	6:21	5:32
25	11.2	6:20	5:33
26	11.2	6:19	5:33
27	11.3	6:18	5:34
28	11.3	6:16	5:34
29	11.3	6:15	5:35
30	11.4	6:14	5:35
31	11.4	6:13	5:36

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.34 kWh/m² to a high of 5.71 kWh/m² in January across the year — August's 4.08 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)	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.8	Moderate
2	3.8	Moderate
3	3.8	Moderate
4	3.8	Moderate
5	3.8	Moderate
6	3.9	Moderate
7	3.9	Moderate
8	3.9	Moderate
9	3.9	Moderate
10	3.9	Moderate
11	4.0	Moderate
12	4.0	Moderate
13	4.0	Moderate
14	4.0	Bright
15	4.0	Bright
16	4.1	Bright
17	4.1	Bright
18	4.1	Bright
19	4.1	Bright
20	4.2	Bright
21	4.2	Bright
22	4.2	Bright
23	4.2	Bright
24	4.3	Bright
25	4.3	Bright
26	4.3	Bright
27	4.4	Bright
28	4.4	Bright
29	4.4	Bright
30	4.5	Bright
31	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Ulundi?

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

8.4

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

7.4

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ulundi in August

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

In August, Ulundi sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 4 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Ulundi in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ulundi peaks around February 9 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 4 (moderate).

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)	12	13	11	6	5	4	4	6	7	10	10	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Extreme	Very high	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	6	High
May	5	High
Jun	4	Moderate
Jul	4	Moderate
Aug	6	High
Sep	7	High
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Ulundi 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 Ulundi is worst in July — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.3× the cleanest month (January, 9 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)	9	12	15	22	33	35	40	33	29	18	17	11
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	9	Good
Feb	12	Good
Mar	15	Moderate
Apr	22	Moderate
May	33	Moderate
Jun	35	Moderate
Jul	40	Poor
Aug	33	Moderate
Sep	29	Moderate
Oct	18	Moderate
Nov	17	Moderate
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Ulundi?

Ulundi sits at 28.3°S, 31.4°E, 484 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Eshowe, 62 km away.

Topography around Ulundi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ulundi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m around an average of 477 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 874 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,775 m.

The land around Ulundi is covered by trees (33%) and shrubs (29%) within 3 km, shrubs (38%), trees (30%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km

170 m

trees 33%

16 km

874 m

shrubs 38%

80 km

1,775 m

grassland 51%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

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

August weather nearby: Eshowe 62 km · Empangeni 67 km · Mtubatuba 76 km · eSikhaleni 76 km · Richards Bay 79 km · Mondlo 79 km · Vryheid 88 km · Mandeni 90 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 Ulundi (-28.3352°, 31.4162°, elevation 484 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	24	11
2	24	11
3	24	11
4	24	11
5	24	11
6	24	11
7	24	11
8	24	11
9	24	12
10	24	12
11	24	12
12	25	12
13	25	12
14	25	12
15	25	12
16	25	12
17	25	12
18	25	12
19	25	12
20	25	12
21	25	12
22	25	13
23	25	13
24	25	13
25	25	13
26	25	13
27	26	13
28	26	13
29	26	13
30	26	13
31	26	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	81	19
5	80	20
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	78	22
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	77	23
21	76	24
22	75	25
23	75	25
24	75	25
25	74	26
26	74	26
27	74	26
28	74	26
29	73	27
30	73	27
31	73	27

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	97	3	0
2	96	4	0
3	96	4	0
4	95	5	0
5	95	5	0
6	94	6	0
7	94	6	0
8	93	7	0
9	93	7	0
10	92	8	0
11	92	8	0
12	91	9	0
13	90	10	0
14	89	11	0
15	89	11	0
16	88	12	0
17	87	13	0
18	86	14	0
19	85	15	0
20	84	16	0
21	84	16	0
22	83	17	0
23	81	18	1
24	81	18	1
25	80	19	1
26	80	19	1
27	79	20	1
28	78	21	1
29	78	21	1
30	77	22	1
31	77	22	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	81	19
5	80	20
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	78	22
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	77	23
21	76	24
22	75	25
23	75	25
24	75	25
25	74	26
26	74	26
27	74	26
28	74	26
29	73	27
30	73	27
31	73	27

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	97	3	0
2	96	4	0
3	96	4	0
4	95	5	0
5	95	5	0
6	94	6	0
7	94	6	0
8	93	7	0
9	93	7	0
10	92	8	0
11	92	8	0
12	91	9	0
13	90	10	0
14	89	11	0
15	89	11	0
16	88	12	0
17	87	13	0
18	86	14	0
19	85	15	0
20	84	16	0
21	84	16	0
22	83	17	0
23	81	18	1
24	81	18	1
25	80	19	1
26	80	19	1
27	79	20	1
28	78	21	1
29	78	21	1
30	77	22	1
31	77	22	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	81	19
5	80	20
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	78	22
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	77	23
21	76	24
22	75	25
23	75	25
24	75	25
25	74	26
26	74	26
27	74	26
28	74	26
29	73	27
30	73	27
31	73	27

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	97	3	0
2	96	4	0
3	96	4	0
4	95	5	0
5	95	5	0
6	94	6	0
7	94	6	0
8	93	7	0
9	93	7	0
10	92	8	0
11	92	8	0
12	91	9	0
13	90	10	0
14	89	11	0
15	89	11	0
16	88	12	0
17	87	13	0
18	86	14	0
19	85	15	0
20	84	16	0
21	84	16	0
22	83	17	0
23	81	18	1
24	81	18	1
25	80	19	1
26	80	19	1
27	79	20	1
28	78	21	1
29	78	21	1
30	77	22	1
31	77	22	1