Worcester weather in August

In August, Worcester sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 51 mm of precipitation across 8.5 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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 Worcester's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Worcester's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 17°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 6°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 51 mm; 8.5 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 42 min; 7:24 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover: 47%; 10th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 3.54 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.7; out of 10

Worcester is town in the Western Cape, South Africa.

Density: 1,743/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1819

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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month.

A typical August day in Worcester reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with 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)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18
Avg low (°C)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7

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

Worcester weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 15°	24	5.2	14	6.8
Feb	29° / 16°	21	5	13.3	6.7
Mar	27° / 14°	28	6.2	12.3	7.5
Apr	23° / 12°	33	5.6	11.2	7.8
May	20° / 9°	39	6.2	10.3	7.0
Jun	17° / 6°	60	8.2	9.8	5.6
Jul	16° / 5°	59	8.1	10	5.4
Aug	17° / 6°	51	8.5	10.8	5.7
Sep	19° / 8°	35	6.5	11.8	6.7
Oct	22° / 10°	36	6	12.8	7.6
Nov	25° / 12°	35	6.1	13.7	7.8
Dec	27° / 14°	24	5	14.2	7.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%. 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 (%)	63	63	63	63	62	62	62	60	60	60	60	60	58	58	58	57	57	57	57	57	57	56	57	57	56	56	56	56	56	56	56
Cloudier (%)	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	40	40	40	40	40	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	44	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	44	44

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	63	37
4	63	37
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	62	38
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	60	40
13	58	42
14	58	42
15	58	42
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	56	44
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	56	44
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	56	44

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Worcester gets around 51 mm of rain and snow over 8.5 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 27% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	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 (%)	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	26	26	25	25

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

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.

	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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	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	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	7	calm
2	7	calm
3	7	calm
4	7	calm
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7	7	calm
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25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm
29	7	calm
30	7	calm
31	7	calm

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 7:39 AM to 7:05 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:19 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)	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2
Sunrise (AM)	7:39	7:38	7:37	7:36	7:35	7:35	7:34	7:33	7:32	7:31	7:30	7:29	7:27	7:26	7:25	7:24	7:23	7:22	7:21	7:19	7:18	7:17	7:16	7:14	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:05
Sunset (PM)	5:58	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:19

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.3	7:39	5:58
2	10.3	7:38	5:58
3	10.4	7:37	5:59
4	10.4	7:36	6:00
5	10.4	7:35	6:00
6	10.4	7:35	6:01
7	10.5	7:34	6:02
8	10.5	7:33	6:03
9	10.5	7:32	6:03
10	10.6	7:31	6:04
11	10.6	7:30	6:05
12	10.6	7:29	6:06
13	10.6	7:27	6:06
14	10.7	7:26	6:07
15	10.7	7:25	6:08
16	10.7	7:24	6:08
17	10.8	7:23	6:09
18	10.8	7:22	6:10
19	10.8	7:21	6:11
20	10.9	7:19	6:11
21	10.9	7:18	6:12
22	10.9	7:17	6:13
23	11.0	7:16	6:14
24	11.0	7:14	6:14
25	11.0	7:13	6:15
26	11.1	7:12	6:16
27	11.1	7:11	6:16
28	11.1	7:09	6:17
29	11.2	7:08	6:18
30	11.2	7:07	6:19
31	11.2	7:05	6:19

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.54 kWh/m² to a high of 8.03 kWh/m² in January across the year — August's 3.54 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)	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.1	Moderate
2	3.1	Moderate
3	3.2	Moderate
4	3.2	Moderate
5	3.2	Moderate
6	3.3	Moderate
7	3.3	Moderate
8	3.3	Moderate
9	3.3	Moderate
10	3.4	Moderate
11	3.4	Moderate
12	3.4	Moderate
13	3.5	Moderate
14	3.5	Moderate
15	3.5	Moderate
16	3.5	Moderate
17	3.6	Moderate
18	3.6	Moderate
19	3.6	Moderate
20	3.7	Moderate
21	3.7	Moderate
22	3.7	Moderate
23	3.8	Moderate
24	3.8	Moderate
25	3.8	Moderate
26	3.9	Moderate
27	3.9	Moderate
28	4.0	Moderate
29	4.0	Bright
30	4.0	Bright
31	4.1	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Worcester?

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

5.7

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

1.1

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Worcester for sightseeing.

What to pack for Worcester in August

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

In August, Worcester sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Worcester 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 Worcester peaks around January 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 3 (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)	14	10	10	6	4	3	3	5	6	11	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	10	Extreme
Mar	10	Very high
Apr	6	High
May	4	Moderate
Jun	3	Moderate
Jul	3	Moderate
Aug	5	Moderate
Sep	6	High
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Worcester 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 Worcester is worst in June — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.8× the cleanest month (December, 11 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)	14	15	19	29	38	41	40	36	28	18	12	11
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	14	Moderate
Feb	15	Moderate
Mar	19	Moderate
Apr	29	Moderate
May	38	Poor
Jun	41	Poor
Jul	40	Poor
Aug	36	Poor
Sep	28	Moderate
Oct	18	Moderate
Nov	12	Good
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Worcester?

Worcester sits at 33.6°S, 19.4°E, 234 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Ceres, 33 km away.

Topography around Worcester

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Worcester has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 172 m around an average of 238 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,796 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,250 m.

The land around Worcester is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, shrubs (41%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (42%), shrubs (27%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

172 m

artificial surfaces 45%

16 km

1,796 m

shrubs 41%

80 km

2,250 m

grassland 42%

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

August weather nearby: Ceres 33 km · Wellington 40 km · Le Roux 42 km · Franschhoek 42 km · Robertson 44 km · Paarl 45 km · Ashton 60 km · Stellenbosch 63 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 Worcester (-33.6465°, 19.4485°, elevation 234 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	16	6
2	16	6
3	16	6
4	16	6
5	16	6
6	16	6
7	16	6
8	16	6
9	16	6
10	16	6
11	16	6
12	16	6
13	16	6
14	16	6
15	16	6
16	16	6
17	16	6
18	17	6
19	17	6
20	17	6
21	17	6
22	17	6
23	17	7
24	17	7
25	17	7
26	17	7
27	17	7
28	17	7
29	17	7
30	17	7
31	18	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	63	37
4	63	37
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	62	38
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	60	40
13	58	42
14	58	42
15	58	42
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	56	44
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	56	44
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	56	44

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	63	37
4	63	37
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	62	38
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	60	40
13	58	42
14	58	42
15	58	42
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	56	44
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	56	44
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	56	44

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	63	37
4	63	37
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	62	38
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	60	40
13	58	42
14	58	42
15	58	42
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	56	44
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	56	44
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	56	44

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1