Sesheke weather in August

In August, Sesheke sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 90% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of August to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Sesheke's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sesheke's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 24 min; 6:45 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover: 11%; 1st clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 5.87 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.6; out of 10

Sesheke is Town in Zambia.

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 27°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical August day in Sesheke reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 4°C warmer than July and about 4°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)	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16

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

How August really feels in Sesheke

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Sesheke weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 21°	198	21	12.9	3.8
Feb	29° / 20°	160	17.6	12.6	4.1
Mar	30° / 20°	96	13	12.1	4.8
Apr	30° / 18°	20	2.9	11.6	6.4
May	28° / 14°	1	0.3	11.2	8.2
Jun	26° / 12°	1	0.2	11	9.2
Jul	25° / 11°	0	0	11.1	9.3
Aug	29° / 14°	0	0	11.4	7.6
Sep	33° / 18°	2	0.3	11.9	4.8
Oct	35° / 21°	12	3.3	12.4	3.2
Nov	33° / 21°	81	13.1	12.8	3.4
Dec	30° / 21°	160	20.4	13	3.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 90% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 4%.

	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 (%)	95	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96
Cloudier (%)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Sesheke gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 0% 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 (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

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	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

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

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
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	11	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
21	11	calm
22	11	calm
23	11	calm
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29	11	calm
30	11	calm
31	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of August to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:53 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 6:12 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)	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6
Sunrise (AM)	6:53	6:52	6:52	6:51	6:51	6:50	6:50	6:49	6:49	6:48	6:48	6:47	6:47	6:46	6:45	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:34
Sunset (PM)	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:12

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.2	6:53	6:05
2	11.2	6:52	6:05
3	11.2	6:52	6:06
4	11.2	6:51	6:06
5	11.3	6:51	6:06
6	11.3	6:50	6:07
7	11.3	6:50	6:07
8	11.3	6:49	6:07
9	11.3	6:49	6:07
10	11.3	6:48	6:08
11	11.3	6:48	6:08
12	11.3	6:47	6:08
13	11.4	6:47	6:08
14	11.4	6:46	6:09
15	11.4	6:45	6:09
16	11.4	6:45	6:09
17	11.4	6:44	6:09
18	11.4	6:43	6:10
19	11.5	6:43	6:10
20	11.5	6:42	6:10
21	11.5	6:41	6:10
22	11.5	6:41	6:10
23	11.5	6:40	6:11
24	11.5	6:39	6:11
25	11.5	6:38	6:11
26	11.6	6:38	6:11
27	11.6	6:37	6:11
28	11.6	6:36	6:11
29	11.6	6:35	6:12
30	11.6	6:35	6:12
31	11.6	6:34	6:12

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 7.18 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.87 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)	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.4	Bright
2	5.4	Bright
3	5.5	Bright
4	5.5	Bright
5	5.5	Bright
6	5.6	Bright
7	5.6	Bright
8	5.6	Bright
9	5.7	Bright
10	5.7	Bright
11	5.7	Bright
12	5.8	Bright
13	5.8	Bright
14	5.8	Bright
15	5.8	Bright
16	5.9	Bright
17	5.9	Bright
18	5.9	Bright
19	6.0	Bright
20	6.0	Intense
21	6.0	Intense
22	6.1	Intense
23	6.1	Intense
24	6.1	Intense
25	6.2	Intense
26	6.2	Intense
27	6.2	Intense
28	6.3	Intense
29	6.3	Intense
30	6.3	Intense
31	6.3	Intense

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Sesheke

In seasonPeak

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

Sesheke's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Sesheke?

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

7.6

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

9.2

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sesheke in August

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

In August, Sesheke sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

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UV index in Sesheke in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sesheke peaks around January 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 8 (very 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)	15	14	13	11	9	8	8	9	10	11	14	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	10	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Sesheke 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 Sesheke is worst in August — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 7.2× the cleanest month (December, 5 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)	7	8	7	6	15	23	30	39	35	20	9	5
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	7	Good
Feb	8	Good
Mar	7	Good
Apr	6	Good
May	15	Moderate
Jun	23	Moderate
Jul	30	Moderate
Aug	39	Poor
Sep	35	Moderate
Oct	20	Moderate
Nov	9	Good
Dec	5	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Sesheke?

Sesheke sits at 17.5°S, 24.3°E, 951 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Katima Mulilo, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Sesheke

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sesheke has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 957 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 172 m.

The land around Sesheke is covered by trees (29%), shrubs (27%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (42%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and shrubs (42%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km

78 m

trees 29%

16 km

92 m

shrubs 42%

80 km

172 m

shrubs 42%

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

August weather nearby: Katima Mulilo 4.0 km · Kasane 98 km · Livingstone 170 km · Victoria Falls 170 km · Senanga 187 km · Kalomo 238 km · Hwange 253 km · Itezhi-Tezhi 268 km

Zambia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type C / D / G; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 30% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,318; 2025
Happiness: 4.1 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 5.2; per 100k, 2015
Road deaths: 20.5; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: High; EF EPI 573
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 Sesheke (-17.4759°, 24.2968°, elevation 951 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	27	12
2	27	12
3	27	12
4	27	12
5	27	12
6	28	13
7	28	13
8	28	13
9	28	13
10	28	13
11	28	13
12	28	13
13	29	13
14	29	13
15	29	14
16	29	14
17	29	14
18	29	14
19	30	14
20	30	14
21	30	14
22	30	15
23	30	15
24	30	15
25	30	15
26	30	15
27	31	15
28	31	15
29	31	15
30	31	16
31	31	16

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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