Beitbridge weather in August

In August, Beitbridge sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of August to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Beitbridge's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Beitbridge's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 2 mm; 0.4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 12 min; 6:27 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover: 22%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 4.9 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.4; out of 10

Beitbridge is city.

Founded: 1929

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 26°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical August day in Beitbridge reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 3°C warmer than July and about 3°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)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15

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

How August really feels in Beitbridge

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.

Beitbridge weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-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	32° / 22°	77	9.3	13.2	3.9
Feb	32° / 22°	61	6.8	12.8	4.2
Mar	31° / 21°	33	4.7	12.2	5.1
Apr	30° / 18°	11	2.1	11.5	6.4
May	28° / 14°	6	0.9	11	8.2
Jun	25° / 11°	4	0.7	10.7	9.1
Jul	25° / 11°	4	0.6	10.8	9.1
Aug	27° / 13°	2	0.4	11.2	8.4
Sep	30° / 16°	9	1.3	11.9	6.5
Oct	31° / 19°	12	2.4	12.5	5.3
Nov	32° / 21°	53	6.9	13.1	4.2
Dec	32° / 22°	80	8.8	13.3	4.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%.

	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 (%)	83	83	84	84	84	84	84	85	85	85	84	84	84	84	83	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	85	85	85	85	86	87	87	87
Cloudier (%)	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	13	13	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	83	17
2	83	17
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	85	15
9	85	15
10	85	15
11	84	16
12	84	16
13	84	16
14	84	16
15	83	17
16	84	16
17	84	16
18	84	16
19	84	16
20	84	16
21	84	16
22	84	16
23	84	16
24	85	15
25	85	15
26	85	15
27	85	15
28	86	14
29	87	13
30	87	13
31	87	13

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Beitbridge gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.4 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 1% and peaks near 2% 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 (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

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

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 93% 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 (%)	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	91	91	91	91	91	90	89	89	88
Comfortable (%)	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	11
Humid (%)	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	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	95	5	0
2	95	5	0
3	95	5	0
4	95	5	0
5	95	5	0
6	94	6	0
7	94	6	0
8	94	6	0
9	94	6	0
10	94	6	0
11	94	6	0
12	94	6	0
13	94	6	0
14	94	6	0
15	93	7	0
16	93	7	0
17	93	7	0
18	93	7	0
19	93	7	0
20	92	8	0
21	92	8	0
22	92	8	0
23	91	9	0
24	91	9	0
25	91	9	0
26	91	9	0
27	91	9	0
28	90	10	0
29	89	10	1
30	89	10	1
31	88	11	1

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 12 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	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
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	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	11	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
21	12	calm
22	12	calm
23	12	calm
24	12	calm
25	12	calm
26	12	calm
27	12	calm
28	12	calm
29	12	calm
30	12	calm
31	12	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours 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 30 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:37 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 5:35 PM to 5:46 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)	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5
Sunrise (AM)	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:24	6:23	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:19	6:18	6:17	6:16	6:15	6:14
Sunset (PM)	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.0	6:37	5:35
2	11.0	6:36	5:36
3	11.0	6:36	5:36
4	11.0	6:35	5:36
5	11.0	6:35	5:37
6	11.1	6:34	5:37
7	11.1	6:34	5:38
8	11.1	6:33	5:38
9	11.1	6:32	5:38
10	11.1	6:32	5:39
11	11.1	6:31	5:39
12	11.2	6:30	5:39
13	11.2	6:29	5:40
14	11.2	6:29	5:40
15	11.2	6:28	5:41
16	11.2	6:27	5:41
17	11.2	6:26	5:41
18	11.3	6:26	5:42
19	11.3	6:25	5:42
20	11.3	6:24	5:42
21	11.3	6:23	5:43
22	11.3	6:22	5:43
23	11.4	6:21	5:43
24	11.4	6:21	5:44
25	11.4	6:20	5:44
26	11.4	6:19	5:44
27	11.4	6:18	5:45
28	11.5	6:17	5:45
29	11.5	6:16	5:45
30	11.5	6:15	5:46
31	11.5	6:14	5:46

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.94 kWh/m² to a high of 6.24 kWh/m² in January across the year — August's 4.9 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)	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.4	Bright
2	4.5	Bright
3	4.5	Bright
4	4.5	Bright
5	4.5	Bright
6	4.6	Bright
7	4.6	Bright
8	4.6	Bright
9	4.7	Bright
10	4.7	Bright
11	4.7	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.8	Bright
15	4.8	Bright
16	4.9	Bright
17	4.9	Bright
18	4.9	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	5.1	Bright
23	5.1	Bright
24	5.1	Bright
25	5.2	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.3	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.4	Bright
31	5.4	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Beitbridge?

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

8.8

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Beitbridge in August

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

In August, Beitbridge sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 13°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

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UV index in Beitbridge in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Beitbridge peaks around January 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 6 (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)	14	14	13	9	7	6	6	8	9	10	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	9	Very high
May	7	High
Jun	6	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Beitbridge?

Beitbridge sits at 22.2°S, 30.0°E, 461 m above sea level, in Zimbabwe. The nearest listed city is Musina, 15 km away.

Topography around Beitbridge

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Beitbridge has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 194 m around an average of 457 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 270 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,250 m.

The land around Beitbridge is covered by shrubs (52%) within 3 km, shrubs (77%) within 16 km, and shrubs (69%) within 80 km.

3 km

194 m

shrubs 52%

16 km

270 m

shrubs 77%

80 km

1,250 m

shrubs 69%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

August weather nearby: Musina 15 km · Tshitereke 90 km · Louis Trichardt 93 km · Thohoyandou 95 km · Malamulele 109 km · Giyani 141 km · Bobonong 164 km · Duiwelskloof 165 km

Zimbabwe travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type D / G; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 56% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $3,021; 2025
Happiness: 3.3 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 25%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 6.8; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 41.2; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower 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 Beitbridge (-22.2167°, 30°, elevation 461 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. 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	26	12
2	26	12
3	26	12
4	26	12
5	26	12
6	26	12
7	26	12
8	26	12
9	27	12
10	27	12
11	27	13
12	27	13
13	27	13
14	27	13
15	27	13
16	27	13
17	27	13
18	28	13
19	28	13
20	28	14
21	28	14
22	28	14
23	28	14
24	28	14
25	28	14
26	28	14
27	28	14
28	29	14
29	29	15
30	29	15
31	29	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	83	17
2	83	17
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	85	15
9	85	15
10	85	15
11	84	16
12	84	16
13	84	16
14	84	16
15	83	17
16	84	16
17	84	16
18	84	16
19	84	16
20	84	16
21	84	16
22	84	16
23	84	16
24	85	15
25	85	15
26	85	15
27	85	15
28	86	14
29	87	13
30	87	13
31	87	13

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	95	5	0
2	95	5	0
3	95	5	0
4	95	5	0
5	95	5	0
6	94	6	0
7	94	6	0
8	94	6	0
9	94	6	0
10	94	6	0
11	94	6	0
12	94	6	0
13	94	6	0
14	94	6	0
15	93	7	0
16	93	7	0
17	93	7	0
18	93	7	0
19	93	7	0
20	92	8	0
21	92	8	0
22	92	8	0
23	91	9	0
24	91	9	0
25	91	9	0
26	91	9	0
27	91	9	0
28	90	10	0
29	89	10	1
30	89	10	1
31	88	11	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	83	17
2	83	17
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	85	15
9	85	15
10	85	15
11	84	16
12	84	16
13	84	16
14	84	16
15	83	17
16	84	16
17	84	16
18	84	16
19	84	16
20	84	16
21	84	16
22	84	16
23	84	16
24	85	15
25	85	15
26	85	15
27	85	15
28	86	14
29	87	13
30	87	13
31	87	13

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	95	5	0
2	95	5	0
3	95	5	0
4	95	5	0
5	95	5	0
6	94	6	0
7	94	6	0
8	94	6	0
9	94	6	0
10	94	6	0
11	94	6	0
12	94	6	0
13	94	6	0
14	94	6	0
15	93	7	0
16	93	7	0
17	93	7	0
18	93	7	0
19	93	7	0
20	92	8	0
21	92	8	0
22	92	8	0
23	91	9	0
24	91	9	0
25	91	9	0
26	91	9	0
27	91	9	0
28	90	10	0
29	89	10	1
30	89	10	1
31	88	11	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	83	17
2	83	17
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	85	15
9	85	15
10	85	15
11	84	16
12	84	16
13	84	16
14	84	16
15	83	17
16	84	16
17	84	16
18	84	16
19	84	16
20	84	16
21	84	16
22	84	16
23	84	16
24	85	15
25	85	15
26	85	15
27	85	15
28	86	14
29	87	13
30	87	13
31	87	13

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	95	5	0
2	95	5	0
3	95	5	0
4	95	5	0
5	95	5	0
6	94	6	0
7	94	6	0
8	94	6	0
9	94	6	0
10	94	6	0
11	94	6	0
12	94	6	0
13	94	6	0
14	94	6	0
15	93	7	0
16	93	7	0
17	93	7	0
18	93	7	0
19	93	7	0
20	92	8	0
21	92	8	0
22	92	8	0
23	91	9	0
24	91	9	0
25	91	9	0
26	91	9	0
27	91	9	0
28	90	10	0
29	89	10	1
30	89	10	1
31	88	11	1