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Franschhoek in August

Mild and damp, as the days lengthen.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

August in Franschhoek is mild: highs near 66°F, lows near 44°F. Rain falls on about three days a week, and the days lengthen by 52 minutes from the first week to the last.August in Franschhoek is mild: highs near 19°C, lows near 7°C. Rain falls on about three days a week, and the days lengthen by 52 minutes from the first week to the last.

High
66°F19°Caverage
Low
44°F7°Caverage
Wet days
3a week · 37% of days
Daylight
10h 55mon average

Is August a good time to visit Franschhoek?

August sits outside Franschhoek's best months, which run in two parts: April to May, or October to November. Expect mild days and rain on about three days a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

How August sits in the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs near 66°F in August, against 65°F to 88°F through the year.Highs near 19°C in August, against 18°C to 31°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

37% of days in August, against 14% to 37% through the year.

Cloud cover

44% cover in August, against 19% to 49% through the year.

Daylight

10h 55m in August, against 9h 56m to 14h 22m through the year.

Week by week, lightly smoothed, with August shaded. The olive line marks the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Either side

  1. July65°18°low 44°low 7°2 wet days a weekRain on about two days a week.
  2. August66°19°low 44°low 7°3 wet days a weekRain on about three days a week.
  3. September69°21°low 46°low 8°2 wet days a weekRain on about two days a week.

Where Franschhoek sits, in August

Africa/Johannesburg
this place
typical high in August 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-August
7:24 AMsets 6:13 PM
Above the sea
300 mlow-lying
Latitude
33.9°Ssouthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
Cape Town64 km west

The land around Franschhoek, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Elsewhere in South Africa in August

high · low · wet days
See August on the planning mapThe whole year in Franschhoek

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Franschhoek. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (300 m) against the climate model's (730 m).Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (300 m) against the climate model's (730 m). Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.