Weather in Port Elizabeth in August 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Port Elizabeth in August
Going from a maximum of +97°F during the day to a minimum of +41°F during the night, the temperature in August averages around +75°F.
The average maximum temperature goes up 42% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +64°F to +88°F.
Is Port Elizabeth warm or cold in August?
Port Elizabeth is typically mild in August.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +70°F to +72°F. The minimum temperature also goes up from +48°F to +50°F.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
August is one of the coolest months in Port Elizabeth, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Port Elizabeth in August
| July | August | September | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +70°F | +72°F | +73°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +34°F | +37°F | +39°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +91°F | +104°F | +102°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 26 mm | 37 mm | 32 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 66% | 70% | 72% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1021 HPa | 1019 HPa | 1018 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 13 | 11 | 7 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 11 | 10 | 12 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 7 | 10 | 11 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
August weather is still as good as in July. It’s getting warmer as August arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +70°F to +72°F during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 26 mm to 37 mm. Humidity rises from 66% to 70%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during August, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 13 sunny days in July to 11 in August.
September brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 7 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Port Elizabeth is gradually increasing during August, going from 2 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last August in Port Elizabeth?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Port Elizabeth in August has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 2012 (+74°F) and the highest in 2016 (+78°F). The driest year was 2019 with only 287 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1981 with 708 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Port Elizabeth, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.
