Climate averages 1991–2020
Balombo weather
in August.
A hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Balombo: daytime highs average 31.8°C and nights cool to about 14.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.6 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes August a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 42 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bocoio (70 km away). In August its highs average 28.4°C, 3.4°C cooler than Balombo, with 1.6 mm of rain.
Among the 47 cities listed in Angola, Balombo ranks 6th of 47 for the warmest August highs and 34th of 47 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 47 cities is 28.2°C; Balombo is 3.6°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 0.1°C to 31.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 2.6 mm to 45 mm.
The annual picture
August in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Balombo climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.0°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 171 | 19.7 | 12.813 h |
| February | 26.8°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 168 | 17.5 | 12.513 h |
| March | 26.9°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 239 | 23.8 | 12.212 h |
| April | 27.7°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 115 | 16.4 | 11.812 h |
| May | 29.4°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 5.8 | 1.2 | 11.612 h |
| June | 29.6°C13.0°C | 13.0°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.411 h |
| July | 30.0°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.511 h |
| August, selected | 31.8°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 2.6 | 0.7 | 11.712 h |
| September | 31.9°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 45 | 8.7 | 12.012 h |
| October | 28.9°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 205 | 25.9 | 12.412 h |
| November | 26.8°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 268 | 26.7 | 12.713 h |
| December | 25.7°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 224 | 23.2 | 12.813 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
August in nearby cities
- Bocoio in AugustAngola · 70 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 13.8°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Longonjo in AugustAngola · 80 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 11.8°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Ecunna in AugustAngola · 87 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 11.8°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Cubal in AugustAngola · 95 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 14.3°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Caála in AugustAngola · 102 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 11.3°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Cela in AugustAngola · 111 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 14.4°C · 2.2 mm rain
- Huambo in AugustAngola · 115 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 11.4°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Lobito in AugustAngola · 134 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 18.3°C · 0.3 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Balombo) is explained once on the Balombo year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.