Climate averages 1991–2020
Barra do Dande weather
in August.
A warm, very dry month: the coolest and the 3rd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a warm month in Barra do Dande: daytime highs average 25.8°C and nights cool to about 18.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical August (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 50 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Panguíla (26 km away). In August its highs average 27.4°C, 1.6°C warmer than Barra do Dande, with 1.8 mm of rain.
Among the 47 cities listed in Angola, Barra do Dande ranks 38th of 47 for the warmest August highs and 15th of 47 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 47 cities is 28.2°C; Barra do Dande is 2.4°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 1.1°C to 26.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 2.1 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
Barra do Dande climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.1°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 37 | 5.7 | 12.613 h |
| February | 30.8°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 46 | 6.9 | 12.412 h |
| March | 30.8°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 66 | 10.1 | 12.212 h |
| April | 29.9°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 77 | 12.0 | 11.912 h |
| May | 29.2°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 4.4 | 1.1 | 11.712 h |
| June | 27.3°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| July | 25.9°C18.5°C | 18.5°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| August, selected | 25.8°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 0.9 | 0.2 | 11.812 h |
| September | 26.9°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 2.1 | 0.6 | 12.112 h |
| October | 28.2°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 8.2 | 2.1 | 12.312 h |
| November | 29.3°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 30 | 5.9 | 12.512 h |
| December | 29.6°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 27 | 5.6 | 12.613 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
- Panguíla in AugustAngola · 26 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 19.2°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Cacuaco in AugustAngola · 34 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 19.3°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Kikolo in AugustAngola · 35 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 18.0°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Luanda in AugustAngola · 43 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 18.6°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Mulenvos in AugustAngola · 44 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 18.8°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Viana in AugustAngola · 48 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 18.7°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Vila Flor in AugustAngola · 57 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 18.5°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Zango in AugustAngola · 60 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 18.4°C · 1.7 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 Barra do Dande) is explained once on the Barra do Dande year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.