Climate averages 1991–2020
Cahama weather
in August.
A hot, very dry month: the 5th warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Cahama: daytime highs average 31.0°C and nights cool to about 13.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical August (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 34 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ondjiva (175 km away). In August its highs average 30.2°C, 0.8°C cooler than Cahama, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 47 cities listed in Angola, Cahama ranks 10th of 47 for the warmest August highs and joint 1st of 47 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 47 cities is 28.2°C; Cahama is 2.8°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 3.0°C to 34.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 2.5 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
Cahama climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.5°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 100 | 12.4 | 13.013 h |
| February | 29.6°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 118 | 13.1 | 12.613 h |
| March | 28.6°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 125 | 17.1 | 12.212 h |
| April | 29.5°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 34 | 6.6 | 11.712 h |
| May | 29.9°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 0.8 | 0.1 | 11.411 h |
| June | 28.0°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.211 h |
| July | 28.0°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.311 h |
| August, selected | 31.0°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| September | 34.0°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 2.5 | 0.5 | 12.012 h |
| October | 34.8°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 20 | 4.0 | 12.512 h |
| November | 32.9°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 56 | 9.9 | 12.913 h |
| December | 31.4°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 88 | 11.1 | 13.113 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
- Ondjiva in AugustAngola · 175 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 14.4°C · 0 mm rain
- Lubango in AugustAngola · 176 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 12.0°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Matala in AugustAngola · 189 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 13.7°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Mossamedes in AugustAngola · 261 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 15.3°C · 0 mm rain
- Cubal in AugustAngola · 361 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 14.3°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Longonjo in AugustAngola · 389 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 11.8°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Caála in AugustAngola · 405 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 11.3°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Menongue in AugustAngola · 405 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 11.8°C · 0.2 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 Cahama) is explained once on the Cahama year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.