Climate averages 1991–2020
Catchiungo weather
in August.
A warm, very dry month: the 2nd warmest 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 Catchiungo: daytime highs average 27.1°C and nights cool to about 12.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.5 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 Huambo (58 km away). In August its highs average 27.5°C, about as warm as Catchiungo, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 47 cities listed in Angola, Catchiungo ranks joint 34th of 47 for the warmest August highs and joint 25th of 47 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 47 cities is 28.2°C; Catchiungo is 1.1°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 1.3°C to 28.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.5 mm to 35 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
Catchiungo climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.0°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 255 | 21.8 | 12.813 h |
| February | 23.4°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 216 | 19.7 | 12.513 h |
| March | 23.2°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 243 | 24.6 | 12.212 h |
| April | 23.3°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 90 | 13.7 | 11.812 h |
| May | 24.2°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 4.7 | 1.1 | 11.512 h |
| June | 24.0°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 0.4 | 0.2 | 11.411 h |
| July | 24.5°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.511 h |
| August, selected | 27.1°C12.2°C | 12.2°C | 1.5 | 0.4 | 11.712 h |
| September | 28.4°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 35 | 5.1 | 12.012 h |
| October | 26.1°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 195 | 21.0 | 12.412 h |
| November | 23.7°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 296 | 26.3 | 12.713 h |
| December | 22.9°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 290 | 25.6 | 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
- Huambo in AugustAngola · 58 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 11.4°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Caála in AugustAngola · 79 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 11.3°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Ecunna in AugustAngola · 79 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 11.8°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Cuíto in AugustAngola · 79 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 10.8°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Longonjo in AugustAngola · 113 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 11.8°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Balombo in AugustAngola · 160 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 14.4°C · 2.6 mm rain
- Cela in AugustAngola · 175 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 14.4°C · 2.2 mm rain
- Cubal in AugustAngola · 221 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 14.3°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 Catchiungo) is explained once on the Catchiungo year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.