Climate averages 1991–2020
Gabela weather
in August.
A warm, very dry month: the 8th 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 Gabela: daytime highs average 25.4°C and nights cool to about 14.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 3.1 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 45 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Porto Amboim (68 km away). In August its highs average 22.6°C, 2.9°C cooler than Gabela, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 47 cities listed in Angola, Gabela ranks 39th of 47 for the warmest August highs and joint 36th of 47 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 47 cities is 28.2°C; Gabela is 2.8°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 0.9°C to 26.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 3.1 mm to 34 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
Gabela climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.2°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 107 | 16.2 | 12.713 h |
| February | 26.0°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 118 | 14.7 | 12.512 h |
| March | 25.7°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 258 | 23.6 | 12.212 h |
| April | 26.0°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 239 | 26.3 | 11.912 h |
| May | 26.5°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 34 | 8.3 | 11.612 h |
| June | 25.8°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 1.2 | 0.2 | 11.511 h |
| July | 25.3°C14.6°C | 14.6°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| August, selected | 25.4°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 3.1 | 0.9 | 11.812 h |
| September | 26.3°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 34 | 8.1 | 12.012 h |
| October | 25.6°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 133 | 23.4 | 12.312 h |
| November | 24.4°C18.5°C | 18.5°C | 224 | 26.4 | 12.613 h |
| December | 24.6°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 156 | 21.1 | 12.713 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
- Porto Amboim in AugustAngola · 68 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 19.0°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Sumbe in AugustAngola · 71 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 19.1°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Cela in AugustAngola · 103 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 14.4°C · 2.2 mm rain
- Balombo in AugustAngola · 172 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 14.4°C · 2.6 mm rain
- Bocoio in AugustAngola · 182 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 13.8°C · 1.6 mm rain
- N'dalatando in AugustAngola · 182 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 16.6°C · 5.1 mm rain
- Lobito in AugustAngola · 192 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 18.3°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Calumbo in AugustAngola · 217 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 18.9°C · 1.5 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 Gabela) is explained once on the Gabela year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.