Climate averages 1991–2020
Huambo 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 Huambo: daytime highs average 27.5°C and nights cool to about 11.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
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 41 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Caála (21 km away). In August its highs average 27.3°C, about as warm as Huambo, with 1.8 mm of rain.
Among the 47 cities listed in Angola, Huambo ranks joint 26th of 47 for the warmest August highs and 13th of 47 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 47 cities is 28.2°C; Huambo is 0.7°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 1.4°C to 28.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 23 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
Huambo climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.4°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 206 | 20.6 | 12.813 h |
| February | 23.8°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 169 | 18.2 | 12.513 h |
| March | 23.6°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 187 | 23.1 | 12.212 h |
| April | 23.8°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 67 | 11.9 | 11.812 h |
| May | 24.6°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 3.9 | 1.0 | 11.512 h |
| June | 24.4°C9.1°C | 9.1°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.411 h |
| July | 24.9°C8.9°C | 8.9°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.411 h |
| August, selected | 27.5°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 0.5 | 0.2 | 11.712 h |
| September | 28.8°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 23 | 3.8 | 12.012 h |
| October | 26.9°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 136 | 18.7 | 12.412 h |
| November | 24.2°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 216 | 24.6 | 12.713 h |
| December | 23.4°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 222 | 23.4 | 12.913 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
- Caála in AugustAngola · 21 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 11.3°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Ecunna in AugustAngola · 28 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 11.8°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Longonjo in AugustAngola · 55 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 11.8°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Catchiungo in AugustAngola · 58 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 12.2°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Balombo in AugustAngola · 115 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 14.4°C · 2.6 mm rain
- Cuíto in AugustAngola · 137 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 10.8°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Cubal in AugustAngola · 165 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 14.3°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Cela in AugustAngola · 165 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 14.4°C · 2.2 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 Huambo) is explained once on the Huambo year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.