Climate averages 1991–2020
Longonjo weather
in August.
A hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Longonjo: daytime highs average 29.5°C and nights cool to about 11.8°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 41 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Caála (34 km away). In August its highs average 27.3°C, 2.1°C cooler than Longonjo, with 1.8 mm of rain.
Among the 47 cities listed in Angola, Longonjo ranks 17th 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; Longonjo is 1.3°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 1.2°C to 30.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.5 mm to 24 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
Longonjo climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.6°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 203 | 20.3 | 12.813 h |
| February | 25.3°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 193 | 18.1 | 12.513 h |
| March | 25.2°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 227 | 23.8 | 12.212 h |
| April | 25.7°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 82 | 13.4 | 11.812 h |
| May | 26.8°C12.1°C | 12.1°C | 3.8 | 1.0 | 11.512 h |
| June | 26.6°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.411 h |
| July | 27.0°C9.4°C | 9.4°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.411 h |
| August, selected | 29.5°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 1.5 | 0.2 | 11.712 h |
| September | 30.7°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 24 | 4.2 | 12.012 h |
| October | 28.5°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 154 | 19.5 | 12.412 h |
| November | 25.7°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 257 | 24.8 | 12.713 h |
| December | 24.6°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 243 | 23.2 | 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 · 34 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 11.3°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Ecunna in AugustAngola · 38 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 11.8°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Huambo in AugustAngola · 55 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 11.4°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Balombo in AugustAngola · 80 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 14.4°C · 2.6 mm rain
- Cubal in AugustAngola · 110 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 14.3°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Catchiungo in AugustAngola · 113 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 12.2°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Bocoio in AugustAngola · 130 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 13.8°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Cela in AugustAngola · 166 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 Longonjo) is explained once on the Longonjo year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.