Climate averages 1991–2020
Lubango weather
in August.
A warm, very dry month: the 3rd 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 Lubango: daytime highs average 26.5°C and nights cool to about 12.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd 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 37 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mossamedes (147 km away). In August its highs average 22.5°C, 4.1°C cooler than Lubango, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 47 cities listed in Angola, Lubango ranks 36th of 47 for the warmest August highs and 14th of 47 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 47 cities is 28.2°C; Lubango is 1.6°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 2.1°C to 28.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 13 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
Lubango climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.4°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 251 | 20.4 | 12.913 h |
| February | 23.5°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 253 | 18.5 | 12.613 h |
| March | 23.3°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 330 | 23.3 | 12.212 h |
| April | 23.8°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 130 | 12.4 | 11.812 h |
| May | 24.2°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 6.9 | 1.1 | 11.411 h |
| June | 23.7°C10.4°C | 10.4°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.311 h |
| July | 24.1°C10.0°C | 10.0°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.311 h |
| August, selected | 26.5°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 0.6 | 0.2 | 11.612 h |
| September | 28.6°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 13 | 2.3 | 12.012 h |
| October | 27.7°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 87 | 12.0 | 12.412 h |
| November | 24.8°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 227 | 19.8 | 12.813 h |
| December | 23.7°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 260 | 20.1 | 13.013 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
- Mossamedes in AugustAngola · 147 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 15.3°C · 0 mm rain
- Matala in AugustAngola · 167 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 13.7°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Cahama in AugustAngola · 176 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 13.8°C · 0 mm rain
- Cubal in AugustAngola · 224 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 14.3°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Baía Farta in AugustAngola · 259 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 18.3°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Benguela in AugustAngola · 260 kmHigh 24.0°C · Low 18.0°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Bocoio in AugustAngola · 281 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 13.8°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Lobito in AugustAngola · 284 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 18.3°C · 0.3 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 Lubango) is explained once on the Lubango year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.