Climate averages 1991–2020
Luena 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 Luena: daytime highs average 30.0°C and nights cool to about 14.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.0 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 43 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Saurimo (242 km away). In August its highs average 32.7°C, 2.7°C warmer than Luena, with 3.8 mm of rain.
Among the 47 cities listed in Angola, Luena ranks 14th of 47 for the warmest August highs and 16th of 47 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 47 cities is 28.2°C; Luena is 1.8°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 1.6°C to 31.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.0 mm to 14 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
Luena climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.2°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 221 | 26.2 | 12.713 h |
| February | 25.5°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 198 | 23.7 | 12.512 h |
| March | 25.2°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 198 | 25.7 | 12.212 h |
| April | 25.7°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 73 | 12.4 | 11.812 h |
| May | 27.6°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 1.9 | 0.3 | 11.612 h |
| June | 27.0°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.411 h |
| July | 27.2°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.512 h |
| August, selected | 30.0°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 1.0 | 0.2 | 11.712 h |
| September | 31.6°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 14 | 3.8 | 12.012 h |
| October | 29.6°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 88 | 18.0 | 12.412 h |
| November | 26.1°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 178 | 25.6 | 12.613 h |
| December | 25.0°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 224 | 27.5 | 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
- Saurimo in AugustAngola · 242 kmHigh 32.7°C · Low 17.7°C · 3.8 mm rain
- Cuíto in AugustAngola · 331 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 10.8°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Tshilenge in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 338 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 17.8°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Lucapa in AugustAngola · 385 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 18.4°C · 10 mm rain
- Mwene in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 390 kmHigh 33.5°C · Low 18.7°C · 2.2 mm rain
- Cafunfo in AugustAngola · 396 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 19.7°C · 13 mm rain
- Menongue in AugustAngola · 400 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 11.8°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Catchiungo in AugustAngola · 410 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 12.2°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 Luena) is explained once on the Luena year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.