Climate averages 1991–2020
Matala weather
in August.
A hot, very dry month: the 3rd 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 Matala: daytime highs average 30.7°C and nights cool to about 13.7°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 Lubango (167 km away). In August its highs average 26.5°C, 4.2°C cooler than Matala, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 47 cities listed in Angola, Matala ranks 11th of 47 for the warmest August highs and joint 4th of 47 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 47 cities is 28.2°C; Matala is 2.6°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 2.5°C to 33.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 4.4 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
Matala climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.9°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 146 | 15.6 | 12.913 h |
| February | 27.4°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 160 | 16.1 | 12.613 h |
| March | 26.6°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 192 | 21.5 | 12.212 h |
| April | 27.3°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 57 | 9.2 | 11.812 h |
| May | 28.3°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 1.1 | 0.2 | 11.411 h |
| June | 27.5°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.311 h |
| July | 27.9°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.311 h |
| August, selected | 30.7°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| September | 33.3°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 4.4 | 1.3 | 12.012 h |
| October | 33.0°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 39 | 7.1 | 12.412 h |
| November | 29.6°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 124 | 16.2 | 12.813 h |
| December | 28.1°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 162 | 16.4 | 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
- Lubango in AugustAngola · 167 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 12.0°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Cahama in AugustAngola · 189 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 13.8°C · 0 mm rain
- Longonjo in AugustAngola · 204 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 11.8°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Cubal in AugustAngola · 207 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 14.3°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Caála in AugustAngola · 217 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 11.3°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Huambo in AugustAngola · 230 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 11.4°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Ecunna in AugustAngola · 234 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 11.8°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Balombo in AugustAngola · 266 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 14.4°C · 2.6 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 Matala) is explained once on the Matala year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.