Climate averages 1991–2020
Menongue 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 Menongue: daytime highs average 29.9°C and nights cool to about 11.8°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 Cuíto (266 km away). In August its highs average 27.4°C, 2.4°C cooler than Menongue, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 47 cities listed in Angola, Menongue ranks joint 15th of 47 for the warmest August highs and joint 7th of 47 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 47 cities is 28.2°C; Menongue is 1.7°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 2.8°C to 32.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 5.5 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
Menongue climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.2°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 172 | 21.2 | 12.913 h |
| February | 26.0°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 166 | 19.5 | 12.613 h |
| March | 25.9°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 167 | 21.5 | 12.212 h |
| April | 26.7°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 40 | 7.7 | 11.812 h |
| May | 27.4°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 1.6 | 0.4 | 11.411 h |
| June | 26.3°C9.3°C | 9.3°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.311 h |
| July | 26.5°C8.8°C | 8.8°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.311 h |
| August, selected | 29.9°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 11.612 h |
| September | 32.7°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 5.5 | 1.5 | 12.012 h |
| October | 32.4°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 42 | 9.4 | 12.412 h |
| November | 28.7°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 128 | 19.4 | 12.813 h |
| December | 26.7°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 191 | 22.5 | 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
- Cuíto in AugustAngola · 266 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 10.8°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Catchiungo in AugustAngola · 281 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 12.2°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Matala in AugustAngola · 286 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 13.7°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Huambo in AugustAngola · 297 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 11.4°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Caála in AugustAngola · 305 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 11.3°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Ecunna in AugustAngola · 323 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 11.8°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Longonjo in AugustAngola · 328 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 11.8°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Ondjiva in AugustAngola · 340 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 14.4°C · 0 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 Menongue) is explained once on the Menongue year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.