Climate averages 1991–2020
Mossamedes weather
in August.
A warm, very dry month: the coolest and one of the 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 Mossamedes: daytime highs average 22.5°C and nights cool to about 15.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical August (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 36 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Lubango (147 km away). In August its highs average 26.5°C, 4.1°C warmer than Mossamedes, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 47 cities listed in Angola, Mossamedes ranks 47th of 47 for the warmest August highs and joint 1st of 47 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 47 cities is 28.2°C; Mossamedes is 5.7°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 1.2°C to 23.6°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 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
Mossamedes climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.8°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 18 | 3.4 | 12.913 h |
| February | 28.7°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 25 | 3.7 | 12.613 h |
| March | 29.5°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 36 | 5.9 | 12.212 h |
| April | 30.3°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 14 | 2.4 | 11.812 h |
| May | 29.0°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 11.411 h |
| June | 26.2°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.211 h |
| July | 24.0°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.311 h |
| August, selected | 22.5°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| September | 23.6°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 12.012 h |
| October | 25.8°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 1.5 | 0.5 | 12.412 h |
| November | 27.6°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 5.3 | 1.3 | 12.813 h |
| December | 27.4°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 15 | 3.3 | 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 · 147 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 12.0°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Cahama in AugustAngola · 261 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 13.8°C · 0 mm rain
- Baía Farta in AugustAngola · 309 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 18.3°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Matala in AugustAngola · 314 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 13.7°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Benguela in AugustAngola · 321 kmHigh 24.0°C · Low 18.0°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Cubal in AugustAngola · 329 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 14.3°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Lobito in AugustAngola · 349 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 18.3°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Bocoio in AugustAngola · 371 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 13.8°C · 1.6 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 Mossamedes) is explained once on the Mossamedes year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.