Climate averages 1991–2020
Ondjiva weather
in August.
A hot, very dry month: the 5th warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Ondjiva: daytime highs average 30.2°C and nights cool to about 14.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
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 32 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Cahama (175 km away). In August its highs average 31.0°C, 0.8°C warmer than Ondjiva, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 47 cities listed in Angola, Ondjiva ranks 13th 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; Ondjiva is 2.1°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 3.6°C to 33.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 1.8 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
Ondjiva climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.6°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 152 | 14.1 | 13.013 h |
| February | 28.8°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 148 | 14.6 | 12.713 h |
| March | 28.6°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 115 | 15.4 | 12.212 h |
| April | 29.3°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 26 | 5.3 | 11.712 h |
| May | 29.0°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 0.6 | 0.1 | 11.311 h |
| June | 26.9°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.111 h |
| July | 26.9°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.211 h |
| August, selected | 30.2°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.512 h |
| September | 33.8°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 1.8 | 0.6 | 12.012 h |
| October | 34.8°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 19 | 3.8 | 12.512 h |
| November | 32.8°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 61 | 10.0 | 12.913 h |
| December | 31.1°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 118 | 12.9 | 13.113 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
- Cahama in AugustAngola · 175 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 13.8°C · 0 mm rain
- Matala in AugustAngola · 270 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 13.7°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Lubango in AugustAngola · 338 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 12.0°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Menongue in AugustAngola · 340 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 11.8°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Mossamedes in AugustAngola · 435 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 15.3°C · 0 mm rain
- Rundu in AugustNamibia · 439 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 13.0°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Longonjo in AugustAngola · 465 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 11.8°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Caála in AugustAngola · 469 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 11.3°C · 1.8 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 Ondjiva) is explained once on the Ondjiva year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.