Climate averages 1991–2020
Porto Amboim weather
in August.
A warm, very dry month: the coolest and the 2nd 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 Porto Amboim: daytime highs average 22.6°C and nights cool to about 19.0°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 (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 46 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sumbe (53 km away). In August its highs average 24.3°C, 1.7°C warmer than Porto Amboim, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 47 cities listed in Angola, Porto Amboim ranks 46th of 47 for the warmest August highs and joint 9th of 47 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 47 cities is 28.2°C; Porto Amboim is 5.6°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 1.1°C to 23.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 1.5 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
Porto Amboim climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.4°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 27 | 4.5 | 12.713 h |
| February | 28.3°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 35 | 5.6 | 12.512 h |
| March | 28.4°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 107 | 10.8 | 12.212 h |
| April | 28.1°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 61 | 7.5 | 11.912 h |
| May | 27.3°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 1.9 | 0.2 | 11.612 h |
| June | 24.6°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 0.4 | 0.0 | 11.512 h |
| July | 22.8°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| August, selected | 22.6°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 11.812 h |
| September | 23.6°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 1.5 | 0.4 | 12.012 h |
| October | 25.3°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 10 | 2.5 | 12.312 h |
| November | 26.7°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 24 | 5.0 | 12.613 h |
| December | 27.1°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 30 | 4.5 | 12.713 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
- Sumbe in AugustAngola · 53 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 19.1°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Gabela in AugustAngola · 68 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 14.8°C · 3.1 mm rain
- Cela in AugustAngola · 167 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 14.4°C · 2.2 mm rain
- Calumbo in AugustAngola · 180 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 18.9°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Lobito in AugustAngola · 183 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 18.3°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Zango in AugustAngola · 196 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 18.4°C · 1.7 mm rain
- Bocoio in AugustAngola · 197 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 13.8°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Vila Flor in AugustAngola · 201 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 18.5°C · 1.3 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 Porto Amboim) is explained once on the Porto Amboim year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.