Climate averages 1991–2020
Cuamba weather
in August.
A warm, very dry month: the 9th warmest and the 3rd 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 Cuamba: daytime highs average 27.5°C and nights cool to about 15.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.4 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes August a very dry month (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 Gurúè (88 km away). In August its highs average 24.8°C, 2.7°C cooler than Cuamba, with 21 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Mozambique, Cuamba ranks 6th of 22 for the warmest August highs and 1st of 22 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 22 cities is 26.3°C; Cuamba is 1.1°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 2.8°C to 30.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.4 mm to 3.5 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
Cuamba climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.5°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 257 | 24.9 | 12.913 h |
| February | 28.4°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 183 | 19.4 | 12.613 h |
| March | 28.3°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 109 | 16.0 | 12.212 h |
| April | 28.0°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 29 | 5.0 | 11.812 h |
| May | 27.3°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 4.0 | 0.8 | 11.411 h |
| June | 25.6°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 1.3 | 0.2 | 11.311 h |
| July | 25.3°C14.6°C | 14.6°C | 1.2 | 0.1 | 11.311 h |
| August, selected | 27.5°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 1.4 | 0.3 | 11.612 h |
| September | 30.3°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 3.5 | 0.4 | 12.012 h |
| October | 32.1°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 11 | 1.6 | 12.412 h |
| November | 32.5°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 56 | 7.4 | 12.813 h |
| December | 30.2°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 178 | 19.9 | 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
- Gurúè in AugustMozambique · 88 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 14.3°C · 21 mm rain
- Mandimba in AugustMozambique · 108 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 14.2°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Zomba in AugustMalawi · 146 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 13.3°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Blantyre in AugustMalawi · 197 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 12.3°C · 6.8 mm rain
- Lichinga in AugustMozambique · 217 kmHigh 22.9°C · Low 11.2°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Mocuba in AugustMozambique · 231 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 16.7°C · 12 mm rain
- Nampula in AugustMozambique · 295 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 16.2°C · 5.1 mm rain
- Lilongwe in AugustMalawi · 310 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 12.2°C · 0.6 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 Cuamba) is explained once on the Cuamba year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.