Climate averages 1991–2020
Mongu weather
in August.
A hot, very dry month: the 4th 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 Mongu: daytime highs average 30.0°C and nights cool to about 14.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th 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 36 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Livingstone (409 km away). In August its highs average 27.9°C, 2.1°C cooler than Mongu, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 24 cities listed in Zambia, Mongu ranks 1st of 24 for the warmest August highs and joint 1st of 24 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 24 cities is 26.6°C; Mongu is 3.4°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 3.6°C to 33.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 3.0 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
Mongu climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.3°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 262 | 24.9 | 12.913 h |
| February | 27.4°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 217 | 22.0 | 12.613 h |
| March | 27.9°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 149 | 18.6 | 12.212 h |
| April | 28.8°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 26 | 4.3 | 11.812 h |
| May | 28.4°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 0.8 | 0.2 | 11.411 h |
| June | 26.4°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.211 h |
| July | 26.4°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.311 h |
| August, selected | 30.0°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| September | 33.7°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 3.0 | 0.7 | 12.012 h |
| October | 34.5°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 24 | 5.0 | 12.412 h |
| November | 30.7°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 131 | 18.8 | 12.813 h |
| December | 27.8°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 232 | 25.0 | 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
- Livingstone in AugustZambia · 409 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 13.1°C · 0 mm rain
- Choma in AugustZambia · 448 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 11.8°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Rundu in AugustNamibia · 465 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 13.0°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Tshilenge in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 477 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 17.8°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Solwezi in AugustZambia · 491 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 13.9°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Mazabuka in AugustZambia · 500 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 14.5°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Luena in AugustAngola · 519 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 14.0°C · 1.0 mm rain
- Maun in AugustBotswana · 527 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 11.6°C · 0.1 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 Mongu) is explained once on the Mongu year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.