Balombo weather in August

In August, Balombo sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.7 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Balombo's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Balombo's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 3 mm; 0.7 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 6:17 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover: 25%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 5.96 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.9; out of 10

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical August day in Balombo reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 17°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and on par with September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	12
2	29	12
3	29	12
4	29	12
5	29	12
6	29	13
7	29	13
8	29	13
9	29	13
10	29	13
11	29	13
12	29	13
13	30	13
14	30	13
15	30	13
16	30	13
17	30	13
18	30	13
19	30	13
20	30	13
21	30	13
22	30	13
23	30	13
24	30	13
25	30	13
26	30	13
27	30	13
28	30	13
29	30	13
30	30	13
31	30	13

Balombo weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	24° / 15°	171	19.7	12.6	5.1
Feb	25° / 16°	167	17.4	12.4	5.1
Mar	25° / 16°	239	23.9	12.1	4.4
Apr	26° / 16°	115	16.4	11.7	5.6
May	27° / 14°	6	1.3	11.4	8.3
Jun	27° / 12°	0	0	11.3	8.9
Jul	28° / 12°	0	0	11.3	8.4
Aug	30° / 13°	3	0.7	11.6	6.9
Sep	30° / 14°	45	8.7	11.9	5.6
Oct	27° / 16°	205	25.9	12.3	4.2
Nov	25° / 16°	268	26.8	12.6	4.0
Dec	24° / 16°	224	23.2	12.7	4.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	93	93	93	93	93	94	94	93	92	92	91	91	91	90	90	90	89	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	89	89
Cloudier (%)	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	7	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	93	7
2	93	7
3	93	7
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	93	7
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	91	9
12	91	9
13	91	9
14	90	10
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	89	11
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	88	12
21	88	12
22	88	12
23	88	12
24	88	12
25	88	12
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	89	11
30	89	11
31	89	11

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Balombo gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.7 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 2% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	6	7	7	8

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	2
19	2
20	2
21	3
22	3
23	4
24	4
25	5
26	5
27	6
28	6
29	7
30	7
31	8

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	96	96	95	95	95	94	93	93	92	91	91	90	89	88	87	86	85
Comfortable (%)	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	6	7	7	8	9	9	10	11	12	13	14	15

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	95	5
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	94	6
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	92	8
24	91	9
25	91	9
26	90	10
27	89	11
28	88	12
29	87	13
30	86	14
31	85	15

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	5	calm
28	5	calm
29	5	calm
30	5	calm
31	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:24 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 5:53 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09
Sunset (PM)	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.4	6:24	5:50
2	11.5	6:23	5:51
3	11.5	6:23	5:51
4	11.5	6:23	5:51
5	11.5	6:22	5:51
6	11.5	6:22	5:51
7	11.5	6:21	5:51
8	11.5	6:21	5:52
9	11.5	6:21	5:52
10	11.5	6:20	5:52
11	11.5	6:20	5:52
12	11.5	6:19	5:52
13	11.6	6:19	5:52
14	11.6	6:18	5:52
15	11.6	6:18	5:53
16	11.6	6:17	5:53
17	11.6	6:17	5:53
18	11.6	6:16	5:53
19	11.6	6:16	5:53
20	11.6	6:15	5:53
21	11.6	6:15	5:53
22	11.6	6:14	5:53
23	11.7	6:14	5:53
24	11.7	6:13	5:53
25	11.7	6:12	5:53
26	11.7	6:12	5:53
27	11.7	6:11	5:53
28	11.7	6:10	5:53
29	11.7	6:10	5:53
30	11.7	6:09	5:53
31	11.7	6:09	5:53

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.29 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 5.96 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.9	Bright
2	5.9	Bright
3	5.9	Bright
4	5.9	Bright
5	5.9	Bright
6	5.9	Bright
7	5.9	Bright
8	5.9	Bright
9	5.9	Bright
10	5.9	Bright
11	5.9	Bright
12	5.9	Bright
13	5.9	Bright
14	5.9	Bright
15	5.9	Bright
16	5.9	Bright
17	5.9	Bright
18	6.0	Bright
19	6.0	Bright
20	6.0	Bright
21	6.0	Bright
22	6.0	Bright
23	6.0	Bright
24	6.0	Intense
25	6.0	Intense
26	6.0	Intense
27	6.0	Intense
28	6.1	Intense
29	6.1	Intense
30	6.1	Intense
31	6.1	Intense

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Balombo

In seasonPeak

None of Balombo's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Balombo's monsoon runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

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May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Balombo?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.9

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

9.0

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Balombo for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Balombo in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Balombo sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 13°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

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UV index in Balombo in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Balombo peaks around January 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 13 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	17	15	16	13	10	9	9	8	10	13	14	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	17	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	10	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Balombo in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Balombo is worst in August — around 114 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 12.5× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	9	11	11	12	31	72	109	114	51	21	10	9
Level	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	9	Good
Feb	11	Good
Mar	11	Good
Apr	12	Moderate
May	31	Moderate
Jun	72	Unhealthy
Jul	109	Unhealthy
Aug	114	Unhealthy
Sep	51	Poor
Oct	21	Moderate
Nov	10	Good
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Balombo?

Balombo sits at 12.4°S, 14.8°E, 1,203 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Chindumbo, 56 km away.

Topography around Balombo

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Balombo.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Balombo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m around an average of 1,197 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,436 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,995 m.

The land around Balombo is covered by cropland (63%) within 3 km, trees (31%), cropland (28%) and shrubs (27%) within 16 km, and shrubs (31%), grassland (28%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

148 m

cropland 63%

16 km

1,436 m

trees 31%

80 km

1,995 m

shrubs 31%

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← July Balombo year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Chindumbo 56 km · Londuimbali 61 km · Bocoio 70 km · Cubal do Lumbo 70 km · Ucuma 74 km · Ganda 75 km · Longonjo 80 km · Alto Hama 86 km

Angola travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / F; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 35% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $3,129; 2025
Happiness: 3.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2017
Homicide rate: 4.1; per 100k, 2016
Road deaths: 26.1; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 413
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Balombo (-12.3543°, 14.7723°, elevation 1,203 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	12
2	29	12
3	29	12
4	29	12
5	29	12
6	29	13
7	29	13
8	29	13
9	29	13
10	29	13
11	29	13
12	29	13
13	30	13
14	30	13
15	30	13
16	30	13
17	30	13
18	30	13
19	30	13
20	30	13
21	30	13
22	30	13
23	30	13
24	30	13
25	30	13
26	30	13
27	30	13
28	30	13
29	30	13
30	30	13
31	30	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	93	7
2	93	7
3	93	7
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	93	7
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	91	9
12	91	9
13	91	9
14	90	10
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	89	11
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	88	12
21	88	12
22	88	12
23	88	12
24	88	12
25	88	12
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	89	11
30	89	11
31	89	11

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	2
19	2
20	2
21	3
22	3
23	4
24	4
25	5
26	5
27	6
28	6
29	7
30	7
31	8

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	95	5
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	94	6
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	92	8
24	91	9
25	91	9
26	90	10
27	89	11
28	88	12
29	87	13
30	86	14
31	85	15

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	12
2	29	12
3	29	12
4	29	12
5	29	12
6	29	13
7	29	13
8	29	13
9	29	13
10	29	13
11	29	13
12	29	13
13	30	13
14	30	13
15	30	13
16	30	13
17	30	13
18	30	13
19	30	13
20	30	13
21	30	13
22	30	13
23	30	13
24	30	13
25	30	13
26	30	13
27	30	13
28	30	13
29	30	13
30	30	13
31	30	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	93	7
2	93	7
3	93	7
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	93	7
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	91	9
12	91	9
13	91	9
14	90	10
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	89	11
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	88	12
21	88	12
22	88	12
23	88	12
24	88	12
25	88	12
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	89	11
30	89	11
31	89	11

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	2
19	2
20	2
21	3
22	3
23	4
24	4
25	5
26	5
27	6
28	6
29	7
30	7
31	8

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	95	5
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	94	6
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	92	8
24	91	9
25	91	9
26	90	10
27	89	11
28	88	12
29	87	13
30	86	14
31	85	15

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	12
2	29	12
3	29	12
4	29	12
5	29	12
6	29	13
7	29	13
8	29	13
9	29	13
10	29	13
11	29	13
12	29	13
13	30	13
14	30	13
15	30	13
16	30	13
17	30	13
18	30	13
19	30	13
20	30	13
21	30	13
22	30	13
23	30	13
24	30	13
25	30	13
26	30	13
27	30	13
28	30	13
29	30	13
30	30	13
31	30	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	93	7
2	93	7
3	93	7
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	93	7
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	91	9
12	91	9
13	91	9
14	90	10
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	89	11
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	88	12
21	88	12
22	88	12
23	88	12
24	88	12
25	88	12
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	89	11
30	89	11
31	89	11

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	2
19	2
20	2
21	3
22	3
23	4
24	4
25	5
26	5
27	6
28	6
29	7
30	7
31	8

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	95	5
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	94	6
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	92	8
24	91	9
25	91	9
26	90	10
27	89	11
28	88	12
29	87	13
30	86	14
31	85	15