Cafunfo weather in August

In August, Cafunfo sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 13 mm of rain across 2.7 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Cafunfo's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cafunfo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
4th coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
2.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:01 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover
36%
3rd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Cafunfo is town of Angola.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical August day in Cafunfo reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Cafunfo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Cafunfo 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°16821.212.54.1
Feb29° / 20°13216.512.34.1
Mar29° / 20°22322.612.13.8
Apr29° / 20°20320.511.83.9
May32° / 20°254.611.64.8
Jun33° / 19°20.411.54.9
Jul33° / 19°0011.54.7
Aug33° / 20°132.711.74.3
Sep31° / 20°10315.311.93.9
Oct29° / 20°22225.412.23.5
Nov28° / 20°27126.512.43.6
Dec28° / 20°22624.812.54.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Cafunfo gets around 13 mm of rain over 2.7 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 9% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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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 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 5% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
189920
2881020
3851131
4841231
5821341
6801451
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8761761
9741871
10721981
11702091
126721102
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146323122
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Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:06 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 5:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:065:42
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611.66:045:43
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.14 kWh/m² to a high of 5.83 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 5.75 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Cafunfo

In seasonPeak

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

Cafunfo's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Cafunfo?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Cafunfo in August

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

In August, Cafunfo sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Cafunfo in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cafunfo peaks around January 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 12 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeJan 20UV 15Aug 12UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep10Very high
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Cafunfo 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 Cafunfo is worst in July — around 222 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 24.4× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210240JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodGoodModerateUnhealthyVery unhealthyUnhealthyModerateGoodJul 18214 µg/m³Nov 239 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr10Good
May47Poor
Jun143Unhealthy
Jul222Very unhealthy
Aug171Very unhealthy
Sep38Poor
Oct14Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Cafunfo?

Cafunfo sits at 8.8°S, 18.0°E, 853 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Cuango-Luzamba, 42 km away.

Kunda dya BazeLubaloCambundi CatemboCuiloCambundiMalanjeCangandala

Topography around Cafunfo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cafunfo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m around an average of 822 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 313 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 562 m.

The land around Cafunfo is covered by grassland (67%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (38%), grassland (34%) and shrubs (25%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and grassland (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
108 m
16 km
313 m
80 km
562 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Cuango-Luzamba 42 km · Kunda dya Baze 105 km · Lubalo 148 km · Cambundi Catembo 153 km · Cuilo 178 km · Cambundi 179 km · Malanje 201 km · Cangandala 205 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
Roman Catholic 41%Protestant 38%none 12%other 9%

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 Cafunfo (-8.7672°, 17.9957°, elevation 853 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).