Caluquembe weather in August

In August, Caluquembe sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% 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 Caluquembe's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Caluquembe's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 1 mm; 0.2 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 6:20 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover: 22%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 6.1 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.0; out of 10

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical August day in Caluquembe reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 1°C cooler than 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)	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	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

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

Caluquembe weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-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°	207	18.9	12.7	5.3
Feb	24° / 16°	211	18.6	12.5	5.1
Mar	24° / 16°	273	24.4	12.1	4.5
Apr	25° / 15°	100	14	11.7	6.3
May	26° / 14°	3	0.9	11.4	8.8
Jun	25° / 12°	0	0	11.2	9.4
Jul	26° / 12°	0	0	11.3	9.3
Aug	28° / 13°	1	0.2	11.5	8.0
Sep	29° / 14°	25	5.6	11.9	6.1
Oct	28° / 15°	141	20.8	12.3	4.7
Nov	25° / 16°	274	24.3	12.6	4.4
Dec	24° / 16°	244	22.2	12.8	4.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 9%. 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 (%)	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	92	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	91	91	91	91	92	92	92
Cloudier (%)	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	8	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	8	8	8

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

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Caluquembe gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 1% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3

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

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 100% 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	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
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	8	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	8	calm
5	8	calm
6	8	calm
7	8	calm
8	8	calm
9	8	calm
10	8	calm
11	8	calm
12	8	calm
13	8	calm
14	8	calm
15	8	calm
16	8	calm
17	8	calm
18	8	calm
19	8	calm
20	8	calm
21	8	calm
22	7	calm
23	7	calm
24	7	calm
25	7	calm
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28	7	calm
29	7	calm
30	7	calm
31	7	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 6:27 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 5:54 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	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	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	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:11
Sunset (PM)	5:50	5:50	5:50	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	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.4	6:27	5:50
2	11.4	6:27	5:50
3	11.4	6:26	5:50
4	11.4	6:26	5:50
5	11.4	6:26	5:51
6	11.4	6:25	5:51
7	11.4	6:25	5:51
8	11.4	6:24	5:51
9	11.5	6:24	5:51
10	11.5	6:23	5:51
11	11.5	6:23	5:52
12	11.5	6:22	5:52
13	11.5	6:22	5:52
14	11.5	6:21	5:52
15	11.5	6:21	5:52
16	11.5	6:20	5:52
17	11.5	6:20	5:53
18	11.6	6:19	5:53
19	11.6	6:19	5:53
20	11.6	6:18	5:53
21	11.6	6:17	5:53
22	11.6	6:17	5:53
23	11.6	6:16	5:53
24	11.6	6:16	5:53
25	11.6	6:15	5:53
26	11.7	6:14	5:53
27	11.7	6:14	5:54
28	11.7	6:13	5:54
29	11.7	6:12	5:54
30	11.7	6:12	5:54
31	11.7	6:11	5:54

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.42 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 6.1 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	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	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	6.0	Bright
7	6.0	Bright
8	6.0	Bright
9	6.0	Intense
10	6.0	Intense
11	6.0	Intense
12	6.0	Intense
13	6.0	Intense
14	6.1	Intense
15	6.1	Intense
16	6.1	Intense
17	6.1	Intense
18	6.1	Intense
19	6.1	Intense
20	6.2	Intense
21	6.2	Intense
22	6.2	Intense
23	6.2	Intense
24	6.2	Intense
25	6.3	Intense
26	6.3	Intense
27	6.3	Intense
28	6.3	Intense
29	6.3	Intense
30	6.4	Intense
31	6.4	Intense

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Caluquembe

In seasonPeak

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

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

Monsoon

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Is August a good time to visit Caluquembe?

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

8.0

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

9.1

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Caluquembe for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Caluquembe in August

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

In August, Caluquembe sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 13°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

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UV index in Caluquembe in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Caluquembe peaks around January 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 17 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)	16	15	14	13	10	9	9	9	11	13	15	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	15	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Caluquembe 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 Caluquembe is worst in August — around 61 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.4× the cleanest month (December, 8 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	9	10	10	16	32	43	61	48	28	9	8
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	9	Good
Feb	9	Good
Mar	10	Good
Apr	10	Good
May	16	Moderate
Jun	32	Moderate
Jul	43	Poor
Aug	61	Unhealthy
Sep	48	Poor
Oct	28	Moderate
Nov	9	Good
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Caluquembe?

Caluquembe sits at 13.9°S, 14.4°E, 1,774 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Cubal, 94 km away.

Topography around Caluquembe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Caluquembe has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 404 m around an average of 1,723 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 491 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,716 m.

The land around Caluquembe is covered by shrubs (34%), cropland (30%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, cropland (39%) and shrubs (33%) within 16 km, and shrubs (41%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km

404 m

shrubs 34%

16 km

491 m

cropland 39%

80 km

1,716 m

shrubs 41%

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

August weather nearby: Cubal 94 km · Ganda 97 km · Quipungo 106 km · Matala 116 km · Ucuma 121 km · Camucuio 132 km · Longonjo 138 km · Lubango 155 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 Caluquembe (-13.8667°, 14.4333°, elevation 1,774 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	27	12
2	27	12
3	27	12
4	27	12
5	27	12
6	27	12
7	28	12
8	28	12
9	28	12
10	28	12
11	28	13
12	28	13
13	28	13
14	28	13
15	28	13
16	28	13
17	28	13
18	28	13
19	28	13
20	29	13
21	29	13
22	29	13
23	29	13
24	29	13
25	29	13
26	29	13
27	29	13
28	29	13
29	29	13
30	29	13
31	29	13

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

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

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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

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

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

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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

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

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

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100