Cambundi weather in August

In August, Cambundi sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 10 mm of rain across 2.3 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Cambundi's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cambundi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
2.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:03 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
37%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month.

A typical August day in Cambundi reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Cambundi

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.

Cambundi 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
Jan30° / 21°12820.512.43.5
Feb31° / 22°8815.412.23.5
Mar31° / 22°15120.812.13.2
Apr30° / 21°17921.411.83.4
May32° / 21°396.611.74.4
Jun33° / 19°30.711.64.7
Jul33° / 18°0011.64.5
Aug34° / 21°102.311.84.0
Sep33° / 22°5011.2123.4
Oct31° / 22°15023.312.23.0
Nov30° / 21°20025.112.33.2
Dec30° / 21°17023.712.43.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% 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 20%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28416
38416
48416
58416
68317
78317
88317
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Cambundi gets around 10 mm of rain over 2.3 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 7% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
42
52
62
73
83
93
104
114
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135
145
156
167
177
188
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2110
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3015
3115

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 45% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 7% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1464751
2444861
3424981
4405091
53850102
63650122
73450142
83250162
93050182
102850202
112650223
122449243
132349263
142148273
152047294
161946314
171746325
181645336
191544346
201444357
211343368
221243379
2311423710
2410413811
259403912
269394013
278374114
287364215
297344316
306334417
316314518

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
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66calm
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136calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 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 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:08 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 5:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:085:48
211.76:085:48
311.76:075:48
411.76:075:48
511.76:075:48
611.76:075:48
711.76:065:48
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1011.76:055:49
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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 5.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.07 kWh/m² to a high of 6.1 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 5.85 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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286.0Bright
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316.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Cambundi

In seasonPeak

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

Cambundi's rainy season runs October–January, 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 Cambundi?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Cambundi in August

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

In August, Cambundi sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Cambundi 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 Cambundi peaks around January 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 23 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 22UV 15Jul 23UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep9Very high
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Cambundi 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 Cambundi is worst in June — around 179 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 17.6× the cleanest month (November, 10 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyVery unhealthyUnhealthyModerateGoodJun 23177 µg/m³Nov 2110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May73Unhealthy
Jun179Very unhealthy
Jul172Very unhealthy
Aug134Unhealthy
Sep61Unhealthy
Oct17Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Cambundi?

Cambundi sits at 7.5°S, 17.0°E, 515 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Kasongo-Lunda, 113 km away.

Kasongo-LundaSanza PomboKunda dya BazeCafunfoNegageCamabatelaNzagiCuango-Luzamba

Topography around Cambundi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cambundi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m around an average of 487 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 265 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 619 m.

The land around Cambundi is covered by grassland (70%) within 3 km, grassland (74%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and grassland (46%) within 80 km.

3 km
184 m
16 km
265 m
80 km
619 m
treesshrubsgrasslandwater
August weather nearby: Kasongo-Lunda 113 km · Sanza Pombo 115 km · Kunda dya Baze 160 km · Cafunfo 179 km · Negage 197 km · Camabatela 200 km · Nzagi 217 km · Cuango-Luzamba 217 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 Cambundi (-7.4686°, 17.0377°, elevation 515 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).