Catchiungo weather in August

In August, Catchiungo sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% 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 Catchiungo's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Catchiungo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
4th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:12 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover
25%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.7
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical August day in Catchiungo reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 3°C warmer than July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Catchiungo 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 15°25521.812.74.7
Feb24° / 15°21319.412.44.9
Mar24° / 15°24324.612.14.4
Apr24° / 14°9013.711.76.2
May24° / 12°51.111.49.0
Jun24° / 11°00.211.39.6
Jul24° / 11°0011.39.5
Aug27° / 13°20.411.68.7
Sep28° / 15°355.111.97.0
Oct26° / 15°19521.112.35.0
Nov24° / 15°29626.312.64.1
Dec23° / 15°29025.612.74.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% 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 13%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1937
2937
3937
4928
5928
6928
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Catchiungo gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.4 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.

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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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
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51000
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Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 6:18 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 5:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:185:44
211.46:185:45
311.56:175:45
411.56:175:45
511.56:175:45
611.56:165:45
711.56:165:45
811.56:155:46
911.56:155:46
1011.56:155:46
1111.56:145:46
1211.56:145:46
1311.56:135:46
1411.66:135:46
1511.66:125:46
1611.66:125:47
1711.66:115:47
1811.66:115:47
1911.66:105:47
2011.66:105:47
2111.66:095:47
2211.66:085:47
2311.76:085:47
2411.76:075:47
2511.76:075:47
2611.76:065:47
2711.76:055:47
2811.76:055:47
2911.76:045:47
3011.76:035:47
3111.76:035:47

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.37 kWh/m² to a high of 6.44 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 6.15 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Catchiungo

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is August a good time to visit Catchiungo?

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

8.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Catchiungo in August

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

In August, Catchiungo sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Catchiungo in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Catchiungo peaks around January 18 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 18UV 17Jun 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Catchiungo 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 Catchiungo is worst in July — around 78 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 9.2× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodJul 2277 µg/m³Dec 239 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr10Good
May20Moderate
Jun56Unhealthy
Jul78Unhealthy
Aug73Unhealthy
Sep48Poor
Oct19Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Catchiungo?

Catchiungo sits at 12.6°S, 16.2°E, 1,818 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Chinguar, 12 km away.

Londuimbali

Topography around Catchiungo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Catchiungo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 122 m around an average of 1,776 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 281 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 843 m.

The land around Catchiungo is covered by cropland (59%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, grassland (57%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%), shrubs (24%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
122 m
16 km
281 m
80 km
843 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Chinguar 12 km · Huambo 58 km · Caála 79 km · Ecunna 79 km · Cuíto 79 km · Mungo 82 km · Alto Hama 82 km · Londuimbali 105 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 Catchiungo (-12.566°, 16.2259°, elevation 1,818 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).