Cazenga weather in August

In August, Cazenga sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Cazenga's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cazenga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
12th warmest
Overnight low
19°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:20 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
51%
4th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.5
out of 10

Cazenga is one of the nine municipalities that make up the province of Luanda.

Density
11,898/km²
people per km²
Founded
1946

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 25°C through the month.

A typical August day in Cazenga reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Cazenga weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 24°437.212.55.2
Feb30° / 25°467.512.34.7
Mar31° / 25°7212.212.14.2
Apr30° / 25°921411.84.4
May29° / 24°61.311.66.7
Jun27° / 21°0011.58.6
Jul25° / 19°0011.58.9
Aug25° / 19°10.211.78.5
Sep26° / 21°30.911.98.0
Oct28° / 23°112.712.27.1
Nov29° / 24°37812.45.6
Dec29° / 24°337.612.55.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 30% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27426
37327
47228
57228
67228
77228
87129
97030
106931
116832
126733
136634
146535
156436
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Cazenga 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 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 34% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
128018
228018
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427919
527820
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1027523
1127424
1227325
1327127
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1816435
1916336
2016138
2115940
2215742
2315445
2405347
2505149
2604951
2704753
2804555
2904357
3004159
3103961

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
19calm
29calm
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49calm
59calm
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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 6:25 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 6:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:256:01
211.66:246:01
311.66:246:01
411.66:246:02
511.66:246:02
611.66:236:02
711.66:236:02
811.76:236:02
911.76:226:02
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1211.76:216:02
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1911.76:186:02
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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 4.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.52 kWh/m² to a high of 5.64 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 4.6 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Cazenga?

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

8.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Cazenga in August

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

In August, Cazenga sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 19°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Cazenga in August

The nearest coast averages about 20°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 18 km away) is warmest in March at about 28°C and coldest in August near 20°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr27Warm
May25Warm
Jun23Refreshing
Jul21Refreshing
Aug20Refreshing
Sep22Refreshing
Oct24Warm
Nov26Warm
Dec26Warm

UV index in Cazenga in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cazenga peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 10 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeMar 14UV 15Aug 10UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep10Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Cazenga 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 Cazenga is worst in July — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.1× the cleanest month (January, 23 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 1847 µg/m³Jan 1923 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May35Moderate
Jun41Poor
Jul47Poor
Aug43Poor
Sep32Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Cazenga?

Cazenga sits at 8.8°S, 13.3°E, 17 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Kima Kieza, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Cazenga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cazenga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 77 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 585 m.

The land around Cazenga is covered by artificial surfaces (93%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (49%) and water (34%) within 16 km, and water (37%), grassland (29%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
150 m
80 km
585 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Kima Kieza 1.0 km · Kilamba 2.0 km · Rangel 3.0 km · Hoji ya Henda 4.0 km · Golfe 4.0 km · Maianga 5.0 km · Luanda 5.0 km · Sambizanga 6.0 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 Cazenga (-8.838°, 13.284°, elevation 17 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).