Dombe Grande weather in August

In August, Dombe Grande sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Dombe Grande's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dombe Grande's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
12th warmest
Overnight low
18°
1st coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:25 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
38%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.8
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical August day in Dombe Grande reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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How August really feels in Dombe Grande

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.

Dombe Grande 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
Jan28° / 23°324.912.76.6
Feb29° / 24°345.512.45.9
Mar29° / 25°8711.212.15.1
Apr30° / 25°306.411.75.8
May28° / 22°0011.48.0
Jun25° / 20°0011.39.1
Jul23° / 18°0011.39.0
Aug23° / 18°0011.68.8
Sep24° / 19°10.311.99.0
Oct26° / 21°41.412.38.4
Nov28° / 23°143.212.67.5
Dec28° / 23°255.812.76.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Dombe Grande gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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 0% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in August

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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 81% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
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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
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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 6:31 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:315:56
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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 5.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.82 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.59 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Is August a good time to visit Dombe Grande?

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

8.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Dombe Grande in August

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

In August, Dombe Grande sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 18°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Dombe Grande 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 26 km away) is warmest in March at about 27°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
Jan26Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr27Warm
May25Warm
Jun23Refreshing
Jul21Refreshing
Aug20Refreshing
Sep21Refreshing
Oct23Refreshing
Nov25Warm
Dec25Warm

UV index in Dombe Grande in August

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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 Dombe Grande peaks around January 19 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 highHighVery highExtremeJan 19UV 15Aug 12UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Dombe Grande 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 Dombe Grande is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (February, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1618 µg/m³Feb 138 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar9Good
Apr9Good
May13Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Dombe Grande?

Dombe Grande sits at 13.0°S, 13.1°E, 51 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Baía Farta, 40 km away.

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Topography around Dombe Grande

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dombe Grande has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 186 m around an average of 53 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 499 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,910 m.

The land around Dombe Grande is covered by shrubs (36%) and cropland (36%) within 3 km, shrubs (55%) within 16 km, and shrubs (54%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
186 m
16 km
499 m
80 km
1,910 m
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August weather nearby: Baía Farta 40 km · Navegantes 51 km · Benguela 53 km · Catumbela 75 km · Lobito 80 km · Cubal 124 km · Bocoio 124 km · Camucuio 130 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 Dombe Grande (-12.9517°, 13.1025°, elevation 51 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).