Dondo weather in August

In August, Dondo sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 Dondo's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dondo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
11th warmest
Overnight low
18°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:16 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover
42%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical August day in Dondo reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12817
22817
32817
42817
52817
62917
72917
82918
92918
102918
112918
122918
132918
142918
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172918
182918
192918
202918
212918
222918
232918
242918
252918
262919
273019
283019
293019
303019
313019

How August really feels in Dondo

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.

Dondo weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 22°609.412.54.0
Feb32° / 23°749.812.33.6
Mar31° / 23°14217.112.13.4
Apr31° / 23°19020.511.83.4
May30° / 22°163.211.65.6
Jun29° / 19°10.111.47.1
Jul28° / 17°1011.57.6
Aug29° / 18°20.511.77.0
Sep30° / 20°82.111.95.6
Oct31° / 21°29712.24.7
Nov30° / 22°911512.44.0
Dec30° / 22°7612.412.64.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
38119
48119
58119
68119
78020
87921
97822
107822
117723
127624
137525
147426
157426
167228
177228
187228
197030
207030
217030
227030
236832
246832
256832
266733
276733
286733
296634
306634
316535

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Dondo gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.5 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 4% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
10
20
30
40
50
60
71
81
91
101
111
121
131
141
151
161
171
181
192
202
212
222
232
242
253
263
273
283
293
303
314

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 74% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
131681
231690
331690
431690
530700
630700
730700
829710
929710
1029710
1128720
1228720
1327730
1427730
1526731
1625741
1725741
1824751
1923752
2023752
2122762
2221763
2320773
2419783
2519774
2618784
2717794
2816795
2916795
3015805
3114815

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 6:21 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 5:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:215:55
211.66:215:56
311.66:215:56
411.66:205:56
511.66:205:56
611.66:205:56
711.66:205:56
811.66:195:56
911.66:195:56
1011.66:185:56
1111.66:185:56
1211.66:185:57
1311.76:175:57
1411.76:175:57
1511.76:165:57
1611.76:165:57
1711.76:165:57
1811.76:155:57
1911.76:155:57
2011.76:145:57
2111.76:145:57
2211.76:135:57
2311.76:135:57
2411.76:125:57
2511.86:125:57
2611.86:115:57
2711.86:115:57
2811.86:105:57
2911.86:095:57
3011.86:095:56
3111.86:085:56

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.26 kWh/m² to a high of 5.71 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.15 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
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35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
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115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
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245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Dondo

In seasonPeak

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

Dondo's monsoon runs March–April, 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 Dondo?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Dondo in August

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

In August, Dondo sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Dondo 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 Dondo peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 14 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 13UV 15Aug 14UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Dondo 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 Dondo is worst in July — around 89 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.9× the cleanest month (February, 23 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 1685 µg/m³Feb 823 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May34Moderate
Jun59Unhealthy
Jul89Unhealthy
Aug57Unhealthy
Sep57Unhealthy
Oct38Poor
Nov24Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Dondo?

Dondo sits at 9.7°S, 14.4°E, 59 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Calulo, 62 km away.

LucalaPango AluquémÚcuaBula AtumbaSanta Clara

Topography around Dondo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dondo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 169 m around an average of 59 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 477 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,563 m.

The land around Dondo is covered by trees (56%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and grassland (41%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
169 m
16 km
477 m
80 km
1,563 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Calulo 62 km · N'dalatando 68 km · Golungo Alto 72 km · Lucala 101 km · Pango Aluquém 108 km · Úcua 119 km · Bula Atumba 119 km · Santa Clara 124 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 Dondo (-9.6846°, 14.4279°, elevation 59 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).