Lucala weather in August

In August, Lucala sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 4 mm of rain across 0.8 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-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 65% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Lucala's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lucala's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
17°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
0.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:12 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
34%
3rd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.38 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 Lucala reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12916
22916
32916
42916
52916
62916
72916
82916
92916
102916
112916
122916
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312917

Lucala weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°9414.712.55.2
Feb29° / 20°8813.412.34.7
Mar29° / 20°16621.312.14.0
Apr29° / 20°18722.711.83.8
May30° / 19°295.511.65.8
Jun30° / 17°10.211.56.7
Jul30° / 16°0011.56.8
Aug29° / 17°40.811.77.0
Sep29° / 18°277.511.95.8
Oct28° / 19°9118.512.24.5
Nov28° / 20°18423.312.44.1
Dec27° / 20°1342012.54.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% 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 18%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18713
28713
38713
48713
58713
68713
78713
88614
98614
108614
118515
128416
138416
148317
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218020
227921
237921
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277822
287822
297723
307624
317624

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Lucala gets around 4 mm of rain over 0.8 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 3% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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50
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100
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277
287
297
308
318

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 73% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
126713
225723
324733
422744
521754
620755
719765
818766
917767
1016777
1115778
1215769
13147610
14137611
15127612
16117613
17117415
18107416
1997417
2087319
2177320
2277122
2367123
2457025
2556926
2646828
2736829
2836730
2936631
3026632
3126533

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:17 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 5:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:175:53
211.66:175:53
311.66:175:53
411.66:175:53
511.66:165:53
611.66:165:53
711.66:165:53
811.66:155:53
911.66:155:54
1011.66:155:54
1111.76:145:54
1211.76:145:54
1311.76:145:54
1411.76:135:54
1511.76:135:54
1611.76:125:54
1711.76:125:54
1811.76:115:54
1911.76:115:54
2011.76:115:54
2111.76:105:54
2211.76:105:54
2311.76:095:54
2411.86:095:54
2511.86:085:54
2611.86:075:54
2711.86:075:54
2811.86:065:54
2911.86:065:54
3011.86:055:53
3111.86:055:53

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.8 kWh/m² to a high of 5.7 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.38 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
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275.4Bright
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305.4Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Lucala

In seasonPeak

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

Lucala's rainy season runs October–April, 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 Lucala?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
9.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Lucala in August

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

In August, Lucala sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Lucala 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 Lucala peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 14 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 12UV 15Aug 14UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep10Very high
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Lucala 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 Lucala is worst in June — around 123 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.3× the cleanest month (December, 17 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyPoorModerateJun 21120 µg/m³Dec 1517 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May35Moderate
Jun123Unhealthy
Jul106Unhealthy
Aug45Poor
Sep49Poor
Oct29Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Lucala?

Lucala sits at 9.3°S, 15.3°E, 708 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is N'dalatando, 37 km away.

BailundoCaluloNzagi

Topography around Lucala

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lucala has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m around an average of 705 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 746 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,414 m.

The land around Lucala is covered by grassland (73%) within 3 km, grassland (76%) within 16 km, and grassland (55%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
111 m
16 km
746 m
80 km
1,414 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: N'dalatando 37 km · Golungo Alto 55 km · Cacuso 57 km · Cazombo 62 km · Bula Atumba 83 km · Bailundo 88 km · Calulo 90 km · Nzagi 99 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 Lucala (-9.2727°, 15.2521°, elevation 708 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).