Malanje weather in August

In August, Malanje sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 4 mm of rain across 1.2 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Malanje's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Malanje's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
1.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:08 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
33%
3rd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Malanje is city in Angola.

Density
188/km²
people per km²
Founded
1885

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 30°C through the month.

A typical August day in Malanje reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Malanje weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°8314.612.55.5
Feb28° / 19°8513.112.35.1
Mar28° / 19°15720.812.14.4
Apr28° / 19°13219.611.84.7
May29° / 17°14311.66.7
Jun29° / 15°00.111.57.3
Jul30° / 14°0011.56.9
Aug30° / 15°41.211.76.1
Sep30° / 17°5012.511.94.7
Oct28° / 18°16125.312.23.8
Nov27° / 18°18424.412.44.1
Dec27° / 18°13119.212.54.9

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 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
19010
29010
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49010
59010
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Malanje gets around 4 mm of rain over 1.2 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 4% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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3011
3112

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 70% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19361
29271
39181
49091
589101
688111
786131
885141
984151
1082171
1180191
1279201
1377221
1475241
1573261
1671281
1769292
1867312
1965332
2063343
2161363
2259374
2357394
2455405
2552426
2651436
2748457
2846468
2944478
3043499
31415010

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
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48calm
58calm
68calm
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88calm
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118calm
128calm
138calm
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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 6:13 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 5:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:135:48
211.66:135:48
311.66:135:48
411.66:135:48
511.66:125:48
611.66:125:49
711.66:125:49
811.66:115:49
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1111.66:105:49
1211.76:105:49
1311.76:095:49
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1611.76:085:49
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1811.76:075:49
1911.76:075:49
2011.76:065:49
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2211.76:055:49
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2411.76:045:49
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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 5.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.16 kWh/m² to a high of 5.87 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 5.8 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Malanje

In seasonPeak

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

Malanje's rainy season runs February–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 Malanje?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Malanje for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Malanje in August

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

In August, Malanje sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Malanje in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Malanje peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 11 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 14UV 15Aug 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Malanje 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 Malanje is worst in July — around 153 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 17.2× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodJul 18148 µg/m³Dec 129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Good
Mar10Good
Apr9Good
May30Moderate
Jun110Unhealthy
Jul153Very unhealthy
Aug122Unhealthy
Sep38Poor
Oct16Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Malanje?

Malanje sits at 9.5°S, 16.3°E, 1,134 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Cangandala, 29 km away.

Kunda dya BazeMussendeSanta ClaraLucalaCazombo

Topography around Malanje

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Malanje has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 1,139 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 311 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 610 m.

The land around Malanje is covered by artificial surfaces (63%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
311 m
80 km
610 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Cangandala 29 km · Bailundo 38 km · Cacuso 67 km · Kunda dya Baze 105 km · Mussende 114 km · Santa Clara 123 km · Lucala 123 km · Cazombo 139 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 Malanje (-9.5402°, 16.341°, elevation 1,134 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).