Matala weather in August

In August, Matala sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 86% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Matala's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Matala's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 6:19 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover: 15%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 6.19 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.6; out of 10

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical August day in Matala reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 17°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 3°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	12
2	29	12
3	29	12
4	29	12
5	29	12
6	29	13
7	29	13
8	30	13
9	30	13
10	30	13
11	30	13
12	30	13
13	30	13
14	30	13
15	30	13
16	30	13
17	31	14
18	31	14
19	31	14
20	31	14
21	31	14
22	31	14
23	31	14
24	31	14
25	31	14
26	31	14
27	32	15
28	32	15
29	32	15
30	32	15
31	32	15

How August really feels in Matala

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Matala weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 18°	146	15.6	12.8	5.1
Feb	28° / 18°	159	16	12.5	5.1
Mar	27° / 17°	192	21.6	12.1	4.7
Apr	27° / 16°	57	9.2	11.7	6.7
May	28° / 14°	1	0.2	11.3	8.2
Jun	27° / 11°	0	0	11.1	9.1
Jul	28° / 11°	0	0	11.2	8.8
Aug	30° / 13°	0	0	11.5	6.6
Sep	33° / 16°	4	1.3	11.9	4.7
Oct	33° / 18°	39	7.1	12.3	4.0
Nov	30° / 18°	124	16.2	12.7	4.3
Dec	28° / 18°	162	16.4	12.9	4.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 86% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 7%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	96	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	93	93	92	91	91	91	91	91	91	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	94	94	94	94
Cloudier (%)	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	96	4
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	92	8
12	91	9
13	91	9
14	91	9
15	91	9
16	91	9
17	91	9
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	92	8
23	92	8
24	92	8
25	93	7
26	93	7
27	93	7
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	94	6

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Matala 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	8	calm
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4	8	calm
5	8	calm
6	8	calm
7	8	calm
8	8	calm
9	8	calm
10	8	calm
11	8	calm
12	8	calm
13	8	calm
14	8	calm
15	8	calm
16	8	calm
17	8	calm
18	8	calm
19	8	calm
20	8	calm
21	8	calm
22	8	calm
23	8	calm
24	8	calm
25	8	calm
26	8	calm
27	8	calm
28	9	calm
29	9	calm
30	9	calm
31	9	calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 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 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:26 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 5:51 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:09
Sunset (PM)	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.3	6:26	5:46
2	11.3	6:25	5:46
3	11.4	6:25	5:47
4	11.4	6:25	5:47
5	11.4	6:24	5:47
6	11.4	6:24	5:47
7	11.4	6:23	5:47
8	11.4	6:23	5:48
9	11.4	6:22	5:48
10	11.4	6:22	5:48
11	11.4	6:22	5:48
12	11.5	6:21	5:48
13	11.5	6:20	5:49
14	11.5	6:20	5:49
15	11.5	6:19	5:49
16	11.5	6:19	5:49
17	11.5	6:18	5:49
18	11.5	6:18	5:49
19	11.5	6:17	5:50
20	11.6	6:16	5:50
21	11.6	6:16	5:50
22	11.6	6:15	5:50
23	11.6	6:15	5:50
24	11.6	6:14	5:50
25	11.6	6:13	5:50
26	11.6	6:13	5:50
27	11.6	6:12	5:50
28	11.7	6:11	5:51
29	11.7	6:10	5:51
30	11.7	6:10	5:51
31	11.7	6:09	5:51

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.4 kWh/m² to a high of 7 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 6.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.6
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.9	Bright
2	5.9	Bright
3	5.9	Bright
4	5.9	Bright
5	6.0	Bright
6	6.0	Bright
7	6.0	Bright
8	6.0	Intense
9	6.0	Intense
10	6.0	Intense
11	6.1	Intense
12	6.1	Intense
13	6.1	Intense
14	6.1	Intense
15	6.2	Intense
16	6.2	Intense
17	6.2	Intense
18	6.2	Intense
19	6.3	Intense
20	6.3	Intense
21	6.3	Intense
22	6.3	Intense
23	6.3	Intense
24	6.4	Intense
25	6.4	Intense
26	6.4	Intense
27	6.5	Intense
28	6.5	Intense
29	6.5	Intense
30	6.5	Intense
31	6.6	Intense

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Matala

In seasonPeak

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

Matala's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Matala?

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

6.6

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

9.1

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Matala in August

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

In August, Matala sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 13°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

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UV index in Matala in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Matala peaks around January 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 8 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	16	15	14	12	10	9	8	9	10	13	14	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	10	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Matala 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 Matala is worst in September — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 9.2× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	7	7	8	6	8	14	26	53	55	18	9	6
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	7	Good
Feb	7	Good
Mar	8	Good
Apr	6	Good
May	8	Good
Jun	14	Moderate
Jul	26	Moderate
Aug	53	Poor
Sep	55	Poor
Oct	18	Moderate
Nov	9	Good
Dec	6	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Matala?

Matala sits at 14.7°S, 15.0°E, 1,238 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Quipungo, 55 km away.

Topography around Matala

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Matala has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 1,241 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 582 m.

The land around Matala is covered by shrubs (25%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, cropland (40%) and shrubs (33%) within 16 km, and shrubs (40%), cropland (29%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

97 m

shrubs 25%

16 km

150 m

cropland 40%

80 km

582 m

shrubs 40%

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← July Matala year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Quipungo 55 km · Caluquembe 116 km · Lubango 167 km · Cahama 189 km · Ganda 196 km · Ucuma 197 km · Longonjo 204 km · Camucuio 205 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

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 Matala (-14.7327°, 15.0348°, elevation 1,238 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	12
2	29	12
3	29	12
4	29	12
5	29	12
6	29	13
7	29	13
8	30	13
9	30	13
10	30	13
11	30	13
12	30	13
13	30	13
14	30	13
15	30	13
16	30	13
17	31	14
18	31	14
19	31	14
20	31	14
21	31	14
22	31	14
23	31	14
24	31	14
25	31	14
26	31	14
27	32	15
28	32	15
29	32	15
30	32	15
31	32	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	96	4
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	92	8
12	91	9
13	91	9
14	91	9
15	91	9
16	91	9
17	91	9
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	92	8
23	92	8
24	92	8
25	93	7
26	93	7
27	93	7
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	94	6

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	12
2	29	12
3	29	12
4	29	12
5	29	12
6	29	13
7	29	13
8	30	13
9	30	13
10	30	13
11	30	13
12	30	13
13	30	13
14	30	13
15	30	13
16	30	13
17	31	14
18	31	14
19	31	14
20	31	14
21	31	14
22	31	14
23	31	14
24	31	14
25	31	14
26	31	14
27	32	15
28	32	15
29	32	15
30	32	15
31	32	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	96	4
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	92	8
12	91	9
13	91	9
14	91	9
15	91	9
16	91	9
17	91	9
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	92	8
23	92	8
24	92	8
25	93	7
26	93	7
27	93	7
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	94	6

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	12
2	29	12
3	29	12
4	29	12
5	29	12
6	29	13
7	29	13
8	30	13
9	30	13
10	30	13
11	30	13
12	30	13
13	30	13
14	30	13
15	30	13
16	30	13
17	31	14
18	31	14
19	31	14
20	31	14
21	31	14
22	31	14
23	31	14
24	31	14
25	31	14
26	31	14
27	32	15
28	32	15
29	32	15
30	32	15
31	32	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	96	4
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	92	8
12	91	9
13	91	9
14	91	9
15	91	9
16	91	9
17	91	9
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	92	8
23	92	8
24	92	8
25	93	7
26	93	7
27	93	7
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	94	6

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100