Menongue weather in August

In August, Menongue sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 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 28°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% 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 Menongue's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Menongue's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 6:08 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover: 18%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 6.12 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.1; 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 28°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical August day in Menongue reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 18°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 3°C warmer than July and about 3°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)	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14

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

How August really feels in Menongue

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.

Menongue 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	26° / 17°	172	21.3	12.8	4.6
Feb	26° / 17°	164	19.3	12.5	4.7
Mar	26° / 17°	167	21.5	12.1	4.8
Apr	27° / 15°	40	7.8	11.7	7.0
May	27° / 13°	2	0.4	11.3	8.5
Jun	26° / 10°	0	0	11.1	9.2
Jul	26° / 9°	0	0	11.2	9.2
Aug	30° / 12°	0	0.1	11.5	7.1
Sep	32° / 16°	5	1.5	11.9	4.9
Oct	32° / 18°	42	9.5	12.3	4.0
Nov	29° / 17°	128	19.5	12.7	4.2
Dec	27° / 17°	191	22.5	12.9	4.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	92	92	92	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	89	89	89	88	87	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	89	89
Cloudier (%)	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	11	12	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	92	8
2	92	8
3	92	8
4	91	9
5	91	9
6	91	9
7	91	9
8	90	10
9	90	10
10	90	10
11	89	11
12	89	11
13	89	11
14	88	12
15	87	13
16	87	13
17	87	13
18	87	13
19	87	13
20	88	12
21	88	12
22	88	12
23	88	12
24	88	12
25	88	12
26	88	12
27	88	12
28	88	12
29	88	12
30	89	11
31	89	11

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Menongue gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
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	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	10	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 6:15 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 5:36 PM to 5:40 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	11.4	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)	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:01	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:58
Sunset (PM)	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.3	6:15	5:36
2	11.4	6:15	5:36
3	11.4	6:14	5:36
4	11.4	6:14	5:36
5	11.4	6:14	5:36
6	11.4	6:13	5:37
7	11.4	6:13	5:37
8	11.4	6:12	5:37
9	11.4	6:12	5:37
10	11.4	6:11	5:37
11	11.4	6:11	5:38
12	11.5	6:10	5:38
13	11.5	6:10	5:38
14	11.5	6:09	5:38
15	11.5	6:09	5:38
16	11.5	6:08	5:39
17	11.5	6:08	5:39
18	11.5	6:07	5:39
19	11.5	6:06	5:39
20	11.6	6:06	5:39
21	11.6	6:05	5:39
22	11.6	6:04	5:39
23	11.6	6:04	5:39
24	11.6	6:03	5:40
25	11.6	6:03	5:40
26	11.6	6:02	5:40
27	11.6	6:01	5:40
28	11.7	6:00	5:40
29	11.7	6:00	5:40
30	11.7	5:59	5:40
31	11.7	5:58	5:40

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.27 kWh/m² to a high of 6.7 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 6.12 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	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)	5.8	5.8	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	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5
Level	Bright	Bright	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

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.8	Bright
2	5.8	Bright
3	5.9	Bright
4	5.9	Bright
5	5.9	Bright
6	5.9	Bright
7	6.0	Bright
8	6.0	Bright
9	6.0	Bright
10	6.0	Intense
11	6.0	Intense
12	6.0	Intense
13	6.1	Intense
14	6.1	Intense
15	6.1	Intense
16	6.1	Intense
17	6.1	Intense
18	6.2	Intense
19	6.2	Intense
20	6.2	Intense
21	6.2	Intense
22	6.2	Intense
23	6.3	Intense
24	6.3	Intense
25	6.3	Intense
26	6.3	Intense
27	6.4	Intense
28	6.4	Intense
29	6.4	Intense
30	6.5	Intense
31	6.5	Intense

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Menongue

In seasonPeak

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

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

Monsoon

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Menongue?

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

7.1

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

9.1

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Menongue in August

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

In August, Menongue sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 12°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Menongue in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Menongue peaks around January 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 9 (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)	17	15	15	12	10	9	9	10	11	12	14	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	17	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Menongue 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 Menongue is worst in September — around 82 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 17.5× the cleanest month (April, 5 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)	6	6	6	5	8	16	25	47	82	36	8	5
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	6	Good
Feb	6	Good
Mar	6	Good
Apr	5	Good
May	8	Good
Jun	16	Moderate
Jul	25	Moderate
Aug	47	Poor
Sep	82	Unhealthy
Oct	36	Poor
Nov	8	Good
Dec	5	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Menongue?

Menongue sits at 14.7°S, 17.7°E, 1,355 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Chitembo, 168 km away.

Topography around Menongue

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Menongue has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m around an average of 1,368 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 233 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 437 m.

The land around Menongue is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (47%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and shrubs (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

87 m

artificial surfaces 53%

16 km

233 m

shrubs 47%

80 km

437 m

trees 59%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland

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

August weather nearby: Chitembo 168 km · Cuíto 266 km · Chinguar 276 km · Catchiungo 281 km · Cuemba 282 km · Catabola 282 km · Matala 286 km · Camacupa 295 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 Menongue (-14.6585°, 17.691°, elevation 1,355 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	28	10
2	28	10
3	28	10
4	28	11
5	28	11
6	28	11
7	29	11
8	29	11
9	29	11
10	29	11
11	29	11
12	29	12
13	29	12
14	29	12
15	30	12
16	30	12
17	30	12
18	30	12
19	30	13
20	30	13
21	30	13
22	30	13
23	30	13
24	31	13
25	31	13
26	31	14
27	31	14
28	31	14
29	31	14
30	31	14
31	31	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	92	8
2	92	8
3	92	8
4	91	9
5	91	9
6	91	9
7	91	9
8	90	10
9	90	10
10	90	10
11	89	11
12	89	11
13	89	11
14	88	12
15	87	13
16	87	13
17	87	13
18	87	13
19	87	13
20	88	12
21	88	12
22	88	12
23	88	12
24	88	12
25	88	12
26	88	12
27	88	12
28	88	12
29	88	12
30	89	11
31	89	11

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	92	8
2	92	8
3	92	8
4	91	9
5	91	9
6	91	9
7	91	9
8	90	10
9	90	10
10	90	10
11	89	11
12	89	11
13	89	11
14	88	12
15	87	13
16	87	13
17	87	13
18	87	13
19	87	13
20	88	12
21	88	12
22	88	12
23	88	12
24	88	12
25	88	12
26	88	12
27	88	12
28	88	12
29	88	12
30	89	11
31	89	11

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	92	8
2	92	8
3	92	8
4	91	9
5	91	9
6	91	9
7	91	9
8	90	10
9	90	10
10	90	10
11	89	11
12	89	11
13	89	11
14	88	12
15	87	13
16	87	13
17	87	13
18	87	13
19	87	13
20	88	12
21	88	12
22	88	12
23	88	12
24	88	12
25	88	12
26	88	12
27	88	12
28	88	12
29	88	12
30	89	11
31	89	11

	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