Mossamedes weather in July

In July, Mossamedes sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of July to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Mossamedes's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mossamedes's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
10th warmest
Overnight low
15°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:42 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover
19%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.3
out of 10

Mossamedes is city in Angola.

Density
28,600/km²
people per km²
Founded
1840

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical July day in Mossamedes reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C cooler than June and about 2°C warmer than August.

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How July really feels in Mossamedes

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July 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

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Mossamedes weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°183.412.86.6
Feb29° / 21°253.712.56.0
Mar30° / 22°36612.15.4
Apr31° / 22°142.511.75.8
May30° / 19°0011.37.1
Jun27° / 16°0011.19.0
Jul25° / 15°0011.29.3
Aug23° / 15°0011.59.0
Sep24° / 16°00.111.99.1
Oct26° / 18°20.512.38.7
Nov28° / 19°51.312.77.6
Dec28° / 20°153.312.97.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 4%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1955
2946
3946
4946
5955
6955
7955
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9955
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Mossamedes gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in July. 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.

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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the comfortable band about 69% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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2721754
2821754
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3020764
3119774

Wind in July

Winds average 10 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of July to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:41 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 5:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:415:48
211.16:425:48
311.16:425:49
411.16:425:49
511.16:425:49
611.16:425:49
711.16:425:50
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5 kWh/m² to a high of 7.61 kWh/m² in November across the year — July's 5 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Mossamedes?

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

9.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mossamedes in July

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

In July, Mossamedes sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Mossamedes in July

The nearest coast averages about 20°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in March at about 26°C and coldest in August near 19°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Sep 29 to Jul 6 — about 9.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swimcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan24Refreshing
Feb25Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr25Warm
May23Refreshing
Jun21Refreshing
Jul20Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep19Cool
Oct21Refreshing
Nov23Refreshing
Dec23Refreshing

UV index in Mossamedes in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July 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 Mossamedes peaks around January 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highVery highExtremeJan 18UV 14Jun 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Mossamedes?

Mossamedes sits at 15.2°S, 12.2°E, 13 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Tômbua, 75 km away.

VireiLubangoCamucuioQuipungoCahamaDombe GrandeCaluquembe

Topography around Mossamedes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mossamedes has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m around an average of 26 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 313 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,175 m.

The land around Mossamedes is covered by bare terrain (39%), artificial surfaces (33%) and water (22%) within 3 km, bare terrain (65%) and water (29%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (45%), water (31%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
66 m
16 km
313 m
80 km
1,175 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Tômbua 75 km · Virei 104 km · Lubango 147 km · Camucuio 168 km · Quipungo 259 km · Cahama 261 km · Dombe Grande 270 km · Caluquembe 287 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 Mossamedes (-15.1961°, 12.1522°, elevation 13 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).