Mungo weather in August

In August, Mungo sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Mungo's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mungo's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 1 mm; 0.4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 6:11 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover: 26%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 6.08 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.0; 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 27°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical August day in Mungo reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 1°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)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14

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

Mungo weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-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	24° / 15°	173	21.1	12.6	4.9
Feb	25° / 15°	141	17.7	12.4	5.0
Mar	25° / 15°	174	23.5	12.1	4.5
Apr	25° / 14°	76	14.3	11.7	6.0
May	26° / 12°	5	1.1	11.5	8.7
Jun	25° / 11°	0	0.1	11.3	9.3
Jul	26° / 11°	0	0	11.4	9.2
Aug	28° / 13°	1	0.4	11.6	8.0
Sep	29° / 15°	34	6.2	11.9	6.2
Oct	27° / 15°	153	22.7	12.3	4.6
Nov	25° / 15°	194	26.5	12.5	4.0
Dec	24° / 15°	200	24.9	12.7	4.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%. 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 (%)	91	91	91	90	90	89	89	89	88	88	87	87	86	86	86	86	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	86	86	86	86	87	87
Cloudier (%)	9	9	9	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	90	10
5	90	10
6	89	11
7	89	11
8	89	11
9	88	12
10	88	12
11	87	13
12	87	13
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	86	14
17	85	15
18	85	15
19	85	15
20	85	15
21	85	15
22	85	15
23	85	15
24	85	15
25	85	15
26	86	14
27	86	14
28	86	14
29	86	14
30	87	13
31	87	13

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Mungo gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.4 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 1% and peaks near 4% 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	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4

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

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 99% 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	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	96
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	96	4

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 8 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	8	8	8	8
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
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
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	8	calm
29	8	calm
30	8	calm
31	8	calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 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 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:17 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 5:48 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)	11.5	11.5	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	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:15	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	6:07	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:02
Sunset (PM)	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	6:17	5:45
2	11.5	6:17	5:45
3	11.5	6:16	5:46
4	11.5	6:16	5:46
5	11.5	6:16	5:46
6	11.5	6:15	5:46
7	11.5	6:15	5:46
8	11.5	6:15	5:46
9	11.5	6:14	5:47
10	11.5	6:14	5:47
11	11.6	6:13	5:47
12	11.6	6:13	5:47
13	11.6	6:12	5:47
14	11.6	6:12	5:47
15	11.6	6:11	5:47
16	11.6	6:11	5:47
17	11.6	6:10	5:47
18	11.6	6:10	5:47
19	11.6	6:09	5:48
20	11.6	6:09	5:48
21	11.7	6:08	5:48
22	11.7	6:08	5:48
23	11.7	6:07	5:48
24	11.7	6:07	5:48
25	11.7	6:06	5:48
26	11.7	6:05	5:48
27	11.7	6:05	5:48
28	11.7	6:04	5:48
29	11.7	6:04	5:48
30	11.7	6:03	5:48
31	11.8	6:02	5:48

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.36 kWh/m² to a high of 6.26 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 6.08 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)	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3
Level	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	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

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

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Mungo

In seasonPeak

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

Mungo's monsoon runs October–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 Mungo?

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

8.0

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

8.9

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mungo in August

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

In August, Mungo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 13°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

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UV index in Mungo 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 Mungo peaks around January 18 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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	16	13	10	9	10	10	11	13	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	16	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Mungo 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 Mungo is worst in June — around 67 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.8× the cleanest month (December, 9 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)	9	10	10	10	31	67	63	64	38	18	10	9
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	9	Good
Feb	10	Good
Mar	10	Good
Apr	10	Good
May	31	Moderate
Jun	67	Unhealthy
Jul	63	Unhealthy
Aug	64	Unhealthy
Sep	38	Poor
Oct	18	Moderate
Nov	10	Good
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Mungo?

Mungo sits at 11.8°S, 16.2°E, 1,533 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Andulo, 63 km away.

Topography around Mungo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mungo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m around an average of 1,540 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 260 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 743 m.

The land around Mungo is covered by grassland (44%) and cropland (33%) within 3 km, grassland (47%) and shrubs (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (48%) and shrubs (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

106 m

grassland 44%

16 km

260 m

grassland 47%

80 km

743 m

grassland 48%

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

August weather nearby: Andulo 63 km · Chinguar 81 km · Catchiungo 82 km · Alto Hama 87 km · Nharêa 89 km · Cuíto 97 km · Londuimbali 110 km · Huambo 118 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 Mungo (-11.8327°, 16.2361°, elevation 1,533 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	27	12
2	27	12
3	27	12
4	27	12
5	27	12
6	27	12
7	27	12
8	28	12
9	28	12
10	28	12
11	28	13
12	28	13
13	28	13
14	28	13
15	28	13
16	28	13
17	28	13
18	28	13
19	28	13
20	28	13
21	28	13
22	28	13
23	29	13
24	29	13
25	29	13
26	29	13
27	29	13
28	29	14
29	29	14
30	29	14
31	29	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	90	10
5	90	10
6	89	11
7	89	11
8	89	11
9	88	12
10	88	12
11	87	13
12	87	13
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	86	14
17	85	15
18	85	15
19	85	15
20	85	15
21	85	15
22	85	15
23	85	15
24	85	15
25	85	15
26	86	14
27	86	14
28	86	14
29	86	14
30	87	13
31	87	13

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	96	4

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	90	10
5	90	10
6	89	11
7	89	11
8	89	11
9	88	12
10	88	12
11	87	13
12	87	13
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	86	14
17	85	15
18	85	15
19	85	15
20	85	15
21	85	15
22	85	15
23	85	15
24	85	15
25	85	15
26	86	14
27	86	14
28	86	14
29	86	14
30	87	13
31	87	13

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	96	4

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	90	10
5	90	10
6	89	11
7	89	11
8	89	11
9	88	12
10	88	12
11	87	13
12	87	13
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	86	14
17	85	15
18	85	15
19	85	15
20	85	15
21	85	15
22	85	15
23	85	15
24	85	15
25	85	15
26	86	14
27	86	14
28	86	14
29	86	14
30	87	13
31	87	13

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	96	4