Mussende weather in July

In July, Mussende sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of July to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Mussende's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mussende's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
14°
1st coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:18 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover
19%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.7
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical July day in Mussende reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 1°C cooler than August.

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Mussende weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 16°16919.412.55.0
Feb26° / 17°14416.212.35.1
Mar26° / 17°23523.312.14.4
Apr26° / 17°11916.311.85.5
May27° / 16°81.611.58.1
Jun27° / 14°10.211.48.9
Jul27° / 14°0011.48.7
Aug29° / 15°41.111.77.3
Sep29° / 16°5610.711.95.6
Oct27° / 16°19725.812.24.1
Nov25° / 16°25126.712.53.9
Dec25° / 16°22123.812.64.5

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 9%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Mussende gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in July, the driest month. 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 dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in July

Winds average 9 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 9 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 24 min at the start of July to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:17 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 5:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:175:41
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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 5.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.38 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in September across the year — July's 5.82 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Mussende

In seasonPeak

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

Mussende's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
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Is July a good time to visit Mussende?

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

8.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mussende in July

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

In July, Mussende sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mussende in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July 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 Mussende peaks around March 14 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 11 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 14UV 16Aug 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Mussende in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Mussende is worst in July — around 184 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 22.1× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyVery unhealthyUnhealthyModerateGoodJul 18175 µg/m³Dec 148 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar10Good
Apr9Good
May24Moderate
Jun96Unhealthy
Jul184Very unhealthy
Aug120Unhealthy
Sep40Poor
Oct16Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Mussende?

Mussende sits at 10.5°S, 16.0°E, 1,350 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Santa Clara, 73 km away.

CangandalaBailundoMalanjeQuibalaCacusoAnduloCalulo

Topography around Mussende

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mussende has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 195 m around an average of 1,413 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 514 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 983 m.

The land around Mussende is covered by trees (34%), grassland (27%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
195 m
16 km
514 m
80 km
983 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
July weather nearby: Santa Clara 73 km · Cangandala 93 km · Bailundo 104 km · Malanje 114 km · Quibala 116 km · Cacuso 125 km · Andulo 131 km · Calulo 136 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 Mussende (-10.5143°, 16.0199°, elevation 1,350 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).