Porto Amboim weather in August

In August, Porto Amboim sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Porto Amboim's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Porto Amboim's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
12th warmest
Overnight low
20°
1st coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:20 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
29%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.6
out of 10

Porto Amboim is city in Angola.

Density
25/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month.

A typical August day in Porto Amboim reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Porto Amboim weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 25°274.612.67.2
Feb27° / 26°355.512.46.7
Mar28° / 26°10710.812.15.9
Apr28° / 26°617.511.86.6
May26° / 24°20.211.58.6
Jun24° / 22°0011.49.1
Jul22° / 20°0011.48.7
Aug21° / 20°00.111.68.6
Sep22° / 21°20.411.98.7
Oct24° / 23°102.512.28.2
Nov26° / 25°24512.57.3
Dec26° / 25°304.512.67.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18812
28812
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Porto Amboim 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 1% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 38% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
117821
217722
317722
417623
517524
617524
717425
817326
917128
1017029
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2804258
2904060
3003862
3103664

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
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412calm
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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 6:25 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 5:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:255:57
211.56:255:57
311.56:255:57
411.56:245:57
511.66:245:57
611.66:245:57
711.66:235:58
811.66:235:58
911.66:235:58
1011.66:225:58
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1211.66:225:58
1311.66:215:58
1411.66:215:58
1511.66:205:58
1611.66:205:58
1711.76:195:58
1811.76:195:58
1911.76:185:58
2011.76:185:58
2111.76:175:58
2211.76:175:59
2311.76:165:59
2411.76:165:59
2511.76:155:59
2611.76:145:59
2711.76:145:59
2811.86:135:58
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3011.86:125:58
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.44 kWh/m² to a high of 5.93 kWh/m² in January across the year — August's 4.95 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
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44.7Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Porto Amboim?

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

8.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Porto Amboim for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Porto Amboim in August

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

In August, Porto Amboim sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 20°C. Worth packing: sun protection.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Porto Amboim in August

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

The sea at the nearest coast (about 20 km away) is warmest in March at about 28°C and coldest in August near 20°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Aug 23 to Aug 9 — about 11.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swimcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr27Warm
May25Warm
Jun23Refreshing
Jul21Refreshing
Aug20Cool
Sep21Refreshing
Oct24Refreshing
Nov26Warm
Dec26Warm

UV index in Porto Amboim in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Porto Amboim peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 12 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 highExtremeMar 14UV 15Aug 12UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep8Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Porto Amboim 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 Porto Amboim is worst in July — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (February, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1927 µg/m³Feb 179 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb9Good
Mar10Good
Apr10Good
May14Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Porto Amboim?

Porto Amboim sits at 10.7°S, 13.8°E, 36 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Sumbe, 53 km away.

CapundaUcu SelesQuibalaDondoCalulo

Topography around Porto Amboim

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Porto Amboim has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 28 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,798 m.

The land around Porto Amboim is covered by grassland (45%), artificial surfaces (25%) and water (24%) within 3 km, water (46%) and grassland (45%) within 16 km, and grassland (35%), water (32%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
144 m
80 km
1,798 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Sumbe 53 km · Gabela 68 km · Conda 75 km · Capunda 88 km · Ucu Seles 96 km · Quibala 132 km · Dondo 137 km · Calulo 148 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 Porto Amboim (-10.7325°, 13.7684°, elevation 36 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. 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).