Quipungo weather in August

In August, Quipungo sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 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 29°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 84% 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 Quipungo's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Quipungo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
13°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:21 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover
15%
3rd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical August day in Quipungo reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 17°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 3°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Quipungo

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Quipungo 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 17°12114.912.85.4
Feb27° / 17°12414.712.55.3
Mar27° / 17°15120.212.14.9
Apr27° / 16°418.111.76.9
May28° / 14°10.211.38.3
Jun27° / 11°0011.19.1
Jul27° / 11°0011.29.0
Aug30° / 13°0011.56.9
Sep32° / 16°4111.95.1
Oct32° / 18°326.212.34.3
Nov30° / 18°10015.112.74.5
Dec28° / 18°13016.312.95.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 84% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 7%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1964
2955
3955
4955
5955
6946
7946
8946
9946
10937
11928
12928
13928
14928
15928
16928
17928
18928
19937
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21937
22937
23937
24937
25937
26937
27946
28946
29946
30946
31946

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Quipungo gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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.

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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.

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Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, 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
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
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239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 6:28 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 5:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:285:48
211.36:285:48
311.46:275:48
411.46:275:49
511.46:265:49
611.46:265:49
711.46:265:49
811.46:255:50
911.46:255:50
1011.46:245:50
1111.46:245:50
1211.56:235:50
1311.56:235:50
1411.56:225:51
1511.56:215:51
1611.56:215:51
1711.56:205:51
1811.56:205:51
1911.56:195:51
2011.66:195:52
2111.66:185:52
2211.66:175:52
2311.66:175:52
2411.66:165:52
2511.66:155:52
2611.66:155:52
2711.66:145:52
2811.76:135:52
2911.76:125:53
3011.76:125:53
3111.76:115:53

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.42 kWh/m² to a high of 6.98 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 6.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.3Intense
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216.3Intense
226.3Intense
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246.4Intense
256.4Intense
266.4Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Quipungo

In seasonPeak

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

Quipungo's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
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Aug
Sep
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Is August a good time to visit Quipungo?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
9.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Quipungo for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Quipungo in August

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

In August, Quipungo sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 13°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Quipungo in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Quipungo peaks around January 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 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 highExtremeJan 17UV 16Jul 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov15Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Quipungo 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 Quipungo is worst in September — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.2× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1031 µg/m³Dec 186 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr6Good
May8Good
Jun10Good
Jul18Moderate
Aug30Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Quipungo?

Quipungo sits at 14.8°S, 14.5°E, 1,302 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Matala, 55 km away.

CaluquembeLubangoCamucuioCahamaVireiCubalGanda

Topography around Quipungo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Quipungo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 1,291 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,053 m.

The land around Quipungo is covered by shrubs (38%) and cropland (33%) within 3 km, cropland (41%) and shrubs (36%) within 16 km, and shrubs (44%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
40 m
16 km
148 m
80 km
1,053 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Matala 55 km · Caluquembe 106 km · Lubango 113 km · Camucuio 160 km · Cahama 165 km · Virei 198 km · Cubal 200 km · Ganda 201 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 Quipungo (-14.8191°, 14.535°, elevation 1,302 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).