Saurimo weather in August

In August, Saurimo sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 4 mm of rain across 1.1 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Saurimo's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saurimo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
1st warmest
Overnight low
18°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
1.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:52 AM – 5:33 PM
Cloud cover
35%
3rd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical August day in Saurimo reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and on par with September.

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How August really feels in Saurimo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 24 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
24
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Saurimo weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°21225.112.54.0
Feb28° / 19°18022.612.34.0
Mar28° / 19°21025.112.14.0
Apr28° / 18°11816.211.85.0
May30° / 18°61.611.65.9
Jun30° / 17°10.211.46.4
Jul31° / 17°0011.56.2
Aug32° / 18°41.111.74.9
Sep32° / 18°4610.211.94.2
Oct29° / 19°14322.712.23.7
Nov28° / 18°2192712.43.6
Dec27° / 18°22927.312.63.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18416
28416
38416
48317
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68416
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Saurimo gets around 4 mm of rain over 1.1 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 4% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
39820
49730
59730
69631
79541
89541
99541
109352
119352
129262
139262
149073
159073
168983
178794
1886104
1985114
2083125
2182135
2280146
2379156
2477167
2576177
2674188
2772199
28711910
29692011
30672112
31642214

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 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 August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 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 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 5:32 PM to 5:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.65:575:32
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411.65:575:32
511.65:565:32
611.65:565:32
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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 5.92 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.02 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in August across the year — August's 5.92 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Saurimo

In seasonPeak

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

Saurimo's monsoon runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Saurimo?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Saurimo in August

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

In August, Saurimo sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Saurimo in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Saurimo peaks around January 20 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 24 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 20UV 16Jul 24UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Saurimo 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 Saurimo is worst in August — around 126 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 17.2× the cleanest month (April, 7 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodAug 13120 µg/m³Apr 108 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar9Good
Apr7Good
May23Moderate
Jun45Poor
Jul96Unhealthy
Aug126Unhealthy
Sep35Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Saurimo?

Saurimo sits at 9.7°S, 20.4°E, 1,071 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Lubalo, 134 km away.

LubaloLucapaCuiloLuauLuenaDundoCassanguidiCuango-Luzamba

Topography around Saurimo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saurimo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 107 m around an average of 1,054 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 439 m.

The land around Saurimo is covered by artificial surfaces (67%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, grassland (72%) within 16 km, and grassland (57%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
107 m
16 km
141 m
80 km
439 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
August weather nearby: Lubalo 134 km · Lucapa 143 km · Cuilo 185 km · Luau 232 km · Luena 242 km · Dundo 259 km · Cassanguidi 262 km · Cuango-Luzamba 264 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 Saurimo (-9.6608°, 20.3915°, elevation 1,071 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).