Tômbua weather in August

In August, Tômbua sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Tômbua's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tômbua's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 19°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 6:33 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover: 41%; 8th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 5.24 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.8; out of 10

Tômbua is town in Angola.

Density: 3/km²; people per km²

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

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month.

A typical August day in Tômbua reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C cooler than July and on par with 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)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

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

Tômbua weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	24° / 21°	13	2	12.8	8.3
Feb	25° / 22°	15	2.2	12.5	8.2
Mar	26° / 22°	12	2.5	12.1	8.1
Apr	25° / 22°	3	0.7	11.7	9.1
May	24° / 19°	0	0	11.3	9.6
Jun	22° / 17°	0	0	11.1	9.1
Jul	20° / 16°	0	0	11.2	8.4
Aug	19° / 16°	0	0	11.5	7.8
Sep	19° / 16°	0	0	11.9	8.0
Oct	21° / 18°	0	0.1	12.4	8.7
Nov	23° / 19°	2	0.5	12.7	9.0
Dec	23° / 20°	5	1.3	12.9	8.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% 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 26%.

	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 (%)	76	74	74	73	72	71	71	71	71	71	71	72	72	72	73	74	74	75	75	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	75	74	73
Cloudier (%)	24	26	26	27	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	27	26	26	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	26	27

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	76	24
2	74	26
3	74	26
4	73	27
5	72	28
6	71	29
7	71	29
8	71	29
9	71	29
10	71	29
11	71	29
12	72	28
13	72	28
14	72	28
15	73	27
16	74	26
17	74	26
18	75	25
19	75	25
20	76	24
21	76	24
22	76	24
23	76	24
24	76	24
25	76	24
26	76	24
27	76	24
28	76	24
29	75	25
30	74	26
31	73	27

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Tômbua 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.

	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 81% 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 (%)	5	6	6	6	7	7	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Comfortable (%)	83	82	83	83	83	83	82	82	81	81	81	81	81	81	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	81	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82
Humid (%)	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	5	83	12
2	6	82	12
3	6	83	11
4	6	83	11
5	7	83	10
6	7	83	10
7	8	82	10
8	8	82	10
9	9	81	10
10	9	81	10
11	9	81	10
12	9	81	10
13	9	81	10
14	9	81	10
15	9	80	11
16	9	80	11
17	9	80	11
18	9	80	11
19	9	80	11
20	9	80	11
21	9	80	11
22	9	80	11
23	8	81	11
24	8	82	10
25	8	82	10
26	8	82	10
27	8	82	10
28	8	82	10
29	8	82	10
30	8	82	10
31	8	82	10

Wind in August

Winds average 14 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 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)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	14	light breeze
2	14	light breeze
3	14	light breeze
4	14	light breeze
5	14	light breeze
6	14	light breeze
7	14	light breeze
8	14	light breeze
9	14	light breeze
10	14	light breeze
11	14	light breeze
12	14	light breeze
13	14	light breeze
14	14	light breeze
15	14	light breeze
16	14	light breeze
17	14	light breeze
18	14	light breeze
19	14	light breeze
20	14	light breeze
21	14	light breeze
22	14	light breeze
23	14	light breeze
24	14	light breeze
25	14	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze
29	14	light breeze
30	14	light breeze
31	14	light breeze

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 6:40 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 6:03 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)	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	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	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:23	6:22
Sunset (PM)	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.3	6:40	5:57
2	11.3	6:40	5:58
3	11.3	6:39	5:58
4	11.3	6:39	5:58
5	11.3	6:38	5:58
6	11.3	6:38	5:59
7	11.4	6:38	5:59
8	11.4	6:37	5:59
9	11.4	6:37	5:59
10	11.4	6:36	5:59
11	11.4	6:36	6:00
12	11.4	6:35	6:00
13	11.4	6:34	6:00
14	11.4	6:34	6:00
15	11.5	6:33	6:01
16	11.5	6:33	6:01
17	11.5	6:32	6:01
18	11.5	6:32	6:01
19	11.5	6:31	6:01
20	11.5	6:30	6:01
21	11.5	6:30	6:02
22	11.5	6:29	6:02
23	11.6	6:28	6:02
24	11.6	6:28	6:02
25	11.6	6:27	6:02
26	11.6	6:26	6:02
27	11.6	6:25	6:02
28	11.6	6:25	6:03
29	11.6	6:24	6:03
30	11.7	6:23	6:03
31	11.7	6:22	6:03

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.83 kWh/m² to a high of 7.64 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 5.24 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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)	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.9	Bright
2	5.0	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	5.0	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	5.0	Bright
8	5.0	Bright
9	5.1	Bright
10	5.1	Bright
11	5.1	Bright
12	5.1	Bright
13	5.2	Bright
14	5.2	Bright
15	5.2	Bright
16	5.2	Bright
17	5.3	Bright
18	5.3	Bright
19	5.3	Bright
20	5.3	Bright
21	5.4	Bright
22	5.4	Bright
23	5.4	Bright
24	5.4	Bright
25	5.5	Bright
26	5.5	Bright
27	5.5	Bright
28	5.5	Bright
29	5.6	Bright
30	5.6	Bright
31	5.6	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Tômbua?

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

7.8

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

3.2

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tômbua in August

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

In August, Tômbua sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: sun protection.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Tômbua in August

The nearest coast averages about 18°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 25°C and coldest in August near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Oct 11 to Jun 16 — about 8.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	23	24	25	24	22	20	19	18	19	20	22	22
Comfort	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	23	Refreshing
Feb	24	Warm
Mar	25	Warm
Apr	24	Warm
May	22	Refreshing
Jun	20	Refreshing
Jul	19	Cool
Aug	18	Cool
Sep	19	Cool
Oct	20	Refreshing
Nov	22	Refreshing
Dec	22	Refreshing

UV index in Tômbua in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tômbua peaks around January 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 7 (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)	15	14	13	11	9	7	8	8	10	12	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	7	High
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Tômbua?

Tômbua sits at 15.8°S, 11.8°E, 11 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Mossamedes, 75 km away.

Topography around Tômbua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tômbua has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 734 m.

The land around Tômbua is covered by bare terrain (53%) and water (37%) within 3 km, bare terrain (58%) and water (41%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (60%) and water (39%) within 80 km.

3 km

28 m

bare terrain 53%

16 km

99 m

bare terrain 58%

80 km

734 m

bare terrain 60%

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

August weather nearby: Mossamedes 75 km · Virei 119 km · Lubango 202 km · Camucuio 240 km · Cahama 269 km · Quipungo 309 km · Opuwo 329 km · Humbe 341 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 Tômbua (-15.8039°, 11.8448°, elevation 11 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. 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	19	16
2	19	16
3	19	16
4	19	16
5	19	16
6	19	16
7	19	16
8	19	16
9	19	16
10	19	16
11	19	16
12	19	16
13	19	16
14	19	16
15	19	16
16	19	16
17	19	16
18	19	16
19	19	16
20	19	16
21	19	16
22	19	16
23	19	16
24	19	16
25	19	16
26	19	16
27	19	16
28	19	16
29	19	16
30	19	16
31	19	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	76	24
2	74	26
3	74	26
4	73	27
5	72	28
6	71	29
7	71	29
8	71	29
9	71	29
10	71	29
11	71	29
12	72	28
13	72	28
14	72	28
15	73	27
16	74	26
17	74	26
18	75	25
19	75	25
20	76	24
21	76	24
22	76	24
23	76	24
24	76	24
25	76	24
26	76	24
27	76	24
28	76	24
29	75	25
30	74	26
31	73	27

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	5	83	12
2	6	82	12
3	6	83	11
4	6	83	11
5	7	83	10
6	7	83	10
7	8	82	10
8	8	82	10
9	9	81	10
10	9	81	10
11	9	81	10
12	9	81	10
13	9	81	10
14	9	81	10
15	9	80	11
16	9	80	11
17	9	80	11
18	9	80	11
19	9	80	11
20	9	80	11
21	9	80	11
22	9	80	11
23	8	81	11
24	8	82	10
25	8	82	10
26	8	82	10
27	8	82	10
28	8	82	10
29	8	82	10
30	8	82	10
31	8	82	10

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	76	24
2	74	26
3	74	26
4	73	27
5	72	28
6	71	29
7	71	29
8	71	29
9	71	29
10	71	29
11	71	29
12	72	28
13	72	28
14	72	28
15	73	27
16	74	26
17	74	26
18	75	25
19	75	25
20	76	24
21	76	24
22	76	24
23	76	24
24	76	24
25	76	24
26	76	24
27	76	24
28	76	24
29	75	25
30	74	26
31	73	27

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	5	83	12
2	6	82	12
3	6	83	11
4	6	83	11
5	7	83	10
6	7	83	10
7	8	82	10
8	8	82	10
9	9	81	10
10	9	81	10
11	9	81	10
12	9	81	10
13	9	81	10
14	9	81	10
15	9	80	11
16	9	80	11
17	9	80	11
18	9	80	11
19	9	80	11
20	9	80	11
21	9	80	11
22	9	80	11
23	8	81	11
24	8	82	10
25	8	82	10
26	8	82	10
27	8	82	10
28	8	82	10
29	8	82	10
30	8	82	10
31	8	82	10

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	76	24
2	74	26
3	74	26
4	73	27
5	72	28
6	71	29
7	71	29
8	71	29
9	71	29
10	71	29
11	71	29
12	72	28
13	72	28
14	72	28
15	73	27
16	74	26
17	74	26
18	75	25
19	75	25
20	76	24
21	76	24
22	76	24
23	76	24
24	76	24
25	76	24
26	76	24
27	76	24
28	76	24
29	75	25
30	74	26
31	73	27

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	5	83	12
2	6	82	12
3	6	83	11
4	6	83	11
5	7	83	10
6	7	83	10
7	8	82	10
8	8	82	10
9	9	81	10
10	9	81	10
11	9	81	10
12	9	81	10
13	9	81	10
14	9	81	10
15	9	80	11
16	9	80	11
17	9	80	11
18	9	80	11
19	9	80	11
20	9	80	11
21	9	80	11
22	9	80	11
23	8	81	11
24	8	82	10
25	8	82	10
26	8	82	10
27	8	82	10
28	8	82	10
29	8	82	10
30	8	82	10
31	8	82	10