Ucu Seles weather in August

In August, Ucu Seles sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Ucu Seles's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ucu Seles's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
12th warmest
Overnight low
15°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:18 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
32%
3rd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.0
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical August day in Ucu Seles reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 26°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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Ucu Seles weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 19°11015.812.65.5
Feb27° / 19°11814.612.45.3
Mar27° / 20°27723.712.14.3
Apr27° / 20°21624.511.84.2
May27° / 19°266.711.57.2
Jun26° / 16°10.111.38.9
Jul25° / 15°0011.49.2
Aug24° / 15°20.511.69.0
Sep26° / 17°133.511.97.9
Oct26° / 19°8617.512.35.3
Nov25° / 19°20325.212.54.1
Dec25° / 19°14919.312.75.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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

Any precipitation

Ucu Seles gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.5 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 2% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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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 75% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
128315
228315
328315
428315
528315
628216
728216
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1227919
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2906436
3006337
3106238

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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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 6:24 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 5:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:245:54
211.56:245:54
311.56:235:54
411.56:235:54
511.56:235:54
611.56:225:54
711.56:225:55
811.56:225:55
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1211.66:205:55
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1411.66:195:55
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1611.66:185:55
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1811.66:175:56
1911.66:175:56
2011.76:165:56
2111.76:165:56
2211.76:155:56
2311.76:155:56
2411.76:145:56
2511.76:135:56
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2711.76:125:56
2811.76:125:56
2911.76:115:56
3011.86:105:56
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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 5.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.65 kWh/m² to a high of 5.69 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 5.36 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Ucu Seles

In seasonPeak

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

Ucu Seles's monsoon runs March–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 Ucu Seles?

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

9.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ucu Seles in August

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

In August, Ucu Seles sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Ucu Seles 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 57 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 Ucu Seles 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 Ucu Seles peaks around January 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 13 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 19UV 16Aug 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Ucu Seles 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 Ucu Seles is worst in July — around 59 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.8× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorPoorModerateGoodJul 2158 µg/m³Nov 239 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar10Good
Apr10Good
May18Moderate
Jun39Poor
Jul59Unhealthy
Aug53Poor
Sep41Poor
Oct24Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ucu Seles?

Ucu Seles sits at 11.4°S, 14.3°E, 1,035 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Conda, 34 km away.

QuisseculaCelaPorto Amboim

Topography around Ucu Seles

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ucu Seles has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 265 m around an average of 1,047 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,071 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,469 m.

The land around Ucu Seles is covered by cropland (46%) within 3 km, trees (40%) and shrubs (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (30%), trees (28%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
265 m
16 km
1,071 m
80 km
2,469 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Conda 34 km · Capunda 36 km · Sumbe 55 km · Chindumbo 62 km · Gabela 63 km · Quissecula 86 km · Cela 89 km · Porto Amboim 96 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 Ucu Seles (-11.4124°, 14.3066°, elevation 1,035 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).