Kabinda weather in August

In August, Kabinda sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 41 mm of rain across 8 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Kabinda's 3rd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kabinda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
20°
7th coldest
Rainfall
41 mm
8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:32 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
54%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Kabinda is town in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Density
8,126/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 31°C through the month.

A typical August day in Kabinda reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 2°C warmer than September.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 1 day 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
1
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.

Kabinda 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
Jan29° / 20°1942512.33.6
Feb29° / 20°17121.812.23.4
Mar29° / 20°20124.5123.4
Apr30° / 20°16220.611.93.7
May31° / 20°427.811.74.7
Jun32° / 20°71.511.75.0
Jul32° / 20°30.811.74.9
Aug31° / 20°41811.84.5
Sep30° / 20°12820.2123.8
Oct29° / 20°20626.112.13.5
Nov28° / 20°22926.512.33.4
Dec28° / 20°21826.712.33.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36436
46337
56337
66238
76139
86139
95941
105941
115842
125743
135644
145644
155446
165446
175446
185347
195248
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215248
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235248
245149
255149
265149
274951
284951
294951
304951
314753

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kabinda gets around 41 mm of rain over 8 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 27% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
111
212
313
413
514
615
716
817
919
1020
1121
1222
1323
1424
1526
1627
1728
1829
1930
2031
2132
2233
2334
2436
2537
2638
2739
2840
2942
3043
3145

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 37% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
141212612
239222613
338222614
436222715
534222717
633222818
731222820
829212821
927212923
1025212924
1124203026
1222203028
1321203029
1419193031
1518183033
1617183035
1716173037
1815162940
1914162942
2013152844
2112142846
2211142848
2310132750
249132751
258122654
267112656
276102559
286102460
29592462
30582364
31472267

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
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56calm
66calm
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86calm
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126calm
136calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 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 6:36 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:366:20
211.76:366:20
311.76:366:20
411.76:366:20
511.76:356:20
611.86:356:20
711.86:356:20
811.86:356:20
911.86:346:20
1011.86:346:20
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1211.86:346:20
1311.86:336:20
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1911.86:316:20
2011.86:316:20
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2411.86:296:19
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2611.86:286:19
2711.96:286:19
2811.96:276:19
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3011.96:266:19
3111.96:266:18

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.17 kWh/m² to a high of 5.66 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.37 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
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85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
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205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Kabinda

In seasonPeak

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

Kabinda's rainy season runs September–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is August a good time to visit Kabinda?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kabinda in August

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

In August, Kabinda sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kabinda in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kabinda peaks around March 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 10 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighExtremeMar 18UV 15Aug 10UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun8Very high
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Kabinda 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 Kabinda is worst in July — around 113 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.8× the cleanest month (November, 15 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateJul 18111 µg/m³Nov 2315 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May53Poor
Jun84Unhealthy
Jul113Unhealthy
Aug96Unhealthy
Sep35Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kabinda?

Kabinda sits at 6.1°S, 24.5°E, 884 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Gandajika, 89 km away.

MiabiKabeya-KamwangaLuputaMwene-DituKanyamaLubao

Topography around Kabinda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kabinda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 189 m around an average of 836 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 254 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 485 m.

The land around Kabinda is covered by grassland (45%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, grassland (56%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (65%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
189 m
16 km
254 m
80 km
485 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Gandajika 89 km · Mbuji-Mayi 99 km · Miabi 121 km · Kabeya-Kamwanga 137 km · Luputa 143 km · Mwene-Ditu 149 km · Kanyama 157 km · Lubao 163 km

Democratic Republic of the Congo travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 42% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$807
2025
Happiness
3.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
12%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
34.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 400

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 Kabinda (-6.1379°, 24.4818°, elevation 884 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).