Alto Molocue weather in August

In August, Alto Molocue sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 11 mm of rain across 3.3 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 Alto Molocue's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alto Molocue's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
9th warmest
Overnight low
16°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
3.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
5:49 AM – 5:18 PM
Cloud cover
38%
3rd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical August day in Alto Molocue reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 3°C cooler than September.

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

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.

Alto Molocue weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 22°31626.212.83.2
Feb29° / 21°21020.412.53.7
Mar29° / 21°14719.912.14.3
Apr27° / 19°5612.911.76.1
May26° / 17°185.811.37.6
Jun24° / 15°165.611.17.9
Jul24° / 15°175.511.27.9
Aug26° / 16°113.311.58.0
Sep30° / 18°112.411.96.5
Oct32° / 20°214.612.44.9
Nov32° / 21°769.112.74.0
Dec31° / 22°2042112.93.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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27228
37327
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57327
67426
77426
87525
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107525
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Alto Molocue gets around 11 mm of rain over 3.3 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 11% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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1611
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2010
219
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268
278
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308
318

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 59% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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2296011
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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 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
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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 5:56 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 5:14 PM to 5:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.35:565:14
211.35:565:14
311.35:565:15
411.35:555:15
511.35:555:15
611.35:545:15
711.45:545:16
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1911.55:475:18
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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 4.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.52 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 4.94 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
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255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Alto Molocue

In seasonPeak

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

Alto Molocue's monsoon runs December–March, 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 Alto Molocue?

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

8.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Alto Molocue in August

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

In August, Alto Molocue sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Alto Molocue in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Alto Molocue peaks around January 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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 17UV 15Jun 20UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Alto Molocue 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 Alto Molocue is worst in September — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 7.4× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodSep 1744 µg/m³Dec 216 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr8Good
May9Good
Jun8Good
Jul9Good
Aug16Moderate
Sep47Poor
Oct26Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Alto Molocue?

Alto Molocue sits at 15.6°S, 37.7°E, 571 m above sea level, in Mozambique. The nearest listed city is Iapala, 78 km away.

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Topography around Alto Molocue

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alto Molocue has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 565 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 841 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,244 m.

The land around Alto Molocue is covered by grassland (43%) and shrubs (30%) within 3 km, grassland (37%), shrubs (36%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and shrubs (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
88 m
16 km
841 m
80 km
2,244 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Iapala 78 km · Gurúè 78 km · Malema 82 km · Ribáuè 103 km · Murrupula 108 km · Mutuáli 112 km · Mocuba 153 km · Cuamba 154 km

Mozambique travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F / M
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$627
2025
Happiness
5.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
28%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
3.6
per 100k, 2011
Road deaths
30
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 465
Religion
Catholic 27%Islam 19%Pentecostal 17%Saio/Zione 16%

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 Alto Molocue (-15.6356°, 37.6883°, elevation 571 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).