Búzi weather in August

In August, Búzi sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 8 mm of rain across 2.4 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of August to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Búzi's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Búzi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
9th warmest
Overnight low
17°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
2.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:07 AM – 5:26 PM
Cloud cover
28%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical August day in Búzi reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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

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.

Búzi 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
Jan32° / 24°18618.513.13.4
Feb31° / 23°14815.812.73.6
Mar31° / 23°1121612.14.2
Apr29° / 21°458.411.65.7
May28° / 18°154.111.17.3
Jun27° / 16°102.710.88.2
Jul26° / 16°102.710.98.2
Aug28° / 17°82.411.37.5
Sep31° / 18°123.211.95.9
Oct32° / 20°224.712.54.9
Nov32° / 22°789.812.93.8
Dec32° / 23°18015.413.23.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%.

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

Any precipitation

Búzi gets around 8 mm of rain over 2.4 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 8% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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49
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 11% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11147357
21146357
31146367
41145368
51244378
61243388
71242388
81241398
91240399
101239409
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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 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of August to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:16 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 5:21 PM to 5:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:165:21
211.16:155:21
311.16:155:22
411.16:145:22
511.16:145:22
611.26:135:23
711.26:125:23
811.26:125:23
911.26:115:24
1011.26:115:24
1111.26:105:24
1211.36:095:25
1311.36:095:25
1411.36:085:25
1511.36:075:25
1611.36:075:26
1711.36:065:26
1811.46:055:26
1911.46:045:27
2011.46:045:27
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2211.46:025:27
2311.46:015:28
2411.56:015:28
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2611.55:595:28
2711.55:585:29
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2911.55:565:29
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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 4.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.85 kWh/m² to a high of 6.24 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 4.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Búzi

In seasonPeak

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

Búzi sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Búzi's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is August a good time to visit Búzi?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Búzi in August

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

In August, Búzi sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Búzi in August

The nearest coast averages about 23°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 43 km away) is warmest in February at about 30°C and coldest in July near 23°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb30Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr28Warm
May26Warm
Jun24Warm
Jul23Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep25Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Búzi 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 Búzi peaks around January 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 16UV 14Jun 20UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Búzi 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 Búzi is worst in October — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.7× the cleanest month (January, 7 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodOct 1140 µg/m³Jan 17 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr10Good
May14Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug37Poor
Sep38Poor
Oct41Poor
Nov18Moderate
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Búzi?

Búzi sits at 19.9°S, 34.5°E, 39 m above sea level, in Mozambique. The nearest listed city is Beira, 39 km away.

GondolaChimoioGorongosaChimanimaniMessica

Topography around Búzi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Búzi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 325 m.

The land around Búzi is covered by grassland (55%) and cropland (26%) within 3 km, grassland (56%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (37%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
48 m
16 km
90 m
80 km
325 m
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August weather nearby: Beira 39 km · Dondo 40 km · Nhamatanda 71 km · Gondola 122 km · Chimoio 133 km · Gorongosa 139 km · Chimanimani 168 km · Messica 175 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 Búzi (-19.8644°, 34.4674°, elevation 39 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).