Gurúè weather in August

In August, Gurúè sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 21 mm of rain across 4.9 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Daytime high
24°
9th warmest
Overnight low
14°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
21 mm
4.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
5:52 AM – 5:21 PM
Cloud cover
39%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.1
out of 10

Gurúè is city in Mozambique.

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical August day in Gurúè reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 3°C cooler than September.

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Gurúè weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°3712712.83.8
Feb27° / 20°24921.212.54.3
Mar27° / 19°19320.412.14.9
Apr26° / 18°8714.311.76.2
May24° / 15°286.911.37.7
Jun22° / 14°297.411.17.4
Jul22° / 13°358.111.27.2
Aug24° / 14°214.911.58.1
Sep28° / 16°153.311.97.5
Oct30° / 18°375.812.45.9
Nov30° / 20°11112.612.74.8
Dec28° / 20°29023.512.94.0

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 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26634
36634
46634
56733
66733
76832
86832
96931
106931
117030
127030
137228
147228
157327
167327
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187426
197525
207525
217723
227723
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257723
267822
277822
287822
297822
307921
317921

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Gurúè gets around 21 mm of rain over 4.9 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 16% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
121
221
320
420
519
619
718
818
917
1017
1116
1216
1316
1415
1515
1615
1715
1815
1915
2015
2114
2214
2314
2414
2514
2613
2713
2813
2913
3013
3113

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 62% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
160391
260391
360391
460391
560391
660391
761381
861381
962371
1062371
1162371
1263361
1363361
1462362
1562362
1662362
1762362
1863352
1962353
2063343
2163343
2263343
2363343
2463343
2563343
2663343
2764333
2864333
2964333
3064333
3164333

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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218calm
228calm
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268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 5:59 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 5:17 PM to 5:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.35:595:17
211.35:595:17
311.35:585:18
411.35:585:18
511.35:575:18
611.45:575:18
711.45:575:19
811.45:565:19
911.45:565:19
1011.45:555:19
1111.45:555:20
1211.45:545:20
1311.45:545:20
1411.55:535:20
1511.55:525:20
1611.55:525:21
1711.55:515:21
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1911.55:505:21
2011.55:495:21
2111.55:495:21
2211.65:485:21
2311.65:475:22
2411.65:475:22
2511.65:465:22
2611.65:455:22
2711.65:455:22
2811.65:445:22
2911.75:435:22
3011.75:425:22
3111.75:425:23

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.13 kWh/m² to a high of 6.56 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.12 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
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165.1Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
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205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
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245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Gurúè

In seasonPeak

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

Gurúè'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 Gurúè?

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

8.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Gurúè in August

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

In August, Gurúè sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Gurúè 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 Gurúè peaks around January 20 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 20UV 15Jun 20UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Gurúè 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 Gurúè is worst in September — around 69 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 11.7× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyGoodSep 1865 µg/m³Dec 206 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar7Good
Apr7Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul10Good
Aug20Moderate
Sep69Unhealthy
Oct44Poor
Nov9Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Gurúè?

Gurúè sits at 15.5°S, 37.0°E, 722 m above sea level, in Mozambique. The nearest listed city is Mutuáli, 66 km away.

IapalaMilangeMocubaRibáuè

Topography around Gurúè

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gurúè has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 367 m around an average of 689 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,844 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,077 m.

The land around Gurúè is covered by trees (49%) and shrubs (22%) within 3 km, trees (27%), cropland (27%) and shrubs (23%) within 16 km, and trees (29%), grassland (25%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
367 m
16 km
1,844 m
80 km
2,077 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Mutuáli 66 km · Malema 74 km · Alto Molocue 78 km · Cuamba 88 km · Iapala 124 km · Milange 147 km · Mocuba 152 km · Ribáuè 156 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 Gurúè (-15.4669°, 36.9778°, elevation 722 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).