Marromeu weather in August

In August, Marromeu sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 8 mm of rain across 2.2 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of August to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Marromeu's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Marromeu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
9th warmest
Overnight low
18°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
2.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
5:59 AM – 5:22 PM
Cloud cover
30%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Marromeu is human settlement.

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 28°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical August day in Marromeu reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 33°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 Marromeu

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.

Marromeu 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°18820.6133.1
Feb31° / 24°13817.512.63.4
Mar31° / 23°11716.912.13.9
Apr30° / 21°4810.511.65.3
May28° / 19°194.411.27.0
Jun27° / 17°124.110.97.8
Jul27° / 17°144.3117.9
Aug29° / 18°82.211.47.2
Sep32° / 20°102.211.95.4
Oct33° / 22°193.712.44.2
Nov34° / 23°547.812.93.2
Dec33° / 24°13816.513.13.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% 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 14%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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

Any precipitation

Marromeu gets around 8 mm of rain over 2.2 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 7% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 19% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13335311
23325312
33325312
44315312
54315213
64305313
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84295314
94295215
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Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 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 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:07 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 5:17 PM to 5:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:075:17
211.26:075:18
311.26:065:18
411.26:065:18
511.26:055:19
611.26:055:19
711.26:045:19
811.36:045:19
911.36:035:20
1011.36:035:20
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1211.36:025:21
1311.36:015:21
1411.36:005:21
1511.46:005:21
1611.45:595:22
1711.45:585:22
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1911.45:575:22
2011.45:565:23
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2311.55:545:23
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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 4.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.78 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 4.73 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Marromeu

In seasonPeak

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

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

Marromeu'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 Marromeu?

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

7.2
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 Marromeu for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Marromeu in August

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

In August, Marromeu sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Marromeu in August

The nearest coast averages about 24°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 68 km away) is warmest in February at about 29°C and coldest in July near 24°C.

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

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr28Tropical
May26Warm
Jun25Warm
Jul24Refreshing
Aug24Refreshing
Sep25Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Marromeu 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 Marromeu peaks around January 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 14UV 14Jun 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Marromeu 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 Marromeu is worst in September — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.8× the cleanest month (March, 7 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodSep 1544 µg/m³Mar 247 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar7Good
Apr7Good
May8Good
Jun9Good
Jul15Moderate
Aug32Moderate
Sep46Poor
Oct27Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Marromeu?

Marromeu sits at 18.3°S, 35.9°E, 10 m above sea level, in Mozambique. The nearest listed city is Chinde, 63 km away.

QuelimaneMorrumbalaNamacurraNsanjeDondoMocuba

Topography around Marromeu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Marromeu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m.

The land around Marromeu is covered by wetland (30%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, grassland (36%) and wetland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and wetland (22%) within 80 km.

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14 m
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19 m
80 km
300 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
August weather nearby: Chinde 63 km · Caia 82 km · Quelimane 110 km · Morrumbala 114 km · Namacurra 145 km · Nsanje 169 km · Dondo 194 km · Mocuba 196 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 Marromeu (-18.2908°, 35.9453°, elevation 10 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).