Murrupula weather in August

In August, Murrupula sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 8 mm of rain across 2.7 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 26°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 Murrupula's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Murrupula's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
9th warmest
Overnight low
17°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
2.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
5:45 AM – 5:14 PM
Cloud cover
38%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Murrupula is town in Nampula, 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 26°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical August day in Murrupula reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°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 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)
12616
22616
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52716
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How August really feels in Murrupula

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.

Murrupula 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
Jan30° / 22°28425.712.83.1
Feb30° / 22°19720.812.53.4
Mar29° / 22°13820.112.14.0
Apr28° / 20°4811.211.75.7
May27° / 18°144.211.37.5
Jun26° / 17°114.211.17.9
Jul25° / 16°113.611.28.0
Aug27° / 17°82.711.57.8
Sep30° / 18°61.511.96.3
Oct32° / 20°163.312.44.8
Nov33° / 22°537.612.73.7
Dec32° / 22°1721912.93.2

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 30% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27723
37723
47723
57723
67822
77723
87723
97723
107723
117822
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Murrupula gets around 8 mm of rain over 2.7 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 8% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
110
210
310
410
510
69
79
89
99
108
118
128
138
148
158
168
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208
218
228
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248
258
268
278
288
298
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 63% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11265221
21265221
31265221
41264231
51264231
61263241
71263241
81263241
91361251
101361251
111362250
121361260
131361260
141361260
151361260
161361260
171360261
181360261
191361251
201361251
211362241
221263241
231263241
241263241
251264231
261264231
271264231
281265230
291265230
301264240
311264240

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 10 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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510calm
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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 5:52 AM to 5:35 AM, and sunset from 5:10 PM to 5:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.35:525:10
211.35:525:11
311.35:515:11
411.35:515:11
511.35:515:11
611.45:505:12
711.45:505:12
811.45:495:12
911.45:495:12
1011.45:485:13
1111.45:485:13
1211.45:475:13
1311.45:475:13
1411.55:465:13
1511.55:465:14
1611.55:455:14
1711.55:445:14
1811.55:445:14
1911.55:435:14
2011.55:435:14
2111.55:425:15
2211.65:415:15
2311.65:415:15
2411.65:405:15
2511.65:395:15
2611.65:395:15
2711.65:385:15
2811.65:375:15
2911.75:365:16
3011.75:365:16
3111.75:355:16

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.07 kWh/m² to a high of 6.74 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 4.99 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
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34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
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104.8Bright
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155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.1Bright
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215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Murrupula

In seasonPeak

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

Murrupula'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 Murrupula?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Murrupula in August

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

In August, Murrupula sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Murrupula 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 Murrupula peaks around January 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 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 14UV 15Jun 19UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Murrupula 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 Murrupula is worst in September — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.4× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 2022 µg/m³Dec 217 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr8Good
May8Good
Jun7Good
Jul8Good
Aug12Good
Sep23Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Murrupula?

Murrupula sits at 15.5°S, 38.7°E, 456 m above sea level, in Mozambique. The nearest listed city is Ribáuè, 68 km away.

Alto MolocueMalemaNamialoMicolene

Topography around Murrupula

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Murrupula has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 216 m around an average of 430 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 785 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,558 m.

The land around Murrupula is covered by cropland (38%), grassland (24%) and shrubs (23%) within 3 km, shrubs (36%), grassland (27%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and shrubs (39%), trees (30%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
216 m
16 km
785 m
80 km
1,558 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Ribáuè 68 km · Nampula 74 km · Nametil 77 km · Iapala 83 km · Alto Molocue 108 km · Malema 147 km · Namialo 152 km · Micolene 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 Murrupula (-15.4569°, 38.6772°, elevation 456 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).