Mutuáli weather in August

In August, Mutuáli sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-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 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 Mutuáli's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mutuáli's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
10th warmest
Overnight low
16°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
5:51 AM – 5:21 PM
Cloud cover
38%
3rd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Mutuáli is human settlement 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 27°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical August day in Mutuáli reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°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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302917
312917

How August really feels in Mutuáli

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.

Mutuáli weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 22°2582512.83.4
Feb29° / 21°1751912.53.9
Mar29° / 21°9914.912.14.6
Apr29° / 20°244.111.76.2
May28° / 17°30.611.37.6
Jun26° / 16°10.211.18.4
Jul26° / 15°10.111.28.5
Aug28° / 16°10.111.57.8
Sep31° / 18°30.311.96.1
Oct33° / 21°91.612.34.7
Nov33° / 22°396.112.73.9
Dec31° / 22°16218.712.93.5

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 22%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27525
37525
47426
57426
67327
77327
87327
97327
107426
117426
127426
137525
147525
157624
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197921
207921
218119
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298218
308317
318317

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Mutuáli gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.1 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 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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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 78% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
181190
280200
380200
480200
580200
680200
780200
881190
981190
1081190
1181190
1280200
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2078220
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2775241
2875241
2975241
3075241
3175241

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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248calm
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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 5:58 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 5:18 PM to 5:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.35:585:18
211.35:585:18
311.45:575:18
411.45:575:19
511.45:575:19
611.45:565:19
711.45:565:19
811.45:555:20
911.45:555:20
1011.45:545:20
1111.45:545:20
1211.55:535:20
1311.55:535:21
1411.55:525:21
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1611.55:515:21
1711.55:515:21
1811.55:505:21
1911.55:495:22
2011.55:495:22
2111.65:485:22
2211.65:475:22
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2411.65:465:22
2511.65:455:22
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2711.65:445:22
2811.75:435:23
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3011.75:425:23
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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 5.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.48 kWh/m² to a high of 6.7 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.33 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
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135.2Bright
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165.3Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Mutuáli

In seasonPeak

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

Mutuáli's monsoon runs December–February, 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 Mutuáli?

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
8.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mutuáli in August

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

In August, Mutuáli sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mutuáli 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 Mutuáli peaks around January 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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 18UV 15Jun 21UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Mutuáli 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 Mutuáli is worst in August — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 8.4× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodAug 2146 µg/m³Dec 176 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar7Good
Apr7Good
May8Good
Jun11Good
Jul23Moderate
Aug47Poor
Sep42Poor
Oct17Moderate
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Mutuáli?

Mutuáli sits at 14.9°S, 37.0°E, 587 m above sea level, in Mozambique. The nearest listed city is Malema, 45 km away.

Alto MolocueIapalaRibáuèMandimbaZomba

Topography around Mutuáli

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mutuáli has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 844 m around an average of 633 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,007 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,959 m.

The land around Mutuáli is covered by cropland (37%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, grassland (36%), shrubs (25%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (31%), trees (27%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
844 m
16 km
1,007 m
80 km
1,959 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Malema 45 km · Cuamba 51 km · Gurúè 66 km · Alto Molocue 112 km · Iapala 113 km · Ribáuè 142 km · Mandimba 157 km · Zomba 190 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 Mutuáli (-14.8706°, 37.0044°, elevation 587 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).