Namapa-erati weather in August

In August, Namapa-erati sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 4 mm of rain across 1 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Namapa-erati's 4th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Namapa-erati's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
10th warmest
Overnight low
18°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
5:39 AM – 5:11 PM
Cloud cover
40%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical August day in Namapa-erati 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 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°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 Namapa-erati

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.

Namapa-erati weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°23325.612.73.1
Feb30° / 23°18621.912.53.3
Mar30° / 22°14621.512.13.8
Apr29° / 21°5710.311.75.3
May29° / 19°81.911.46.8
Jun28° / 18°30.711.28.0
Jul27° / 17°30.611.38.1
Aug29° / 18°4111.57.3
Sep30° / 19°40.911.96.2
Oct32° / 21°112.512.35.0
Nov33° / 22°366.212.64.1
Dec32° / 23°13818.412.83.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 33% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27822
37723
47723
57723
67822
77822
87822
97822
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117822
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318911

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Namapa-erati gets around 4 mm of rain over 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 3% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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23
33
43
53
63
73
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304
314

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 55% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1749413
2749423
3648433
4647452
5646462
6645472
7644482
8642502
9641512
10640522
11639532
12638542
13637552
14636562
15636562
16635572
17635572
18534592
19534592
20534592
21434602
22434602
23334612
24334612
25334612
26333613
27233623
28232633
29232633
30231643
31230653

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
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811calm
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1011calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 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 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:45 AM to 5:29 AM, and sunset from 5:08 PM to 5:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.45:455:08
211.45:455:09
311.45:445:09
411.45:445:09
511.45:445:09
611.45:435:09
711.45:435:10
811.55:425:10
911.55:425:10
1011.55:425:10
1111.55:415:10
1211.55:415:10
1311.55:405:11
1411.55:405:11
1511.55:395:11
1611.55:395:11
1711.65:385:11
1811.65:375:11
1911.65:375:11
2011.65:365:11
2111.65:365:12
2211.65:355:12
2311.65:345:12
2411.65:345:12
2511.65:335:12
2611.75:335:12
2711.75:325:12
2811.75:315:12
2911.75:315:12
3011.75:305:12
3111.75:295:12

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.4 kWh/m² to a high of 6.52 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 5.06 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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135.0Bright
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175.1Bright
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215.2Bright
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245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Namapa-erati

In seasonPeak

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

Namapa-erati'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 Namapa-erati?

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

7.3
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 Namapa-erati for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Namapa-erati in August

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Namapa-erati 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 Namapa-erati peaks around January 17 at about 16 (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 17UV 16Jun 20UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Namapa-erati 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 Namapa-erati is worst in August — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (November, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1816 µg/m³Nov 196 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar9Good
Apr9Good
May8Good
Jun7Good
Jul11Good
Aug16Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov6Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Namapa-erati?

Namapa-erati sits at 13.7°S, 39.8°E, 215 m above sea level, in Mozambique. The nearest listed city is Chiúre, 37 km away.

PembaMontepuezNacalaNamialoMonapoMossurilMacomia

Topography around Namapa-erati

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Namapa-erati has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 230 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 588 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,393 m.

The land around Namapa-erati is covered by grassland (46%) within 3 km, grassland (33%), shrubs (32%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (43%) and trees (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
85 m
16 km
588 m
80 km
1,393 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Chiúre 37 km · Pemba 111 km · Montepuez 111 km · Nacala 132 km · Namialo 135 km · Monapo 143 km · Mossuril 166 km · Macomia 166 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 Namapa-erati (-13.713°, 39.8315°, elevation 215 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).