Ulongué weather in August

In August, Ulongué sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.7 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% 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 Ulongué's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ulongué's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
10th warmest
Overnight low
12°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:02 AM – 5:32 PM
Cloud cover
33%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.9
out of 10

Ulongué 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 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical August day in Ulongué reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 3°C cooler than September.

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Ulongué weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 18°23625.512.84.2
Feb26° / 18°16620.112.54.6
Mar26° / 17°13018.412.15.3
Apr25° / 15°306.811.77.4
May24° / 13°61.511.38.7
Jun22° / 11°20.611.18.6
Jul22° / 10°4111.28.4
Aug24° / 12°20.711.58.9
Sep27° / 14°30.811.98.4
Oct29° / 17°183.912.36.8
Nov29° / 18°609.712.75.5
Dec27° / 18°16421.612.94.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% 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 20%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27624
37525
47426
57426
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ulongué gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.7 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 2% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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73
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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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
6982
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15982
16982
17982
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21973
22973
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25973
26973
27973
28973
29964
30964
31964

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
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269calm
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309calm
319calm

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 6:08 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 5:29 PM to 5:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:085:29
211.36:085:29
311.46:085:29
411.46:075:29
511.46:075:30
611.46:075:30
711.46:065:30
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1511.56:025:32
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1811.56:005:32
1911.56:005:32
2011.65:595:32
2111.65:595:32
2211.65:585:33
2311.65:575:33
2411.65:575:33
2511.65:565:33
2611.65:555:33
2711.65:555:33
2811.75:545:33
2911.75:535:33
3011.75:525:33
3111.75:525:34

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.6 kWh/m² to a high of 6.75 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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285.9Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Bright
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Ulongué

In seasonPeak

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

Ulongué'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 Ulongué?

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

8.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ulongué in August

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

In August, Ulongué sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ulongué 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 Ulongué peaks around January 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 18UV 16Jun 20UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Ulongué 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 Ulongué is worst in September — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.7× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodSep 1338 µg/m³Jan 1011 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug34Moderate
Sep39Poor
Oct26Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ulongué?

Ulongué sits at 14.7°S, 34.4°E, 1,283 m above sea level, in Mozambique. The nearest listed city is Ntcheu, 32 km away.

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Topography around Ulongué

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ulongué has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 168 m around an average of 1,249 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 611 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,721 m.

The land around Ulongué is covered by cropland (60%) within 3 km, cropland (76%) within 16 km, and cropland (50%) within 80 km.

3 km
168 m
16 km
611 m
80 km
1,721 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Ntcheu 32 km · Dedza 38 km · Balaka 70 km · Monkey Bay 93 km · Mwanza 99 km · Liwonde 100 km · Mangochi 101 km · Lilongwe 104 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 Ulongué (-14.7228°, 34.3608°, elevation 1,283 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).