Mossaka weather in August

In August, Mossaka sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 80 mm of rain across 15.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Mossaka's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mossaka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
23°
4th coldest
Rainfall
80 mm
15.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:58 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
69%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Mossaka is town in the Republic of the Congo.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical August day in Mossaka reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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How August really feels in Mossaka

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Mossaka weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°10817.312.13.8
Feb31° / 24°12416.6123.5
Mar31° / 24°14921.3123.2
Apr31° / 24°14922.6123.1
May30° / 24°12121.111.93.5
Jun30° / 23°5111.211.94.9
Jul29° / 23°4210.311.95.2
Aug30° / 23°8015.5124.4
Sep30° / 23°14023.1123.4
Oct30° / 23°19526.8123.1
Nov30° / 23°18523.912.13.3
Dec30° / 23°15021.612.13.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

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

Any precipitation

Mossaka gets around 80 mm of rain over 15.5 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 50% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 91% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:00 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 5:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:005:57
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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 5.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.83 kWh/m² to a high of 5.48 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.08 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Mossaka?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Mossaka for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mossaka in August

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

In August, Mossaka sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mossaka in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mossaka peaks around April 9 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 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 highExtremeVery highApr 9UV 13Jul 13UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun8Very high
Jul6High
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Mossaka 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 Mossaka is worst in July — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.2× the cleanest month (October, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorPoorModerateModerateJul 2157 µg/m³Oct 2212 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb31Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun40Poor
Jul57Unhealthy
Aug53Poor
Sep22Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov13Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mossaka?

Mossaka sits at 1.2°S, 16.8°E, 288 m above sea level, in Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Oyo, 92 km away.

OyoBoloboGambomaOwandoInongoMakouaNiokiMushie

Topography around Mossaka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mossaka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 291 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 169 m.

The land around Mossaka is covered by grassland (38%) and water (29%) within 3 km, trees (33%), grassland (29%) and water (23%) within 16 km, and trees (75%) within 80 km.

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169 m
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August weather nearby: Oyo 92 km · Bolobo 122 km · Gamboma 127 km · Owando 129 km · Inongo 183 km · Makoua 188 km · Nioki 194 km · Mushie 200 km

Republic of the Congo travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 35% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,515
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
46%
of population, 2021
Road deaths
29.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
Religion
Roman Catholic 33%Awakening Churches/Christian Revival 22%Protestant 20%none 11%

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 Mossaka (-1.2198°, 16.7992°, elevation 288 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).