Mansa weather in August

In August, Mansa sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-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 80% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Mansa's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mansa's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 15°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 6:20 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover: 20%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 6.28 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.8; out of 10

Mansa is city in Zambia.

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

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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 Mansa reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 3°C warmer than July and about 3°C cooler than September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	14
2	26	14
3	26	14
4	26	14
5	26	14
6	26	14
7	26	14
8	26	14
9	26	14
10	26	14
11	26	14
12	27	14
13	27	15
14	27	15
15	27	15
16	27	15
17	27	15
18	27	15
19	27	15
20	27	15
21	27	15
22	28	15
23	28	15
24	28	16
25	28	16
26	28	16
27	28	16
28	28	16
29	28	16
30	28	16
31	28	16

Mansa weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 18°	248	27.5	12.6	3.8
Feb	26° / 18°	214	23.7	12.4	4.0
Mar	26° / 18°	176	22.7	12.1	4.7
Apr	26° / 17°	38	6.6	11.8	7.3
May	26° / 15°	2	0.4	11.5	8.8
Jun	25° / 13°	0	0	11.4	9.4
Jul	24° / 13°	0	0	11.4	9.4
Aug	27° / 15°	0	0	11.6	8.8
Sep	30° / 18°	1	0.4	11.9	6.8
Oct	31° / 20°	18	3.3	12.3	5.4
Nov	29° / 19°	124	15.9	12.5	4.8
Dec	26° / 18°	241	26.3	12.6	4.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	92	92	91	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	91	91	90	90	91	91	91	91	90	90	90
Cloudier (%)	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	10	10	9	9	9	9	10	10	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	92	8
2	92	8
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	91	9
6	91	9
7	91	9
8	90	10
9	90	10
10	90	10
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	90	10
19	90	10
20	90	10
21	91	9
22	91	9
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	90	10
30	90	10
31	90	10

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Mansa gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

Wind in August

Winds average 14 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	14	light breeze
2	14	light breeze
3	14	light breeze
4	14	light breeze
5	14	light breeze
6	14	light breeze
7	14	light breeze
8	14	light breeze
9	14	light breeze
10	14	light breeze
11	14	light breeze
12	14	light breeze
13	14	light breeze
14	14	light breeze
15	14	light breeze
16	14	light breeze
17	14	light breeze
18	14	light breeze
19	14	light breeze
20	14	light breeze
21	14	light breeze
22	14	light breeze
23	14	light breeze
24	14	light breeze
25	14	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze
29	14	light breeze
30	14	light breeze
31	14	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 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 6:25 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 5:58 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:11
Sunset (PM)	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	6:25	5:56
2	11.5	6:25	5:56
3	11.5	6:25	5:56
4	11.5	6:25	5:56
5	11.5	6:24	5:56
6	11.5	6:24	5:56
7	11.5	6:24	5:56
8	11.6	6:23	5:57
9	11.6	6:23	5:57
10	11.6	6:22	5:57
11	11.6	6:22	5:57
12	11.6	6:22	5:57
13	11.6	6:21	5:57
14	11.6	6:21	5:57
15	11.6	6:20	5:57
16	11.6	6:20	5:57
17	11.6	6:19	5:57
18	11.6	6:19	5:57
19	11.7	6:18	5:57
20	11.7	6:18	5:58
21	11.7	6:17	5:58
22	11.7	6:17	5:58
23	11.7	6:16	5:58
24	11.7	6:16	5:58
25	11.7	6:15	5:58
26	11.7	6:14	5:58
27	11.7	6:14	5:58
28	11.7	6:13	5:58
29	11.8	6:13	5:58
30	11.8	6:12	5:58
31	11.8	6:11	5:58

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.08 kWh/m² to a high of 6.96 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 6.28 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.7
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.9	Bright
2	5.9	Bright
3	5.9	Bright
4	5.9	Bright
5	6.0	Bright
6	6.0	Bright
7	6.0	Intense
8	6.0	Intense
9	6.1	Intense
10	6.1	Intense
11	6.1	Intense
12	6.2	Intense
13	6.2	Intense
14	6.2	Intense
15	6.3	Intense
16	6.3	Intense
17	6.3	Intense
18	6.3	Intense
19	6.4	Intense
20	6.4	Intense
21	6.4	Intense
22	6.5	Intense
23	6.5	Intense
24	6.5	Intense
25	6.5	Intense
26	6.6	Intense
27	6.6	Intense
28	6.6	Intense
29	6.7	Intense
30	6.7	Intense
31	6.7	Intense

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Mansa

In seasonPeak

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

Mansa's monsoon runs November–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 Mansa?

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

8.8

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

8.8

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mansa in August

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

In August, Mansa sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 15°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Mansa in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mansa peaks around February 20 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 10 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	16	16	14	10	10	10	11	12	11	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Mansa 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 Mansa is worst in August — around 76 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 11.5× the cleanest month (May, 7 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	10	11	9	8	7	10	30	76	74	39	18	9
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	10	Good
Feb	11	Good
Mar	9	Good
Apr	8	Good
May	7	Good
Jun	10	Good
Jul	30	Moderate
Aug	76	Unhealthy
Sep	74	Unhealthy
Oct	39	Poor
Nov	18	Moderate
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Mansa?

Mansa sits at 11.2°S, 28.9°E, 1,216 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Samfya, 75 km away.

Topography around Mansa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mansa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m around an average of 1,210 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 467 m.

The land around Mansa is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, shrubs (36%), grassland (28%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

66 m

artificial surfaces 45%

16 km

159 m

shrubs 36%

80 km

467 m

trees 52%

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← July Mansa year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Samfya 75 km · Mokambo 149 km · Luwingu 154 km · Mwansabombwe 154 km · Kawambwa 158 km · Lubumbashi 163 km · Mufulira 166 km · Chililabombwe 174 km

Zambia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type C / D / G; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 30% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,318; 2025
Happiness: 4.1 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 5.2; per 100k, 2015
Road deaths: 20.5; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: High; EF EPI 573
Religion

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 Mansa (-11.1998°, 28.8943°, elevation 1,216 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	14
2	26	14
3	26	14
4	26	14
5	26	14
6	26	14
7	26	14
8	26	14
9	26	14
10	26	14
11	26	14
12	27	14
13	27	15
14	27	15
15	27	15
16	27	15
17	27	15
18	27	15
19	27	15
20	27	15
21	27	15
22	28	15
23	28	15
24	28	16
25	28	16
26	28	16
27	28	16
28	28	16
29	28	16
30	28	16
31	28	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	92	8
2	92	8
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	91	9
6	91	9
7	91	9
8	90	10
9	90	10
10	90	10
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	90	10
19	90	10
20	90	10
21	91	9
22	91	9
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	90	10
30	90	10
31	90	10

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	14
2	26	14
3	26	14
4	26	14
5	26	14
6	26	14
7	26	14
8	26	14
9	26	14
10	26	14
11	26	14
12	27	14
13	27	15
14	27	15
15	27	15
16	27	15
17	27	15
18	27	15
19	27	15
20	27	15
21	27	15
22	28	15
23	28	15
24	28	16
25	28	16
26	28	16
27	28	16
28	28	16
29	28	16
30	28	16
31	28	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	92	8
2	92	8
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	91	9
6	91	9
7	91	9
8	90	10
9	90	10
10	90	10
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	90	10
19	90	10
20	90	10
21	91	9
22	91	9
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	90	10
30	90	10
31	90	10

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	14
2	26	14
3	26	14
4	26	14
5	26	14
6	26	14
7	26	14
8	26	14
9	26	14
10	26	14
11	26	14
12	27	14
13	27	15
14	27	15
15	27	15
16	27	15
17	27	15
18	27	15
19	27	15
20	27	15
21	27	15
22	28	15
23	28	15
24	28	16
25	28	16
26	28	16
27	28	16
28	28	16
29	28	16
30	28	16
31	28	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	92	8
2	92	8
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	91	9
6	91	9
7	91	9
8	90	10
9	90	10
10	90	10
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	90	10
19	90	10
20	90	10
21	91	9
22	91	9
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	90	10
30	90	10
31	90	10

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0