Manyinga weather in August

In August, Manyinga sees average daytime highs of 30°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 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Manyinga's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Manyinga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
15°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:40 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
18%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Manyinga is town in North-Western Province, Zambia.

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 29°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical August day in Manyinga reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 3°C warmer than July and about 3°C cooler than September.

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How August really feels in Manyinga

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.

Manyinga weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°2702812.73.6
Feb27° / 18°23224.512.43.8
Mar28° / 18°18722.812.14.4
Apr28° / 17°386.511.76.4
May29° / 16°10.411.47.6
Jun27° / 13°0011.28.9
Jul27° / 13°0011.38.9
Aug30° / 15°0011.66.6
Sep33° / 19°30.911.94.4
Oct33° / 20°337.412.33.6
Nov30° / 19°16122.112.63.6
Dec27° / 18°25227.912.83.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 9%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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

Any precipitation

Manyinga 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.

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

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

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
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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 6:47 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:476:11
211.46:466:11
311.46:466:11
411.46:466:11
511.46:456:12
611.46:456:12
711.56:456:12
811.56:446:12
911.56:446:12
1011.56:436:12
1111.56:436:13
1211.56:426:13
1311.56:426:13
1411.56:416:13
1511.56:416:13
1611.66:406:13
1711.66:406:13
1811.66:396:13
1911.66:396:14
2011.66:386:14
2111.66:376:14
2211.66:376:14
2311.66:366:14
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2511.76:356:14
2611.76:346:14
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2811.76:336:14
2911.76:326:14
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3111.76:316:14

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.07 kWh/m² to a high of 6.75 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 6.13 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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96.0Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Manyinga

In seasonPeak

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

Manyinga's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
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Is August a good time to visit Manyinga?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
9.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Manyinga for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Manyinga in August

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

In August, Manyinga sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Manyinga 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 Manyinga peaks around January 20 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 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 20UV 16Jun 19UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Manyinga 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 Manyinga is worst in September — around 83 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 13.4× the cleanest month (April, 6 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorUnhealthyModerateGoodSep 1479 µg/m³Apr 146 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar8Good
Apr6Good
May9Good
Jun20Moderate
Jul35Poor
Aug58Unhealthy
Sep83Unhealthy
Oct38Poor
Nov10Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Manyinga?

Manyinga sits at 13.4°S, 24.3°E, 1,085 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Kabompo, 24 km away.

MufumbweZambeziLukuluKaomaKasempaChavumaMwinilunga

Topography around Manyinga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Manyinga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m around an average of 1,094 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 242 m.

The land around Manyinga is covered by shrubs (39%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, trees (59%) within 16 km, and trees (83%) within 80 km.

3 km
56 m
16 km
99 m
80 km
242 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Kabompo 24 km · Mufumbwe 79 km · Zambezi 134 km · Lukulu 159 km · Kaoma 160 km · Kasempa 162 km · Chavuma 183 km · Mwinilunga 187 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
Protestant 75%Roman Catholic 20%other 3%none 2%

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 Manyinga (-13.4165°, 24.3353°, elevation 1,085 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).