Mongu weather in August

In August, Mongu sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 88% 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 Mongu's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mongu's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 15°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 6:47 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover: 12%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 6.1 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.9; out of 10

Mongu is city in Western 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 28°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical August day in Mongu 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 27°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 4°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)	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	13
2	28	13
3	28	13
4	28	13
5	29	14
6	29	14
7	29	14
8	29	14
9	29	14
10	29	14
11	29	14
12	30	14
13	30	14
14	30	15
15	30	15
16	30	15
17	30	15
18	30	15
19	30	15
20	31	15
21	31	15
22	31	16
23	31	16
24	31	16
25	31	16
26	31	16
27	32	16
28	32	16
29	32	17
30	32	17
31	32	17

How August really feels in Mongu

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Mongu 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	28° / 20°	261	24.9	12.8	4.0
Feb	28° / 20°	214	21.7	12.5	4.2
Mar	28° / 19°	149	18.6	12.1	4.6
Apr	29° / 18°	26	4.3	11.7	6.4
May	28° / 16°	1	0.2	11.3	7.8
Jun	27° / 13°	0	0	11.1	9.1
Jul	27° / 12°	0	0	11.2	9.1
Aug	30° / 15°	0	0	11.5	6.9
Sep	33° / 19°	3	0.7	11.9	4.4
Oct	34° / 21°	24	5	12.3	3.3
Nov	31° / 20°	131	18.8	12.7	3.5
Dec	28° / 20°	232	25	12.9	3.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 88% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 4%.

	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 (%)	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	94	94	94
Cloudier (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	6	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	95	5
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	94	6
21	94	6
22	94	6
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	95	5
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	94	6

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Mongu 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	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

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

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

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 6:54 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:18 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)	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	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	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:54	6:54	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:52	6:52	6:51	6:51	6:50	6:50	6:49	6:49	6:48	6:48	6:47	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:37
Sunset (PM)	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.3	6:54	6:13
2	11.3	6:54	6:13
3	11.3	6:53	6:13
4	11.3	6:53	6:14
5	11.4	6:53	6:14
6	11.4	6:52	6:14
7	11.4	6:52	6:14
8	11.4	6:51	6:15
9	11.4	6:51	6:15
10	11.4	6:50	6:15
11	11.4	6:50	6:15
12	11.4	6:49	6:15
13	11.4	6:49	6:16
14	11.5	6:48	6:16
15	11.5	6:48	6:16
16	11.5	6:47	6:16
17	11.5	6:46	6:16
18	11.5	6:46	6:16
19	11.5	6:45	6:17
20	11.5	6:45	6:17
21	11.6	6:44	6:17
22	11.6	6:43	6:17
23	11.6	6:43	6:17
24	11.6	6:42	6:17
25	11.6	6:41	6:17
26	11.6	6:41	6:18
27	11.6	6:40	6:18
28	11.6	6:39	6:18
29	11.7	6:38	6:18
30	11.7	6:38	6:18
31	11.7	6:37	6:18

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.17 kWh/m² to a high of 7.02 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 6.1 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	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
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	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

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.7	Bright
2	5.7	Bright
3	5.8	Bright
4	5.8	Bright
5	5.8	Bright
6	5.8	Bright
7	5.9	Bright
8	5.9	Bright
9	5.9	Bright
10	5.9	Bright
11	6.0	Bright
12	6.0	Intense
13	6.0	Intense
14	6.1	Intense
15	6.1	Intense
16	6.1	Intense
17	6.1	Intense
18	6.2	Intense
19	6.2	Intense
20	6.2	Intense
21	6.3	Intense
22	6.3	Intense
23	6.3	Intense
24	6.3	Intense
25	6.4	Intense
26	6.4	Intense
27	6.4	Intense
28	6.5	Intense
29	6.5	Intense
30	6.5	Intense
31	6.5	Intense

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Mongu

In seasonPeak

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

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

Monsoon

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Mongu?

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

6.9

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

9.2

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mongu in August

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

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

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UV index in Mongu 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 Mongu peaks around January 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 8 (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)	16	14	14	12	10	8	9	9	11	10	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	10	Very high
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Mongu 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 Mongu is worst in September — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.7× the cleanest month (April, 6 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)	8	9	8	6	9	16	21	30	36	24	10	6
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	8	Good
Feb	9	Good
Mar	8	Good
Apr	6	Good
May	9	Good
Jun	16	Moderate
Jul	21	Moderate
Aug	30	Moderate
Sep	36	Poor
Oct	24	Moderate
Nov	10	Good
Dec	6	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Mongu?

Mongu sits at 15.2°S, 23.1°E, 1,016 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Kalabo, 56 km away.

Topography around Mongu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mongu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m around an average of 1,024 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m.

The land around Mongu is covered by wetland (53%) within 3 km, wetland (57%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and wetland (31%), trees (26%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

64 m

wetland 53%

16 km

101 m

wetland 57%

80 km

118 m

wetland 31%

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

August weather nearby: Kalabo 56 km · Senanga 98 km · Lukulu 98 km · Kaoma 187 km · Zambezi 190 km · Kabompo 217 km · Lumbala 222 km · Manyinga 242 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 Mongu (-15.2484°, 23.1274°, elevation 1,016 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	28	13
2	28	13
3	28	13
4	28	13
5	29	14
6	29	14
7	29	14
8	29	14
9	29	14
10	29	14
11	29	14
12	30	14
13	30	14
14	30	15
15	30	15
16	30	15
17	30	15
18	30	15
19	30	15
20	31	15
21	31	15
22	31	16
23	31	16
24	31	16
25	31	16
26	31	16
27	32	16
28	32	16
29	32	17
30	32	17
31	32	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	95	5
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	94	6
21	94	6
22	94	6
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	95	5
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	94	6

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

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	13
2	28	13
3	28	13
4	28	13
5	29	14
6	29	14
7	29	14
8	29	14
9	29	14
10	29	14
11	29	14
12	30	14
13	30	14
14	30	15
15	30	15
16	30	15
17	30	15
18	30	15
19	30	15
20	31	15
21	31	15
22	31	16
23	31	16
24	31	16
25	31	16
26	31	16
27	32	16
28	32	16
29	32	17
30	32	17
31	32	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	95	5
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	94	6
21	94	6
22	94	6
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	95	5
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	94	6

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

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	13
2	28	13
3	28	13
4	28	13
5	29	14
6	29	14
7	29	14
8	29	14
9	29	14
10	29	14
11	29	14
12	30	14
13	30	14
14	30	15
15	30	15
16	30	15
17	30	15
18	30	15
19	30	15
20	31	15
21	31	15
22	31	16
23	31	16
24	31	16
25	31	16
26	31	16
27	32	16
28	32	16
29	32	17
30	32	17
31	32	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	95	5
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	94	6
21	94	6
22	94	6
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	95	5
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	94	6

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