Mwansabombwe weather in August

In August, Mwansabombwe sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Mwansabombwe's 3rd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mwansabombwe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
18°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:19 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
26%
3rd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical August day in Mwansabombwe reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Mwansabombwe

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 2 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
2
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.

Mwansabombwe weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 20°24927.912.53.7
Feb27° / 20°20424.412.33.8
Mar27° / 20°25527.412.13.8
Apr28° / 19°10613.911.85.6
May29° / 18°71.611.66.8
Jun29° / 17°0011.47.5
Jul29° / 16°0011.57.6
Aug31° / 18°00.111.76.0
Sep33° / 20°82.111.94.5
Oct31° / 21°6312.812.24.0
Nov28° / 21°19324.812.43.7
Dec26° / 20°28529.512.63.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1919
2919
39010
49010
59010
69010
78911
88911
98911
108911
118812
128812
138812
148812
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308614
318614

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Mwansabombwe gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39910
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119820
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259541
269541
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289541
299442
309442
319442

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
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159calm
169calm
179calm
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268calm
278calm
288calm
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308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 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 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:24 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 5:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:245:58
211.66:245:58
311.66:245:58
411.66:235:58
511.66:235:58
611.66:235:59
711.66:225:59
811.66:225:59
911.66:225:59
1011.66:215:59
1111.66:215:59
1211.66:215:59
1311.76:205:59
1411.76:205:59
1511.76:195:59
1611.76:195:59
1711.76:185:59
1811.76:185:59
1911.76:175:59
2011.76:175:59
2111.76:165:59
2211.76:165:59
2311.76:155:59
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2511.76:145:59
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2711.86:135:59
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2911.86:125:59
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3111.86:115:59

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.08 kWh/m² to a high of 6.46 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 6.19 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
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216.3Intense
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276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Mwansabombwe

In seasonPeak

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

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

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
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Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Mwansabombwe?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mwansabombwe in August

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

In August, Mwansabombwe sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mwansabombwe 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 Mwansabombwe peaks around February 21 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 12 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 highExtremeFeb 21UV 16Aug 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Mwansabombwe 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 Mwansabombwe is worst in August — around 93 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 12.1× the cleanest month (May, 8 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodAug 2191 µg/m³May 98 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar9Good
Apr8Good
May8Good
Jun15Moderate
Jul41Poor
Aug93Unhealthy
Sep82Unhealthy
Oct38Poor
Nov15Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Mwansabombwe?

Mwansabombwe sits at 9.8°S, 28.8°E, 967 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Kawambwa, 35 km away.

ChiengiLuwinguPwetoMansaMporokosoKaputa

Topography around Mwansabombwe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mwansabombwe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m around an average of 954 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 278 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 548 m.

The land around Mwansabombwe is covered by cropland (31%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and wetland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) within 80 km.

3 km
92 m
16 km
278 m
80 km
548 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Kawambwa 35 km · Nchelenge 53 km · Chiengi 136 km · Luwingu 137 km · Pweto 152 km · Mansa 154 km · Mporokoso 158 km · Kaputa 180 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 Mwansabombwe (-9.822°, 28.7604°, elevation 967 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).