Maputo Weather in August
Maputo in August
The short of it: Maputo in August averages a high of 27 °C (80 °F) and a low of 14 °C (58 °F), with 9.0 mm (0.35 in) of rain and about 11 h 13 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 14° · rain 9.0 mm · daylight 11 h 13 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & June
August in Maputo brings afternoons near 27° and nights around 14°, with about 9.0 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 27°, nights near 14°. Easy travelling weather. It is the driest month of the year, only 9.0 mm of rain.
The sun is up for about 11 h 13 min in mid-August, 33 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates August 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Maputo runs cooler than most and about as wet in August. Matola, 12 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
August in Maputo, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 6.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 13 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MatolaMaputo Province | 12 km W | 27° | 14° | 8.0 mm |
| BoaneMaputo Province | 27 km WSW | 28° | 13° | 8.0 mm |
| MarracueneMaputo Province | 27 km NNE | 27° | 14° | 10 mm |
| Bela VistaMaputo Province | 43 km SSE | 26° | 13° | 13 mm |
| MoambaMaputo Province | 53 km NW | 28° | 13° | 8.0 mm |
| NamaachaMaputo Province | 56 km W | 26° | 12° | 12 mm |
| ManhiçaMaputo Province | 67 km NNE | 28° | 14° | 14 mm |
| VuvulaneLubombo Region | 72 km W | 27° | 13° | 11 mm |