August Weather in Ilha de Moçambique Mozambique

Daily high temperatures are around 81°F, rarely falling below 78°F or exceeding 84°F.

Daily low temperatures are around 72°F, rarely falling below 70°F or exceeding 74°F.

For reference, on November 22, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Ilha de Moçambique typically range from 78°F to 88°F, while on July 24, the coldest day of the year, they range from 72°F to 80°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on August. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Placencia, Belize (9,070 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Ilha de Moçambique (view comparison).

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The month of August in Ilha de Moçambique experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 9% throughout the month.

The clearest day of the month is August 20, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 92% of the time.

For reference, on January 16, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 88%, while on July 7, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 92%.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Ilha de Moçambique, the chance of a wet day over the course of August is decreasing, starting the month at 7% and ending it at 3%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 65% on January 30, and its lowest chance is 2% on September 14.

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during August in Ilha de Moçambique is essentially constant, remaining about 0.3 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 1.2 inches or falling below -0.0 inches.

Over the course of August in Ilha de Moçambique, the length of the day is gradually increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 21 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 42 seconds, and weekly increase of 4 minutes, 55 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is August 1, with 11 hours, 28 minutes of daylight and the longest day is August 31, with 11 hours, 49 minutes of daylight.

The latest sunrise of the month in Ilha de Moçambique is 5:39 AM on August 1 and the earliest sunrise is 17 minutes earlier at 5:23 AM on August 31.

The earliest sunset is 5:07 PM on August 1 and the latest sunset is 4 minutes later at 5:11 PM on August 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Ilha de Moçambique during 2024.

For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 4:44 AM and sets 13 hours, 1 minute later, at 5:45 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 5:41 AM and sets 11 hours, 14 minutes later, at 4:55 PM.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for August 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Ilha de Moçambique is rapidly increasing during August, rising from 52% to 66% over the course of the month.

For reference, on January 1, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 100% of the time, while on July 22, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 51% of the time.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Ilha de Moçambique is gradually decreasing during August, decreasing from 12.0 miles per hour to 11.3 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on July 15, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 12.3 miles per hour, while on March 10, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.5 miles per hour.

The hourly average wind direction in Ilha de Moçambique throughout August is predominantly from the south, with a peak proportion of 70% on August 1.

Ilha de Moçambique is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Ilha de Moçambique is essentially constant during August, remaining around 78°F throughout.

The lowest average surface water temperature during August is 78°F on August 19.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Ilha de Moçambique are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Ilha de Moçambique are rapidly increasing during August, increasing by 778°F, from 791°F to 1,570°F, over the course of the month.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Ilha de Moçambique is gradually increasing during August, rising by 0.9 kWh, from 5.5 kWh to 6.4 kWh, over the course of the month.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Ilha de Moçambique are -15.034 deg latitude, 40.736 deg longitude, and 33 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Ilha de Moçambique is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 62 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1 foot. Within 10 miles is essentially flat (223 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,056 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Ilha de Moçambique is covered by water (100%), within 10 miles by water (75%) and cropland (19%), and within 50 miles by water (68%) and shrubs (16%).