August Weather in Maxixe Mozambique

Daily high temperatures increase by 2°F, from 77°F to 79°F, rarely falling below 73°F or exceeding 84°F.

Daily low temperatures are around 67°F, rarely falling below 64°F or exceeding 70°F.

For reference, on January 27, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Maxixe typically range from 78°F to 86°F, while on July 26, the coldest day of the year, they range from 66°F to 77°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.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (4,915 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Maxixe (view comparison).

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The month of August in Maxixe experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 7% throughout the month.

The clearest day of the month is August 16, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 94% of the time.

For reference, on December 19, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 40%, while on July 25, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 95%.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Maxixe, the chance of a wet day over the course of August is essentially constant, remaining around 5% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 33% on January 24, and its lowest chance is 4% on August 18.

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 Maxixe is essentially constant, remaining about 0.5 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 1.5 inches.

The lowest average 31-day accumulation is 0.4 inches on August 3.

Over the course of August in Maxixe, the length of the day is increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 35 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 1 minute, 10 seconds, and weekly increase of 8 minutes, 11 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is August 1, with 11 hours, 2 minutes of daylight and the longest day is August 31, with 11 hours, 37 minutes of daylight.

The latest sunrise of the month in Maxixe is 6:13 AM on August 1 and the earliest sunrise is 24 minutes earlier at 5:50 AM on August 31.

The earliest sunset is 5:16 PM on August 1 and the latest sunset is 11 minutes later at 5:27 PM on August 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Maxixe during 2024.

For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 4:48 AM and sets 13 hours, 37 minutes later, at 6:25 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:20 AM and sets 10 hours, 40 minutes later, at 5:00 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 Maxixe is rapidly increasing during August, rising from 9% to 24% over the course of the month.

For reference, on February 14, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 99% of the time, while on July 18, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 8% 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 Maxixe is increasing during August, increasing from 11.7 miles per hour to 12.9 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on October 10, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 13.9 miles per hour, while on June 7, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 10.9 miles per hour.

The hourly average wind direction in Maxixe throughout August is predominantly from the east, with a peak proportion of 46% on August 31.

Maxixe 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 Maxixe is essentially constant during August, remaining around 74°F throughout.

The lowest average surface water temperature during August is 74°F on August 10.

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 Maxixe 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 Maxixe are rapidly increasing during August, increasing by 652°F, from 646°F to 1,299°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 Maxixe is gradually increasing during August, rising by 1.0 kWh, from 4.7 kWh to 5.6 kWh, over the course of the month.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Maxixe are -23.860 deg latitude, 35.347 deg longitude, and 69 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Maxixe contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 479 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 89 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (531 feet). Within 50 miles also contains significant variations in elevation (807 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Maxixe is covered by water (60%) and cropland (40%), within 10 miles by cropland (63%) and water (31%), and within 50 miles by water (53%) and cropland (21%).