Baía Farta climate — normals and trends
Baía Farta (Angola) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.4 °C and it receives 159 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is March (26.3 °C on average) and the coldest is August (19.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Baía Farta averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 24 rainy days per year.
Baía Farta has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.4 °C (on 19 April 2023) and the coldest 15.6 °C (on 19 July 1956).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
Baía FartaBenguela Province
- coords
- -12.60°, 13.20°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.4°C
Average daily high
24.2°C
Average daily low
22.7°C
Annual rainfall
159mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
18.2km/h
Seasonal range
6.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
24 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
27.8 °C
Average feels-like low
24.9 °C
Average peak gust
24.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
291 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.54 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
31.4 °C
19 April 2023
Coldest day
15.6 °C
19 July 1956
Wettest day
197 mm
13 December 2015
Windiest day
35.9 km/h
15 July 1950
Strongest gust
56.9 km/h
22 February 1993
Hottest feels-like
38.5 °C
28 March 2024
Coldest feels-like
15.0 °C
24 July 1956
Sunniest day
12.6 h
23 January 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 13 mm | -4 mm |
| Feb | 27.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 5 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 27.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 35 mm | -26 mm |
| Apr | 27.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 25 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 27.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 24.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 1 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 21.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 1 mm | +0 mm |
| Aug | 20.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 2 mm | +1 mm |
| Sep | 21.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 23.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 5 mm | +2 mm |
| Nov | 25.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 1 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 25.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 4 mm | -13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Baía Farta?
Baía Farta has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.4 °C and it receives 159 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Baía Farta?
The hottest day measured in Baía Farta between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 2023, reaching 31.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Baía Farta?
The coldest day measured in Baía Farta between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1956, at 15.6 °C.
Does it snow in Baía Farta?
Almost never: Baía Farta sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Baía Farta warmed?
Yes: Baía Farta warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Baía Farta?
The wettest day measured in Baía Farta between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 2015, with 197 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Baía Farta?
The windiest day measured in Baía Farta between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 1950, with winds reaching 35.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Baía Farta?
The warmest month in Baía Farta is March (26.3 °C on average); the coldest is August (19.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Baía Farta?
Baía Farta receives on average 159 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 24 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Baía Farta?
Baía Farta gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Baía Farta?
Yes: Baía Farta has on average 291 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Baía Farta?
In Baía Farta, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.5 °C on 28 March 2024, and the lowest was 15.0 °C on 24 July 1956.
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