Bailundo climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Bailundo?

Bailundo has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.7 °C and it receives 901 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bailundo?

The hottest day measured in Bailundo between 1940 and 2025 was 11 March 1946, reaching 35.3 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Bailundo?

The coldest day measured in Bailundo between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1950, at 8.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Bailundo?

Almost never: Bailundo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Bailundo warmed?

Yes: Bailundo warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Bailundo?

The wettest day measured in Bailundo between 1940 and 2025 was 22 March 1993, with 78 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Bailundo?

The windiest day measured in Bailundo between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 1950, with winds reaching 23.5 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Bailundo?

The warmest month in Bailundo is February (22.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.7 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Bailundo?

Bailundo receives on average 901 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 145 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Bailundo?

Bailundo gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Bailundo (Angola) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.7 °C and it receives 901 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 February (22.3 °C on average) and the coldest is July (20.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.

Bailundo averages 0 frost days, 76 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 145 rainy days per year.

Bailundo has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 35.3 °C (on 11 March 1946) and the coldest 8.3 °C (on 18 July 1950).

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

BailundoMalanje Province

coords: -9.57°, 15.99°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthNovemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

21.7°C

Average daily high

28.3°C

Average daily low

17.1°C

Annual rainfall

901mm

Sunshine / day

10.0h

Mean relative humidity

73%

Average peak wind

12.4km/h

Seasonal range

1.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

76 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

145 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

30.3 °C

Average feels-like low

18.2 °C

Average peak gust

30.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

8 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.0 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.9 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.32 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

35.3 °C

11 March 1946

Coldest day

8.3 °C

18 July 1950

Wettest day

78 mm

22 March 1993

Windiest day

23.5 km/h

22 August 1950

Strongest gust

59.8 km/h

9 April 1991

Hottest feels-like

38.9 °C

18 March 2019

Coldest feels-like

5.6 °C

17 July 1950

Sunniest day

12.5 h

1 December 1942

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	32.3 °C1 March 2025	12.6 °C11 July 2025	22.0 °C	789 mm	80
2024	33.4 °C15 September 2024	12.7 °C16 June 2024	22.3 °C	1,192 mm	133
2023	32.9 °C1 September 2023	13.9 °C24 June 2023	22.2 °C	1,077 mm	112
2022	32.1 °C6 October 2022	13.4 °C2 August 2022	21.7 °C	868 mm	52
2021	34.5 °C9 October 2021	12.7 °C13 July 2021	22.3 °C	980 mm	68
2020	32.8 °C9 September 2020	12.8 °C21 July 2020	22.3 °C	802 mm	69
2019	33.0 °C7 September 2019	13.3 °C9 July 2019	22.6 °C	899 mm	80
2018	32.8 °C27 October 2018	13.2 °C1 July 2018	22.1 °C	969 mm	52
2017	32.5 °C21 September 2017	13.4 °C9 July 2017	22.3 °C	814 mm	86
2016	33.0 °C24 August 2016	13.5 °C14 July 2016	22.5 °C	1,009 mm	84
2015	34.7 °C14 September 2015	13.4 °C10 August 2015	22.1 °C	1,112 mm	105
2014	33.3 °C26 August 2014	12.5 °C18 July 2014	22.3 °C	849 mm	133
2013	32.8 °C20 August 2013	12.6 °C13 July 2013	22.1 °C	867 mm	122
2012	33.2 °C4 February 2012	12.3 °C20 July 2012	22.2 °C	754 mm	138
2011	33.0 °C11 September 2011	12.9 °C23 July 2011	21.9 °C	852 mm	94
2010	33.2 °C24 August 2010	12.6 °C29 June 2010	22.2 °C	930 mm	102
2009	34.3 °C5 September 2009	12.7 °C5 July 2009	22.3 °C	844 mm	129
2008	34.2 °C3 September 2008	12.3 °C5 July 2008	21.7 °C	778 mm	66
2007	33.1 °C15 September 2007	12.6 °C17 June 2007	21.6 °C	910 mm	45
2006	32.3 °C15 August 2006	12.4 °C8 August 2006	21.5 °C	936 mm	41
2005	32.7 °C24 February 2005	11.9 °C23 June 2005	21.8 °C	1,023 mm	51
2004	32.7 °C3 March 2004	12.4 °C13 July 2004	21.7 °C	1,005 mm	42
2003	32.6 °C28 August 2003	12.4 °C1 July 2003	22.1 °C	722 mm	87
2002	32.6 °C2 September 2002	12.8 °C19 July 2002	21.7 °C	1,105 mm	56
2001	33.9 °C8 September 2001	12.1 °C20 July 2001	21.8 °C	771 mm	82
2000	33.2 °C28 August 2000	12.6 °C10 July 2000	21.6 °C	798 mm	68
1999	32.6 °C3 September 1999	12.5 °C29 June 1999	21.6 °C	1,067 mm	61
1998	33.4 °C26 August 1998	13.6 °C24 June 1998	22.5 °C	911 mm	139
1997	33.6 °C23 August 1997	11.3 °C4 July 1997	21.9 °C	1,045 mm	104
1996	33.0 °C30 August 1996	12.2 °C17 July 1996	21.8 °C	754 mm	95
1995	33.1 °C6 September 1995	12.9 °C13 July 1995	21.8 °C	1,078 mm	77
1994	33.5 °C23 February 1994	11.7 °C3 July 1994	21.8 °C	1,041 mm	73
1993	33.2 °C27 February 1993	12.4 °C7 July 1993	21.9 °C	885 mm	96
1992	31.8 °C26 September 1992	11.5 °C23 July 1992	21.3 °C	945 mm	28
1991	33.0 °C2 September 1991	12.7 °C19 July 1991	21.6 °C	968 mm	77
1990	34.4 °C10 September 1990	12.9 °C28 June 1990	22.0 °C	1,063 mm	90
1989	32.2 °C28 July 1989	12.6 °C20 June 1989	21.7 °C	808 mm	73
1988	32.2 °C18 August 1988	12.7 °C14 July 1988	21.8 °C	1,079 mm	74
1987	33.8 °C19 August 1987	12.6 °C10 July 1987	22.1 °C	908 mm	102
1986	33.3 °C25 August 1986	12.0 °C21 June 1986	21.7 °C	875 mm	99
1985	33.1 °C1 September 1985	10.3 °C23 June 1985	21.7 °C	827 mm	81
1984	34.4 °C26 August 1984	12.0 °C21 July 1984	22.0 °C	852 mm	110
1983	32.7 °C29 August 1983	11.8 °C12 August 1983	21.9 °C	950 mm	115
1982	32.5 °C5 September 1982	11.4 °C19 July 1982	21.4 °C	799 mm	54
1981	33.4 °C28 February 1981	11.8 °C22 July 1981	22.4 °C	615 mm	194
1980	33.6 °C15 August 1980	11.6 °C29 June 1980	22.0 °C	763 mm	151
1979	32.2 °C20 September 1979	11.8 °C7 July 1979	21.7 °C	757 mm	68
1978	32.4 °C5 March 1978	12.0 °C8 July 1978	21.3 °C	772 mm	50
1977	32.0 °C13 February 1977	11.9 °C30 June 1977	21.3 °C	958 mm	27
1976	33.9 °C13 September 1976	10.2 °C8 July 1976	20.9 °C	1,113 mm	28
1975	31.6 °C14 August 1975	12.1 °C9 June 1975	21.1 °C	860 mm	22
1974	31.8 °C13 August 1974	11.1 °C16 June 1974	20.9 °C	900 mm	12
1973	32.0 °C21 March 1973	12.5 °C9 June 1973	21.4 °C	824 mm	22
1972	31.8 °C15 March 1972	10.1 °C30 June 1972	21.1 °C	1,102 mm	18
1971	30.7 °C6 October 1971	11.9 °C20 July 1971	20.9 °C	977 mm	5
1970	30.9 °C7 February 1970	11.9 °C7 June 1970	21.2 °C	988 mm	14
1969	32.5 °C5 September 1969	13.1 °C2 July 1969	21.3 °C	924 mm	18
1968	31.5 °C22 August 1968	11.3 °C19 June 1968	20.9 °C	1,031 mm	7
1967	30.4 °C13 August 1967	11.6 °C23 July 1967	21.0 °C	921 mm	4
1966	31.1 °C17 October 1966	12.1 °C29 July 1966	21.4 °C	1,181 mm	13
1965	31.0 °C14 August 1965	11.6 °C5 July 1965	21.0 °C	1,138 mm	7
1964	31.0 °C18 February 1964	10.4 °C3 August 1964	20.9 °C	949 mm	3
1963	31.6 °C9 September 1963	9.9 °C13 July 1963	21.2 °C	742 mm	13
1962	30.9 °C1 September 1962	11.8 °C1 July 1962	20.9 °C	881 mm	6
1961	30.2 °C21 August 1961	12.0 °C31 July 1961	20.8 °C	1,007 mm	4
1960	30.2 °C24 August 1960	11.1 °C22 June 1960	20.9 °C	1,343 mm	2
1959	30.9 °C29 August 1959	11.8 °C21 June 1959	21.3 °C	1,027 mm	12
1958	32.6 °C8 September 1958	9.4 °C25 June 1958	21.4 °C	654 mm	66
1957	33.3 °C17 March 1957	9.9 °C26 June 1957	21.4 °C	791 mm	65
1956	33.1 °C1 March 1956	10.5 °C27 July 1956	21.2 °C	685 mm	72
1955	33.8 °C8 March 1955	10.6 °C11 July 1955	21.3 °C	724 mm	85
1954	33.2 °C26 August 1954	10.4 °C6 July 1954	21.5 °C	868 mm	148
1953	33.3 °C13 September 1953	12.1 °C27 June 1953	21.2 °C	629 mm	45
1952	32.8 °C25 September 1952	11.9 °C20 July 1952	21.2 °C	1,130 mm	56
1951	33.1 °C25 August 1951	11.8 °C14 July 1951	21.1 °C	1,114 mm	45
1950	32.7 °C5 September 1950	8.3 °C18 July 1950	20.8 °C	1,107 mm	34
1949	32.3 °C16 September 1949	11.6 °C9 June 1949	21.2 °C	1,118 mm	46
1948	33.7 °C14 September 1948	11.9 °C13 July 1948	21.6 °C	997 mm	127
1947	35.1 °C16 September 1947	9.8 °C21 July 1947	22.1 °C	695 mm	183
1946	35.3 °C11 March 1946	10.4 °C18 June 1946	21.7 °C	623 mm	129
1945	32.5 °C18 September 1945	10.7 °C19 June 1945	21.6 °C	756 mm	103
1944	33.7 °C29 September 1944	12.3 °C3 July 1944	21.9 °C	701 mm	130
1943	33.5 °C11 September 1943	9.9 °C3 July 1943	21.3 °C	997 mm	109
1942	33.1 °C19 August 1942	11.0 °C16 July 1942	22.2 °C	567 mm	186
1941	34.2 °C16 September 1941	11.5 °C31 August 1941	22.6 °C	428 mm	270
1940	33.5 °C1 February 1940	11.7 °C2 July 1940	21.8 °C	595 mm	172

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

28.6 °C

+0.3 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

80 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

789 mm

-112 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	27.2 °C	0.0 °C	48 mm	-17 mm
Feb	28.6 °C	+0.4 °C	48 mm	-24 mm
Mar	28.8 °C	+1.0 °C	121 mm	-28 mm
Apr	27.6 °C	0.0 °C	154 mm	+21 mm
May	28.3 °C	-0.5 °C	51 mm	+32 mm
Jun	29.1 °C	+0.1 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Jul	29.2 °C	-0.2 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Aug	29.5 °C	-0.6 °C	2 mm	-3 mm
Sep	29.9 °C	+0.1 °C	29 mm	-16 mm
Oct	29.0 °C	+0.8 °C	96 mm	-41 mm
Nov	28.2 °C	+1.6 °C	122 mm	-43 mm
Dec	28.1 °C	+1.6 °C	120 mm	+10 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

32.3 °C

1 Mar 2025

Coldest day

12.6 °C

11 Jul 2025

Wettest day

21.8 mm

6 Dec 2025

Windiest day

19.8 km/h

30 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

51.5 km/h

27 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

36.1 °C

15 Feb 2025

Coldest feels-like

10.8 °C

11 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

12.3 h

17 Nov 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Bailundo?

Bailundo has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.7 °C and it receives 901 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bailundo?

The hottest day measured in Bailundo between 1940 and 2025 was 11 March 1946, reaching 35.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Bailundo?

The coldest day measured in Bailundo between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1950, at 8.3 °C.

Does it snow in Bailundo?

Almost never: Bailundo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Bailundo warmed?

Yes: Bailundo warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Bailundo?

The wettest day measured in Bailundo between 1940 and 2025 was 22 March 1993, with 78 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Bailundo?

The windiest day measured in Bailundo between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 1950, with winds reaching 23.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Bailundo?

The warmest month in Bailundo is February (22.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Bailundo?

Bailundo receives on average 901 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 145 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Bailundo?

Bailundo gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Bailundo?

Yes: Bailundo has on average 8 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bailundo?

In Bailundo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.9 °C on 18 March 2019, and the lowest was 5.6 °C on 17 July 1950.

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