Balombo climate — normals and trends
Balombo (Angola) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.3 °C and it receives 1,413 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 September (20.3 °C on average) and the coldest is June (18.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Balombo averages 0 frost days, 26 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 158 rainy days per year.
Balombo has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.3 °C (on 20 September 1944) and the coldest 3.5 °C (on 11 July 1963).
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
BalomboBenguela Province
- coords
- -12.35°, 14.77°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.3°C
Average daily high
26.4°C
Average daily low
14.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,413mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
10.1km/h
Seasonal range
1.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
26 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
158 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
27.9 °C
Average feels-like low
14.3 °C
Average peak gust
31.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.48 · 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
35.3 °C
20 September 1944
Coldest day
3.5 °C
11 July 1963
Wettest day
92 mm
27 March 1978
Windiest day
21.1 km/h
23 July 1990
Strongest gust
63.0 km/h
16 April 2008
Hottest feels-like
35.3 °C
23 February 2024
Coldest feels-like
0.6 °C
11 July 1947
Sunniest day
12.5 h
16 November 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 118 mm | -34 mm |
| Feb | 25.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 46 mm | -107 mm |
| Mar | 26.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 235 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 26.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 163 mm | +43 mm |
| May | 26.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 12 mm | +4 mm |
| Jun | 27.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 28.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 29.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 8 mm | +5 mm |
| Sep | 29.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 59 mm | +16 mm |
| Oct | 27.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 190 mm | -18 mm |
| Nov | 26.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 229 mm | -37 mm |
| Dec | 25.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 130 mm | -87 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Balombo?
Balombo has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.3 °C and it receives 1,413 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Balombo?
The hottest day measured in Balombo between 1940 and 2025 was 20 September 1944, reaching 35.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Balombo?
The coldest day measured in Balombo between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 1963, at 3.5 °C.
Does it snow in Balombo?
Almost never: Balombo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Balombo warmed?
Yes: Balombo warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Balombo?
The wettest day measured in Balombo between 1940 and 2025 was 27 March 1978, with 92 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Balombo?
The windiest day measured in Balombo between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1990, with winds reaching 21.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Balombo?
The warmest month in Balombo is September (20.3 °C on average); the coldest is June (18.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Balombo?
Balombo receives on average 1,413 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 158 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Balombo?
Balombo gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Balombo?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Balombo.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Balombo?
In Balombo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.3 °C on 23 February 2024, and the lowest was 0.6 °C on 11 July 1947.
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