Barra do Dande climate — normals and trends
Barra do Dande (Angola) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.9 °C and it receives 256 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 (26.7 °C on average) and the coldest is August (20.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Barra do Dande averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 45 rainy days per year.
Barra do Dande 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 31.6 °C (on 17 March 2024) and the coldest 14.9 °C (on 30 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
Barra do DandeBengo Province
- coords
- -8.47°, 13.37°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.9°C
Average daily high
25.0°C
Average daily low
23.0°C
Annual rainfall
256mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
86%
Average peak wind
21.1km/h
Seasonal range
6.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
45 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.1 °C
Average feels-like low
25.7 °C
Average peak gust
30.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
305 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.57 · 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
31.6 °C
17 March 2024
Coldest day
14.9 °C
30 July 1956
Wettest day
127 mm
22 January 2005
Windiest day
32.6 km/h
12 October 1947
Strongest gust
47.2 km/h
22 March 1959
Hottest feels-like
39.4 °C
17 March 2024
Coldest feels-like
13.6 °C
18 July 1950
Sunniest day
12.4 h
12 January 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 37 mm | +14 mm |
| Feb | 28.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 65 mm | +33 mm |
| Mar | 28.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 25 mm | -37 mm |
| Apr | 27.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 85 mm | +10 mm |
| May | 26.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 20 mm | +13 mm |
| Jun | 24.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 1 mm | +0 mm |
| Jul | 21.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 1 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 20.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 1 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 23.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 4 mm | +1 mm |
| Oct | 25.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 11 mm | +3 mm |
| Nov | 26.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 3 mm | -24 mm |
| Dec | 26.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 16 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Barra do Dande?
Barra do Dande has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.9 °C and it receives 256 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Barra do Dande?
The hottest day measured in Barra do Dande between 1940 and 2025 was 17 March 2024, reaching 31.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Barra do Dande?
The coldest day measured in Barra do Dande between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 1956, at 14.9 °C.
Does it snow in Barra do Dande?
Almost never: Barra do Dande sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Barra do Dande warmed?
Yes: Barra do Dande warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Barra do Dande?
The wettest day measured in Barra do Dande between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 2005, with 127 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Barra do Dande?
The windiest day measured in Barra do Dande between 1940 and 2025 was 12 October 1947, with winds reaching 32.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Barra do Dande?
The warmest month in Barra do Dande is March (26.7 °C on average); the coldest is August (20.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Barra do Dande?
Barra do Dande receives on average 256 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 45 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Barra do Dande?
Barra do Dande gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Barra do Dande?
Yes: Barra do Dande has on average 305 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Barra do Dande?
In Barra do Dande, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.4 °C on 17 March 2024, and the lowest was 13.6 °C on 18 July 1950.
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