Benguela climate — normals and trends
Benguela (Angola) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.8 °C and it receives 270 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 April (26.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (20.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Benguela averages 0 frost days, 38 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 40 rainy days per year.
Benguela has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.0 °C (on 19 April 2023) and the coldest 13.1 °C (on 21 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
BenguelaBenguela Province
- coords
- -12.58°, 13.40°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.8°C
Average daily high
26.7°C
Average daily low
21.6°C
Annual rainfall
270mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
17.2km/h
Seasonal range
6.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
38 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
40 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.0 °C
Average feels-like low
24.5 °C
Average peak gust
33.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
257 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · 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
36.0 °C
19 April 2023
Coldest day
13.1 °C
21 July 1956
Wettest day
211 mm
13 December 2015
Windiest day
27.8 km/h
22 November 1970
Strongest gust
51.8 km/h
18 March 1988
Hottest feels-like
42.2 °C
19 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
13.3 °C
26 August 1950
Sunniest day
12.6 h
23 January 2022
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 23 mm | -4 mm |
| Feb | 30.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 5 mm | -27 mm |
| Mar | 29.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 83 mm | -12 mm |
| Apr | 29.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 43 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 30.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 26.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 4 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 23.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 4 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 22.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 5 mm | +3 mm |
| Sep | 24.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 26.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 8 mm | +1 mm |
| Nov | 28.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 2 mm | -18 mm |
| Dec | 28.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 9 mm | -19 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Benguela?
Benguela has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.8 °C and it receives 270 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Benguela?
The hottest day measured in Benguela between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 2023, reaching 36.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Benguela?
The coldest day measured in Benguela between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 1956, at 13.1 °C.
Does it snow in Benguela?
Almost never: Benguela sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Benguela warmed?
Yes: Benguela warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Benguela?
The wettest day measured in Benguela between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 2015, with 211 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Benguela?
The windiest day measured in Benguela between 1940 and 2025 was 22 November 1970, with winds reaching 27.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Benguela?
The warmest month in Benguela is April (26.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Benguela?
Benguela receives on average 270 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 40 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Benguela?
Benguela gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Benguela?
Yes: Benguela has on average 257 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Benguela?
In Benguela, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.2 °C on 19 April 2024, and the lowest was 13.3 °C on 26 August 1950.
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