Bula Atumba climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Bula Atumba?

Bula Atumba has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.8 °C and it receives 1,015 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bula Atumba?

The hottest day measured in Bula Atumba between 1940 and 2025 was 30 March 1941, reaching 36.5 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Bula Atumba?

The coldest day measured in Bula Atumba between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1950, at 7.7 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Bula Atumba?

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

Q: Has the climate of Bula Atumba warmed?

Yes: Bula Atumba warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Bula Atumba?

The wettest day measured in Bula Atumba between 1940 and 2025 was 23 March 1996, with 146 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Bula Atumba?

The windiest day measured in Bula Atumba between 1940 and 2025 was 30 September 1947, with winds reaching 19.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Bula Atumba?

The warmest month in Bula Atumba is February (24.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.6 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Bula Atumba?

Bula Atumba receives on average 1,015 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 140 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Bula Atumba?

Bula Atumba gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Bula Atumba (Angola) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.8 °C and it receives 1,015 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 (24.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (20.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.

Bula Atumba averages 0 frost days, 83 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 140 rainy days per year.

Bula Atumba has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 36.5 °C (on 30 March 1941) and the coldest 7.7 °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

Bula AtumbaBengo Province

coords: -8.67°, 14.80°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthAprilDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

22.8°C

Average daily high

28.4°C

Average daily low

19.0°C

Annual rainfall

1,015mm

Sunshine / day

9.3h

Mean relative humidity

78%

Average peak wind

10.0km/h

Seasonal range

3.5°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

83 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

140 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

31.8 °C

Average feels-like low

21.4 °C

Average peak gust

27.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

152 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.5 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.8 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.19 · 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

36.5 °C

30 March 1941

Coldest day

7.7 °C

18 July 1950

Wettest day

146 mm

23 March 1996

Windiest day

19.8 km/h

30 September 1947

Strongest gust

59.8 km/h

9 April 1991

Hottest feels-like

41.3 °C

11 March 2024

Coldest feels-like

5.9 °C

18 July 1950

Sunniest day

12.3 h

25 January 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	33.0 °C18 October 2025	14.1 °C10 August 2025	23.1 °C	1,144 mm	99
2024	35.5 °C11 March 2024	15.1 °C2 August 2024	23.4 °C	1,620 mm	128
2023	33.5 °C2 February 2023	14.0 °C12 July 2023	23.0 °C	1,534 mm	79
2022	32.2 °C5 June 2022	14.3 °C11 June 2022	22.8 °C	1,068 mm	82
2021	33.0 °C9 November 2021	15.1 °C29 July 2021	23.5 °C	1,261 mm	100
2020	32.4 °C31 October 2020	14.8 °C19 July 2020	23.4 °C	1,069 mm	80
2019	33.2 °C27 March 2019	15.0 °C28 June 2019	23.5 °C	1,207 mm	66
2018	32.5 °C21 October 2018	15.1 °C7 June 2018	23.3 °C	1,310 mm	72
2017	32.9 °C3 April 2017	13.9 °C9 July 2017	23.2 °C	1,019 mm	63
2016	33.2 °C15 April 2016	14.1 °C29 July 2016	23.4 °C	1,384 mm	71
2015	33.8 °C7 July 2015	14.1 °C10 August 2015	22.9 °C	1,252 mm	34
2014	32.9 °C21 February 2014	13.1 °C7 July 2014	23.2 °C	1,151 mm	76
2013	32.1 °C21 January 2013	12.9 °C8 August 2013	23.0 °C	1,147 mm	60
2012	34.0 °C14 March 2012	14.4 °C24 July 2012	23.5 °C	839 mm	120
2011	33.4 °C2 June 2011	13.5 °C23 July 2011	23.0 °C	1,101 mm	55
2010	33.6 °C7 March 2010	14.4 °C29 June 2010	23.3 °C	960 mm	95
2009	33.3 °C11 February 2009	14.1 °C5 July 2009	23.3 °C	1,193 mm	110
2008	32.6 °C24 October 2008	12.0 °C2 July 2008	22.7 °C	997 mm	64
2007	32.8 °C11 May 2007	14.5 °C10 July 2007	22.5 °C	1,272 mm	40
2006	32.3 °C5 June 2006	13.7 °C5 August 2006	22.6 °C	1,077 mm	52
2005	32.5 °C11 February 2005	13.0 °C23 June 2005	22.5 °C	1,439 mm	33
2004	32.5 °C5 May 2004	13.5 °C14 July 2004	22.6 °C	1,217 mm	43
2003	33.2 °C17 May 2003	13.1 °C30 June 2003	23.0 °C	1,109 mm	60
2002	35.4 °C24 February 2002	14.0 °C30 June 2002	22.9 °C	1,201 mm	51
2001	33.0 °C20 October 2001	12.6 °C20 July 2001	23.1 °C	901 mm	102
2000	32.8 °C22 October 2000	13.7 °C16 July 2000	22.8 °C	978 mm	70
1999	32.6 °C29 January 1999	14.2 °C3 July 1999	22.9 °C	1,289 mm	71
1998	34.2 °C11 June 1998	14.7 °C14 June 1998	23.8 °C	1,050 mm	140
1997	34.7 °C11 July 1997	13.3 °C3 July 1997	23.3 °C	987 mm	126
1996	33.5 °C21 June 1996	13.7 °C5 August 1996	22.9 °C	1,058 mm	96
1995	33.1 °C16 September 1995	13.9 °C22 June 1995	23.0 °C	1,125 mm	54
1994	34.1 °C19 February 1994	13.5 °C4 July 1994	22.8 °C	1,435 mm	74
1993	33.9 °C3 March 1993	14.2 °C14 June 1993	23.2 °C	810 mm	101
1992	33.6 °C6 November 1992	11.7 °C23 July 1992	22.2 °C	1,116 mm	29
1991	33.0 °C23 February 1991	14.2 °C19 July 1991	22.9 °C	999 mm	81
1990	34.4 °C15 February 1990	13.5 °C19 August 1990	23.3 °C	1,128 mm	123
1989	33.3 °C7 December 1989	14.6 °C18 July 1989	23.1 °C	992 mm	110
1988	34.1 °C25 October 1988	14.3 °C17 July 1988	23.3 °C	1,151 mm	122
1987	35.8 °C2 March 1987	14.2 °C16 June 1987	23.5 °C	962 mm	139
1986	33.8 °C22 May 1986	13.0 °C8 August 1986	23.1 °C	783 mm	124
1985	36.0 °C7 March 1985	13.5 °C1 July 1985	23.2 °C	928 mm	143
1984	33.8 °C18 September 1984	14.9 °C13 July 1984	23.5 °C	946 mm	158
1983	33.4 °C31 December 1983	11.3 °C26 June 1983	22.8 °C	1,068 mm	101
1982	33.1 °C28 September 1982	12.6 °C3 August 1982	22.8 °C	445 mm	113
1981	35.1 °C21 February 1981	12.5 °C7 August 1981	23.6 °C	421 mm	205
1980	34.4 °C1 October 1980	12.6 °C1 July 1980	23.4 °C	597 mm	190
1979	33.4 °C20 December 1979	13.7 °C1 August 1979	23.2 °C	565 mm	135
1978	32.7 °C27 February 1978	12.9 °C23 June 1978	22.4 °C	412 mm	70
1977	31.6 °C13 February 1977	12.4 °C30 June 1977	22.5 °C	625 mm	40
1976	32.5 °C13 September 1976	11.7 °C11 July 1976	21.9 °C	912 mm	23
1975	32.7 °C16 March 1975	12.9 °C24 July 1975	22.2 °C	1,028 mm	35
1974	32.8 °C11 February 1974	11.5 °C16 June 1974	21.9 °C	863 mm	23
1973	32.0 °C28 April 1973	13.5 °C10 August 1973	22.4 °C	869 mm	20
1972	31.5 °C20 March 1972	10.6 °C29 June 1972	22.1 °C	1,172 mm	18
1971	30.6 °C20 March 1971	13.8 °C22 July 1971	21.9 °C	965 mm	16
1970	32.4 °C7 February 1970	12.8 °C5 July 1970	22.1 °C	1,170 mm	29
1969	32.7 °C4 March 1969	14.0 °C16 July 1969	22.3 °C	1,012 mm	28
1968	31.3 °C2 October 1968	11.9 °C20 June 1968	21.9 °C	1,125 mm	8
1967	31.5 °C11 May 1967	12.5 °C23 July 1967	22.0 °C	1,008 mm	8
1966	31.8 °C15 May 1966	12.9 °C29 July 1966	22.5 °C	1,243 mm	36
1965	31.1 °C14 May 1965	12.9 °C2 July 1965	22.0 °C	1,108 mm	13
1964	31.2 °C24 March 1964	9.7 °C3 August 1964	21.8 °C	912 mm	6
1963	31.2 °C4 March 1963	10.1 °C14 July 1963	22.2 °C	747 mm	19
1962	31.4 °C17 April 1962	12.7 °C2 July 1962	21.8 °C	1,142 mm	4
1961	30.5 °C15 March 1961	12.2 °C12 June 1961	21.7 °C	1,156 mm	2
1960	31.3 °C8 March 1960	11.2 °C22 June 1960	22.0 °C	1,563 mm	6
1959	31.8 °C23 September 1959	13.8 °C23 July 1959	22.3 °C	1,385 mm	15
1958	35.0 °C26 March 1958	10.8 °C26 June 1958	22.5 °C	475 mm	119
1957	34.0 °C19 March 1957	10.6 °C28 June 1957	22.5 °C	975 mm	72
1956	35.2 °C8 January 1956	10.5 °C30 July 1956	22.5 °C	520 mm	126
1955	34.8 °C13 March 1955	10.4 °C11 July 1955	22.6 °C	576 mm	125
1954	33.3 °C18 September 1954	10.4 °C28 July 1954	22.5 °C	932 mm	136
1953	32.6 °C13 March 1953	12.2 °C28 July 1953	22.3 °C	542 mm	38
1952	32.5 °C12 October 1952	11.6 °C18 July 1952	22.2 °C	1,471 mm	34
1951	32.2 °C30 September 1951	12.7 °C17 July 1951	22.3 °C	1,314 mm	36
1950	33.8 °C15 August 1950	7.7 °C18 July 1950	22.0 °C	1,666 mm	41
1949	33.0 °C30 October 1949	13.7 °C24 July 1949	22.5 °C	1,290 mm	27
1948	35.1 °C29 January 1948	13.0 °C20 July 1948	23.0 °C	1,126 mm	152
1947	36.0 °C9 February 1947	11.2 °C20 July 1947	23.3 °C	524 mm	222
1946	35.6 °C11 March 1946	12.1 °C21 July 1946	23.0 °C	659 mm	165
1945	34.9 °C11 March 1945	12.1 °C26 June 1945	23.0 °C	939 mm	142
1944	34.3 °C7 November 1944	11.9 °C5 August 1944	23.1 °C	695 mm	159
1943	35.0 °C15 February 1943	12.0 °C3 July 1943	22.6 °C	1,050 mm	132
1942	35.1 °C5 October 1942	12.0 °C28 June 1942	23.2 °C	658 mm	209
1941	36.5 °C30 March 1941	12.3 °C30 August 1941	24.0 °C	279 mm	313
1940	35.8 °C22 February 1940	12.2 °C1 August 1940	22.8 °C	857 mm	153

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

+0.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

99 d/yr

+16

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1144 mm

+129 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	28.2 °C	-0.3 °C	106 mm	+20 mm
Feb	29.6 °C	+0.2 °C	108 mm	+21 mm
Mar	29.7 °C	+0.6 °C	124 mm	-50 mm
Apr	29.1 °C	+0.4 °C	358 mm	+120 mm
May	30.1 °C	+1.4 °C	99 mm	+48 mm
Jun	29.5 °C	+1.4 °C	5 mm	+2 mm
Jul	27.5 °C	-0.1 °C	4 mm	+3 mm
Aug	25.7 °C	-2.0 °C	8 mm	+4 mm
Sep	27.6 °C	-1.1 °C	10 mm	-6 mm
Oct	28.4 °C	0.0 °C	46 mm	-16 mm
Nov	29.0 °C	+0.9 °C	110 mm	-55 mm
Dec	28.7 °C	+0.7 °C	168 mm	+39 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.0 °C

18 Oct 2025

Coldest day

14.1 °C

10 Aug 2025

Wettest day

58.1 mm

29 Apr 2025

Windiest day

14.3 km/h

1 Aug 2025

Strongest gust

38.9 km/h

27 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

39.7 °C

10 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

14.7 °C

10 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

26 Nov 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Bula Atumba?

Bula Atumba has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.8 °C and it receives 1,015 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bula Atumba?

The hottest day measured in Bula Atumba between 1940 and 2025 was 30 March 1941, reaching 36.5 °C.

What is the coldest day in Bula Atumba?

The coldest day measured in Bula Atumba between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1950, at 7.7 °C.

Does it snow in Bula Atumba?

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

Has the climate of Bula Atumba warmed?

Yes: Bula Atumba warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Bula Atumba?

The wettest day measured in Bula Atumba between 1940 and 2025 was 23 March 1996, with 146 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Bula Atumba?

The windiest day measured in Bula Atumba between 1940 and 2025 was 30 September 1947, with winds reaching 19.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Bula Atumba?

The warmest month in Bula Atumba is February (24.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.6 °C).

How much does it rain in Bula Atumba?

Bula Atumba receives on average 1,015 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 140 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Bula Atumba?

Bula Atumba gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Bula Atumba?

Yes: Bula Atumba has on average 152 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bula Atumba?

In Bula Atumba, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.3 °C on 11 March 2024, and the lowest was 5.9 °C on 18 July 1950.

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