Cabinda climate — normals and trends
Cabinda (Angola) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.2 °C and it receives 1,032 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 (26.3 °C on average) and the coldest is July (21.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Cabinda averages 0 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 152 rainy days per year.
Cabinda has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.1 °C (on 16 March 2024) and the coldest 12.2 °C (on 9 August 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
CabindaCabinda Province
- coords
- -5.56°, 12.19°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.2°C
Average daily high
26.8°C
Average daily low
22.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,032mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
85%
Average peak wind
15.1km/h
Seasonal range
5.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
152 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.0 °C
Average feels-like low
25.7 °C
Average peak gust
28.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
302 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.73 · 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
32.1 °C
16 March 2024
Coldest day
12.2 °C
9 August 1950
Wettest day
187 mm
12 February 1966
Windiest day
25.9 km/h
10 February 1995
Strongest gust
45.4 km/h
10 February 1995
Hottest feels-like
40.9 °C
16 March 2024
Coldest feels-like
10.7 °C
18 July 1950
Sunniest day
12.2 h
1 February 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 | 28.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 201 mm | +51 mm |
| Feb | 29.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 184 mm | +34 mm |
| Mar | 29.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 162 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 29.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 121 mm | -42 mm |
| May | 28.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 127 mm | +57 mm |
| Jun | 26.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 17 mm | +14 mm |
| Jul | 23.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 4 mm | +3 mm |
| Aug | 23.7 °C | -0.3 °C | 4 mm | +1 mm |
| Sep | 25.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 8 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 27.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 32 mm | -11 mm |
| Nov | 28.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 113 mm | -16 mm |
| Dec | 28.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 126 mm | -21 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cabinda?
Cabinda has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.2 °C and it receives 1,032 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cabinda?
The hottest day measured in Cabinda between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 2024, reaching 32.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cabinda?
The coldest day measured in Cabinda between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 1950, at 12.2 °C.
Does it snow in Cabinda?
Almost never: Cabinda sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Cabinda warmed?
Yes: Cabinda warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cabinda?
The wettest day measured in Cabinda between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 1966, with 187 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cabinda?
The windiest day measured in Cabinda between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1995, with winds reaching 25.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cabinda?
The warmest month in Cabinda is March (26.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Cabinda?
Cabinda receives on average 1,032 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 152 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cabinda?
Cabinda gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Cabinda?
Yes: Cabinda has on average 302 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cabinda?
In Cabinda, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.9 °C on 16 March 2024, and the lowest was 10.7 °C on 18 July 1950.
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