Cacongo climate — normals and trends
Cacongo (Angola) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 950 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 (26.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (21.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Cacongo averages 0 frost days, 11 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 153 rainy days per year.
Cacongo 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 32.2 °C (on 16 March 2024) and the coldest 11.6 °C (on 29 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
CacongoCabinda Province
- coords
- -5.24°, 12.14°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.3°C
Average daily high
26.9°C
Average daily low
22.4°C
Annual rainfall
950mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
86%
Average peak wind
15.1km/h
Seasonal range
5.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
11 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
153 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.2 °C
Average feels-like low
26.0 °C
Average peak gust
28.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
301 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.4 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
32.2 °C
16 March 2024
Coldest day
11.6 °C
29 August 1950
Wettest day
238 mm
17 April 2020
Windiest day
25.6 km/h
18 February 1941
Strongest gust
46.4 km/h
8 November 1942
Hottest feels-like
41.0 °C
16 March 2024
Coldest feels-like
10.2 °C
18 July 1950
Sunniest day
12.1 h
28 January 1958
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 200 mm | +65 mm |
| Feb | 29.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 154 mm | +18 mm |
| Mar | 29.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 160 mm | +13 mm |
| Apr | 29.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 101 mm | -44 mm |
| May | 28.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 107 mm | +43 mm |
| Jun | 26.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 16 mm | +13 mm |
| Jul | 24.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 4 mm | +3 mm |
| Aug | 23.8 °C | -0.2 °C | 5 mm | +3 mm |
| Sep | 25.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 10 mm | +1 mm |
| Oct | 27.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 37 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 28.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 130 mm | +4 mm |
| Dec | 28.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 119 mm | -17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cacongo?
Cacongo has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 950 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cacongo?
The hottest day measured in Cacongo between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 2024, reaching 32.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cacongo?
The coldest day measured in Cacongo between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 1950, at 11.6 °C.
Does it snow in Cacongo?
Almost never: Cacongo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Cacongo warmed?
Yes: Cacongo warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cacongo?
The wettest day measured in Cacongo between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 2020, with 238 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cacongo?
The windiest day measured in Cacongo between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1941, with winds reaching 25.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cacongo?
The warmest month in Cacongo is March (26.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Cacongo?
Cacongo receives on average 950 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 153 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cacongo?
Cacongo gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Cacongo?
Yes: Cacongo has on average 301 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cacongo?
In Cacongo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.0 °C on 16 March 2024, and the lowest was 10.2 °C on 18 July 1950.
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