Cacuso climate — normals and trends
Cacuso (Angola) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.6 °C and it receives 920 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 May (22.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (20.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Cacuso averages 0 frost days, 79 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 141 rainy days per year.
Cacuso has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.3 °C (on 16 September 1947) and the coldest 7.8 °C (on 17 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
CacusoMalanje Province
- coords
- -9.42°, 15.75°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
21.6°C
Average daily high
28.3°C
Average daily low
17.1°C
Annual rainfall
920mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
13.0km/h
Seasonal range
1.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
79 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
141 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.4 °C
Average feels-like low
18.3 °C
Average peak gust
32.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
11 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · 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
35.3 °C
16 September 1947
Coldest day
7.8 °C
17 July 1950
Wettest day
90 mm
17 December 2021
Windiest day
24.0 km/h
9 April 1991
Strongest gust
69.8 km/h
9 April 1991
Hottest feels-like
39.4 °C
24 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
5.4 °C
17 July 1950
Sunniest day
12.5 h
1 December 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 47 mm | -22 mm |
| Feb | 28.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 52 mm | -21 mm |
| Mar | 28.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 126 mm | -31 mm |
| Apr | 28.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 151 mm | +11 mm |
| May | 28.7 °C | -0.3 °C | 50 mm | +29 mm |
| Jun | 29.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 29.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 29.2 °C | -0.7 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 29.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 31 mm | -14 mm |
| Oct | 28.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 88 mm | -43 mm |
| Nov | 28.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 108 mm | -59 mm |
| Dec | 28.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 125 mm | +12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cacuso?
Cacuso has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.6 °C and it receives 920 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cacuso?
The hottest day measured in Cacuso between 1940 and 2025 was 16 September 1947, reaching 35.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cacuso?
The coldest day measured in Cacuso between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 1950, at 7.8 °C.
Does it snow in Cacuso?
Almost never: Cacuso sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Cacuso warmed?
Yes: Cacuso warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cacuso?
The wettest day measured in Cacuso between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 2021, with 90 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cacuso?
The windiest day measured in Cacuso between 1940 and 2025 was 9 April 1991, with winds reaching 24.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cacuso?
The warmest month in Cacuso is May (22.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Cacuso?
Cacuso receives on average 920 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 141 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cacuso?
Cacuso gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Cacuso?
Yes: Cacuso has on average 11 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cacuso?
In Cacuso, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.4 °C on 24 February 2005, and the lowest was 5.4 °C on 17 July 1950.
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