Cafunfo climate — normals and trends
Cafunfo (Angola) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.7 °C and it receives 1,690 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 August (25.3 °C on average) and the coldest is November (22.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Cafunfo averages 0 frost days, 166 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 187 rainy days per year.
Cafunfo has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.3 °C (on 23 September 2019) and the coldest 10.7 °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
CafunfoLuanda Norte
- coords
- -8.77°, 18.00°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.7°C
Average daily high
29.7°C
Average daily low
19.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,690mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
9.9km/h
Seasonal range
2.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
166 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
187 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.7 °C
Average feels-like low
20.6 °C
Average peak gust
25.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
104 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.61 · 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
37.3 °C
23 September 2019
Coldest day
10.7 °C
18 July 1950
Wettest day
121 mm
28 March 2010
Windiest day
22.6 km/h
12 August 2010
Strongest gust
54.7 km/h
12 August 2010
Hottest feels-like
40.8 °C
22 March 2019
Coldest feels-like
8.3 °C
1 August 1954
Sunniest day
12.5 h
11 December 1986
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 136 mm | -26 mm |
| Feb | 29.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 131 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 30.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 207 mm | -30 mm |
| Apr | 28.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 241 mm | +25 mm |
| May | 30.6 °C | -0.3 °C | 58 mm | +22 mm |
| Jun | 32.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 32.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 32.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 6 mm | -11 mm |
| Sep | 31.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 51 mm | -58 mm |
| Oct | 30.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 117 mm | -133 mm |
| Nov | 28.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 238 mm | -50 mm |
| Dec | 28.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 181 mm | -51 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cafunfo?
Cafunfo has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.7 °C and it receives 1,690 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cafunfo?
The hottest day measured in Cafunfo between 1940 and 2025 was 23 September 2019, reaching 37.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cafunfo?
The coldest day measured in Cafunfo between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1950, at 10.7 °C.
Does it snow in Cafunfo?
Almost never: Cafunfo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Cafunfo warmed?
Yes: Cafunfo warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cafunfo?
The wettest day measured in Cafunfo between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 2010, with 121 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cafunfo?
The windiest day measured in Cafunfo between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 2010, with winds reaching 22.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cafunfo?
The warmest month in Cafunfo is August (25.3 °C on average); the coldest is November (22.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Cafunfo?
Cafunfo receives on average 1,690 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 187 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cafunfo?
Cafunfo gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Cafunfo?
Yes: Cafunfo has on average 104 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cafunfo?
In Cafunfo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.8 °C on 22 March 2019, and the lowest was 8.3 °C on 1 August 1954.
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