Calonamba climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Calonamba?

Calonamba has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.2 °C and it receives 1,126 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Calonamba?

The hottest day measured in Calonamba between 1940 and 2025 was 11 October 2021, reaching 36.5 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Calonamba?

The coldest day measured in Calonamba between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 1963, at 2.5 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Calonamba?

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

Q: Has the climate of Calonamba warmed?

Yes: Calonamba warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Calonamba?

The wettest day measured in Calonamba between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 2021, with 89 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Calonamba?

The windiest day measured in Calonamba between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 1984, with winds reaching 30.2 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Calonamba?

The warmest month in Calonamba is September (21.5 °C on average); the coldest is June (17.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Calonamba?

Calonamba receives on average 1,126 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 130 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Calonamba?

Calonamba gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Calonamba (Angola) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.2 °C and it receives 1,126 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 September (21.5 °C on average) and the coldest is June (17.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.

Calonamba averages 0 frost days, 26 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 130 rainy days per year.

Calonamba has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 36.5 °C (on 11 October 2021) and the coldest 2.5 °C (on 13 July 1963).

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

CalonambaHuíla Province

coords: -13.77°, 15.09°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwbSubtropical highland, dry winterWarmest monthSeptemberColdest monthJuneWettest monthMarchDriest monthJune

Mean daily temperature

19.2°C

Average daily high

25.7°C

Average daily low

13.7°C

Annual rainfall

1,126mm

Sunshine / day

10.6h

Mean relative humidity

63%

Average peak wind

13.6km/h

Seasonal range

4.5°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

26 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

130 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

26.5 °C

Average feels-like low

13.0 °C

Average peak gust

31.7 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

0 d/yr

Solar radiation

21.5 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.4 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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

11 October 2021

Coldest day

2.5 °C

13 July 1963

Wettest day

89 mm

16 March 2021

Windiest day

30.2 km/h

19 April 1984

Strongest gust

63.0 km/h

24 December 1950

Hottest feels-like

35.3 °C

16 October 2017

Coldest feels-like

-1.1 °C

12 July 1963

Sunniest day

12.6 h

13 November 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	31.8 °C7 October 2025	7.7 °C11 July 2025	20.0 °C	1,140 mm	35
2024	35.0 °C24 October 2024	7.2 °C17 June 2024	20.8 °C	1,373 mm	70
2023	34.1 °C20 October 2023	7.0 °C12 July 2023	20.6 °C	1,359 mm	64
2022	33.0 °C7 September 2022	8.2 °C21 June 2022	20.1 °C	1,024 mm	41
2021	36.5 °C11 October 2021	8.4 °C14 June 2021	20.7 °C	793 mm	70
2020	34.4 °C6 October 2020	7.7 °C28 June 2020	20.1 °C	1,188 mm	43
2019	34.5 °C25 September 2019	9.0 °C12 June 2019	20.7 °C	1,304 mm	53
2018	33.9 °C17 October 2018	7.7 °C10 June 2018	20.2 °C	1,225 mm	69
2017	35.2 °C17 October 2017	8.8 °C14 June 2017	20.4 °C	963 mm	51
2016	33.2 °C22 September 2016	9.0 °C13 July 2016	20.3 °C	1,353 mm	57
2015	33.2 °C17 October 2015	9.4 °C23 June 2015	20.4 °C	1,140 mm	62
2014	32.4 °C26 October 2014	7.8 °C18 July 2014	19.7 °C	1,177 mm	37
2013	33.3 °C18 September 2013	6.9 °C13 July 2013	19.6 °C	1,174 mm	38
2012	32.7 °C3 October 2012	7.4 °C18 July 2012	19.5 °C	1,140 mm	43
2011	32.3 °C22 September 2011	6.0 °C9 June 2011	19.1 °C	1,188 mm	36
2010	33.1 °C11 November 2010	7.7 °C22 June 2010	19.6 °C	1,190 mm	62
2009	32.7 °C23 September 2009	7.4 °C11 July 2009	19.7 °C	984 mm	30
2008	34.7 °C28 September 2008	7.0 °C28 June 2008	19.2 °C	1,067 mm	58
2007	31.9 °C16 September 2007	7.2 °C18 June 2007	19.2 °C	1,122 mm	29
2006	31.4 °C21 September 2006	7.1 °C8 June 2006	19.0 °C	1,304 mm	9
2005	32.5 °C8 September 2005	7.2 °C23 June 2005	19.7 °C	1,141 mm	42
2004	30.9 °C13 September 2004	6.8 °C20 June 2004	19.0 °C	1,327 mm	12
2003	32.2 °C16 October 2003	6.8 °C10 July 2003	19.2 °C	1,376 mm	30
2002	31.6 °C28 September 2002	5.4 °C28 June 2002	19.2 °C	1,379 mm	8
2001	32.4 °C8 September 2001	6.7 °C25 July 2001	19.1 °C	1,153 mm	25
2000	32.1 °C12 October 2000	7.3 °C10 July 2000	18.9 °C	1,009 mm	29
1999	31.6 °C22 September 1999	7.8 °C30 June 1999	19.0 °C	1,197 mm	16
1998	32.5 °C15 September 1998	7.4 °C20 June 1998	19.7 °C	1,177 mm	30
1997	33.2 °C27 September 1997	5.5 °C3 July 1997	19.3 °C	1,112 mm	22
1996	32.6 °C15 October 1996	7.5 °C2 July 1996	19.5 °C	1,048 mm	35
1995	32.7 °C11 October 1995	7.4 °C23 June 1995	19.4 °C	1,122 mm	31
1994	32.5 °C19 September 1994	5.1 °C3 July 1994	19.2 °C	992 mm	13
1993	31.4 °C13 September 1993	8.0 °C25 June 1993	19.0 °C	1,261 mm	11
1992	30.8 °C10 September 1992	7.2 °C16 June 1992	19.1 °C	1,126 mm	5
1991	31.3 °C8 September 1991	6.1 °C8 June 1991	19.3 °C	991 mm	28
1990	31.7 °C9 September 1990	8.2 °C26 July 1990	19.1 °C	1,359 mm	22
1989	32.4 °C27 September 1989	7.3 °C19 June 1989	19.3 °C	764 mm	33
1988	32.1 °C2 October 1988	5.9 °C13 July 1988	19.1 °C	1,368 mm	15
1987	30.1 °C31 August 1987	6.4 °C28 June 1987	19.4 °C	1,227 mm	2
1986	31.6 °C16 September 1986	7.5 °C26 June 1986	19.2 °C	1,062 mm	11
1985	30.7 °C5 October 1985	5.7 °C14 July 1985	18.9 °C	754 mm	7
1984	31.1 °C10 September 1984	5.9 °C24 July 1984	18.5 °C	1,376 mm	11
1983	32.9 °C18 September 1983	6.0 °C24 June 1983	19.2 °C	1,247 mm	25
1982	31.9 °C21 September 1982	5.8 °C19 July 1982	18.8 °C	1,046 mm	10
1981	32.1 °C23 September 1981	6.8 °C15 June 1981	19.2 °C	966 mm	27
1980	32.7 °C4 December 1980	7.0 °C30 June 1980	19.4 °C	712 mm	50
1979	32.4 °C4 October 1979	6.2 °C2 July 1979	18.8 °C	1,385 mm	16
1978	31.1 °C8 October 1978	6.1 °C13 July 1978	18.9 °C	805 mm	5
1977	30.6 °C8 September 1977	6.9 °C15 July 1977	18.7 °C	1,094 mm	5
1976	30.8 °C18 September 1976	5.6 °C8 July 1976	18.0 °C	1,441 mm	6
1975	30.8 °C10 October 1975	6.3 °C30 June 1975	18.2 °C	1,256 mm	6
1974	30.6 °C24 September 1974	3.9 °C5 July 1974	18.4 °C	1,106 mm	5
1973	31.5 °C6 October 1973	6.6 °C23 June 1973	19.0 °C	977 mm	18
1972	31.7 °C30 September 1972	5.9 °C25 June 1972	19.0 °C	1,000 mm	9
1971	31.4 °C5 October 1971	6.5 °C18 July 1971	18.8 °C	897 mm	20
1970	31.5 °C2 September 1970	6.0 °C8 July 1970	18.9 °C	1,087 mm	13
1969	31.5 °C3 October 1969	7.4 °C11 July 1969	18.8 °C	1,337 mm	9
1968	31.3 °C18 October 1968	6.0 °C19 June 1968	18.6 °C	1,130 mm	13
1967	31.3 °C2 October 1967	5.6 °C21 July 1967	18.6 °C	1,328 mm	5
1966	31.5 °C8 October 1966	8.3 °C30 May 1966	19.2 °C	934 mm	3
1965	31.8 °C5 November 1965	6.5 °C1 July 1965	18.5 °C	1,330 mm	11
1964	30.3 °C2 October 1964	4.3 °C21 June 1964	18.6 °C	1,057 mm	4
1963	30.3 °C4 October 1963	2.5 °C13 July 1963	18.1 °C	1,272 mm	2
1962	32.0 °C13 October 1962	5.5 °C14 June 1962	18.6 °C	1,152 mm	16
1961	29.9 °C2 September 1961	6.1 °C20 June 1961	18.2 °C	1,544 mm	0
1960	31.1 °C11 October 1960	5.6 °C21 June 1960	18.5 °C	1,432 mm	10
1959	31.1 °C13 October 1959	6.3 °C22 May 1959	18.6 °C	1,323 mm	4
1958	32.1 °C20 November 1958	5.4 °C18 June 1958	18.8 °C	775 mm	13
1957	29.1 °C26 August 1957	4.8 °C26 June 1957	18.8 °C	1,358 mm	0
1956	30.7 °C23 September 1956	4.9 °C21 June 1956	18.5 °C	1,093 mm	12
1955	31.8 °C23 February 1955	6.5 °C28 July 1955	18.9 °C	803 mm	15
1954	32.9 °C23 October 1954	4.6 °C28 July 1954	19.4 °C	693 mm	56
1953	30.1 °C1 November 1953	6.2 °C28 June 1953	18.2 °C	1,096 mm	2
1952	31.8 °C14 September 1952	6.4 °C14 June 1952	18.6 °C	1,360 mm	23
1951	31.9 °C24 September 1951	5.6 °C14 July 1951	18.5 °C	1,528 mm	24
1950	31.2 °C19 September 1950	6.1 °C17 July 1950	18.3 °C	1,287 mm	9
1949	31.5 °C13 October 1949	7.3 °C16 June 1949	18.8 °C	1,256 mm	20
1948	32.6 °C22 September 1948	6.1 °C22 June 1948	18.9 °C	1,237 mm	21
1947	34.2 °C6 October 1947	4.9 °C11 July 1947	19.7 °C	906 mm	40
1946	32.9 °C21 October 1946	6.6 °C13 July 1946	19.9 °C	614 mm	74
1945	33.4 °C18 September 1945	8.1 °C20 June 1945	18.9 °C	1,116 mm	33
1944	33.7 °C28 September 1944	7.6 °C26 July 1944	19.5 °C	749 mm	44
1943	31.8 °C8 October 1943	6.2 °C2 July 1943	18.6 °C	1,156 mm	24
1942	32.2 °C29 September 1942	6.1 °C23 July 1942	19.4 °C	808 mm	58
1941	34.2 °C14 October 1941	6.6 °C22 June 1941	20.0 °C	693 mm	56
1940	31.1 °C22 September 1940	6.6 °C17 July 1940	18.6 °C	902 mm	9

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

26.5 °C

+0.8 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

35 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1140 mm

+14 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	25.3 °C	+1.0 °C	92 mm	-71 mm
Feb	24.8 °C	+0.2 °C	131 mm	-36 mm
Mar	25.7 °C	+1.2 °C	382 mm	+169 mm
Apr	25.6 °C	+0.8 °C	140 mm	+61 mm
May	25.1 °C	-0.1 °C	6 mm	+2 mm
Jun	25.7 °C	+1.0 °C	0 mm	0 mm
Jul	26.1 °C	+0.9 °C	0 mm	0 mm
Aug	28.3 °C	+0.7 °C	2 mm	+2 mm
Sep	30.1 °C	+0.6 °C	18 mm	+6 mm
Oct	29.2 °C	+1.0 °C	72 mm	-25 mm
Nov	27.1 °C	+1.6 °C	156 mm	-44 mm
Dec	25.2 °C	+0.6 °C	141 mm	-50 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

31.8 °C

7 Oct 2025

Coldest day

7.7 °C

11 Jul 2025

Wettest day

50.3 mm

22 Mar 2025

Windiest day

26.1 km/h

3 Sep 2025

Strongest gust

52.9 km/h

3 Sep 2025

Hottest feels-like

32.2 °C

25 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

4.6 °C

11 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

12.6 h

16 Nov 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Calonamba?

Calonamba has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.2 °C and it receives 1,126 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Calonamba?

The hottest day measured in Calonamba between 1940 and 2025 was 11 October 2021, reaching 36.5 °C.

What is the coldest day in Calonamba?

The coldest day measured in Calonamba between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 1963, at 2.5 °C.

Does it snow in Calonamba?

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

Has the climate of Calonamba warmed?

Yes: Calonamba warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Calonamba?

The wettest day measured in Calonamba between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 2021, with 89 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Calonamba?

The windiest day measured in Calonamba between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 1984, with winds reaching 30.2 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Calonamba?

The warmest month in Calonamba is September (21.5 °C on average); the coldest is June (17.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Calonamba?

Calonamba receives on average 1,126 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 130 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Calonamba?

Calonamba gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Calonamba?

Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Calonamba.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Calonamba?

In Calonamba, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.3 °C on 16 October 2017, and the lowest was -1.1 °C on 12 July 1963.

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