Caluquembe climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Caluquembe?

Caluquembe has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.0 °C and it receives 1,408 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Caluquembe between 1940 and 2025 was 7 October 1947, reaching 33.8 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Caluquembe?

The coldest day measured in Caluquembe between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 1957, at 3.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Caluquembe?

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

Q: Has the climate of Caluquembe warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Caluquembe?

The wettest day measured in Caluquembe between 1940 and 2025 was 18 March 2025, with 80 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Caluquembe?

The windiest day measured in Caluquembe between 1940 and 2025 was 1 June 2022, with winds reaching 29.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Caluquembe?

The warmest month in Caluquembe is September (20.7 °C on average); the coldest is June (17.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Caluquembe?

Caluquembe receives on average 1,408 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 144 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Caluquembe?

Caluquembe gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Caluquembe (Angola) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.0 °C and it receives 1,408 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 (20.7 °C on average) and the coldest is June (17.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.

Caluquembe averages 0 frost days, 18 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 144 rainy days per year.

Caluquembe 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 33.8 °C (on 7 October 1947) and the coldest 3.4 °C (on 27 June 1957).

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

CaluquembeHuíla Province

coords: -13.87°, 14.43°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwbSubtropical highland, dry winterWarmest monthSeptemberColdest monthJuneWettest monthMarchDriest monthJune

Mean daily temperature

19.0°C

Average daily high

25.5°C

Average daily low

13.9°C

Annual rainfall

1,408mm

Sunshine / day

10.7h

Mean relative humidity

65%

Average peak wind

12.5km/h

Seasonal range

3.4°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

18 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

144 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

26.5 °C

Average feels-like low

13.5 °C

Average peak gust

33.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

0 d/yr

Solar radiation

21.4 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.4 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · 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

33.8 °C

7 October 1947

Coldest day

3.4 °C

27 June 1957

Wettest day

80 mm

18 March 2025

Windiest day

29.9 km/h

1 June 2022

Strongest gust

68.4 km/h

1 June 2022

Hottest feels-like

35.0 °C

23 February 2024

Coldest feels-like

0.9 °C

27 June 1957

Sunniest day

12.6 h

12 January 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	31.7 °C1 September 2025	8.7 °C11 July 2025	19.8 °C	1,376 mm	32
2024	33.6 °C24 October 2024	8.6 °C17 June 2024	20.7 °C	1,620 mm	66
2023	33.4 °C20 October 2023	7.4 °C29 June 2023	20.4 °C	1,389 mm	39
2022	32.4 °C7 September 2022	9.1 °C21 June 2022	19.8 °C	1,321 mm	26
2021	33.6 °C11 October 2021	10.3 °C22 June 2021	20.3 °C	928 mm	47
2020	33.4 °C6 October 2020	8.9 °C28 June 2020	19.9 °C	1,559 mm	19
2019	33.4 °C25 September 2019	9.4 °C11 July 2019	20.5 °C	1,638 mm	36
2018	32.7 °C17 October 2018	9.0 °C9 July 2018	19.9 °C	1,641 mm	32
2017	33.5 °C8 September 2017	10.1 °C7 July 2017	20.1 °C	1,088 mm	33
2016	32.8 °C22 September 2016	9.2 °C26 July 2016	20.1 °C	1,782 mm	26
2015	32.0 °C15 September 2015	8.8 °C26 June 2015	20.1 °C	1,424 mm	30
2014	31.8 °C4 October 2014	8.4 °C6 July 2014	19.5 °C	1,508 mm	28
2013	32.8 °C16 September 2013	9.6 °C5 July 2013	19.5 °C	1,371 mm	40
2012	32.7 °C26 September 2012	7.9 °C20 July 2012	19.4 °C	1,260 mm	38
2011	31.9 °C21 September 2011	8.1 °C29 June 2011	19.0 °C	1,552 mm	35
2010	33.0 °C29 September 2010	9.9 °C10 July 2010	19.5 °C	1,506 mm	51
2009	33.0 °C19 September 2009	8.5 °C11 July 2009	19.5 °C	1,095 mm	24
2008	33.6 °C27 September 2008	7.3 °C5 July 2008	19.1 °C	1,386 mm	48
2007	32.1 °C16 September 2007	8.5 °C22 June 2007	19.2 °C	1,348 mm	22
2006	31.4 °C21 September 2006	8.7 °C17 May 2006	18.9 °C	1,605 mm	8
2005	32.2 °C8 September 2005	8.8 °C23 June 2005	19.5 °C	1,642 mm	27
2004	31.1 °C13 September 2004	8.8 °C27 July 2004	18.9 °C	1,774 mm	9
2003	31.6 °C14 September 2003	9.2 °C9 July 2003	19.2 °C	1,836 mm	16
2002	31.6 °C28 September 2002	6.1 °C28 June 2002	19.1 °C	1,695 mm	6
2001	32.3 °C9 September 2001	8.8 °C24 June 2001	18.9 °C	1,422 mm	21
2000	31.5 °C27 September 2000	7.6 °C8 June 2000	18.8 °C	1,286 mm	14
1999	31.9 °C18 September 1999	8.4 °C20 June 1999	18.8 °C	1,551 mm	9
1998	31.5 °C15 September 1998	10.3 °C23 June 1998	19.6 °C	1,566 mm	15
1997	32.5 °C29 September 1997	7.5 °C3 July 1997	19.1 °C	1,460 mm	19
1996	31.7 °C15 October 1996	9.4 °C2 August 1996	19.3 °C	1,264 mm	26
1995	31.8 °C9 October 1995	8.8 °C12 July 1995	19.2 °C	1,419 mm	25
1994	32.1 °C19 September 1994	6.6 °C3 July 1994	19.1 °C	1,334 mm	4
1993	31.6 °C13 September 1993	9.0 °C5 August 1993	19.0 °C	1,520 mm	12
1992	31.0 °C10 September 1992	9.1 °C22 July 1992	18.9 °C	1,358 mm	4
1991	31.5 °C13 September 1991	6.0 °C8 June 1991	19.0 °C	1,283 mm	18
1990	31.5 °C9 September 1990	9.8 °C28 June 1990	19.0 °C	1,589 mm	22
1989	32.1 °C22 September 1989	7.9 °C7 June 1989	19.1 °C	946 mm	21
1988	31.7 °C2 October 1988	8.1 °C13 July 1988	18.9 °C	1,794 mm	14
1987	29.9 °C17 August 1987	9.0 °C28 June 1987	19.3 °C	1,606 mm	0
1986	31.5 °C16 September 1986	9.6 °C25 June 1986	19.0 °C	1,295 mm	11
1985	30.6 °C5 October 1985	7.3 °C14 July 1985	18.7 °C	1,109 mm	4
1984	31.0 °C10 September 1984	8.2 °C4 June 1984	18.6 °C	1,779 mm	7
1983	32.4 °C18 September 1983	7.4 °C24 June 1983	19.1 °C	1,588 mm	18
1982	31.9 °C21 September 1982	6.7 °C2 July 1982	18.7 °C	1,271 mm	7
1981	31.9 °C23 September 1981	8.1 °C21 June 1981	19.2 °C	990 mm	26
1980	32.7 °C3 December 1980	8.5 °C30 July 1980	19.4 °C	833 mm	52
1979	31.3 °C3 October 1979	8.2 °C7 July 1979	18.7 °C	1,779 mm	13
1978	30.8 °C22 February 1978	8.1 °C8 July 1978	18.7 °C	942 mm	3
1977	30.0 °C6 September 1977	8.3 °C30 June 1977	18.6 °C	1,425 mm	2
1976	30.9 °C16 September 1976	5.5 °C7 July 1976	17.9 °C	1,878 mm	7
1975	30.7 °C10 October 1975	8.3 °C20 June 1975	18.2 °C	1,668 mm	6
1974	29.8 °C3 October 1974	6.1 °C5 July 1974	18.1 °C	1,340 mm	0
1973	31.3 °C24 September 1973	7.9 °C30 June 1973	19.0 °C	1,280 mm	18
1972	30.4 °C28 September 1972	7.0 °C19 June 1972	18.8 °C	1,203 mm	6
1971	30.3 °C7 October 1971	7.9 °C16 June 1971	18.6 °C	1,108 mm	3
1970	30.8 °C2 September 1970	7.9 °C19 July 1970	18.9 °C	1,308 mm	7
1969	31.2 °C3 October 1969	9.0 °C29 June 1969	18.7 °C	1,634 mm	7
1968	30.6 °C2 October 1968	7.1 °C4 July 1968	18.4 °C	1,433 mm	4
1967	30.4 °C2 October 1967	7.3 °C12 July 1967	18.4 °C	1,610 mm	4
1966	29.4 °C10 September 1966	8.5 °C27 August 1966	18.9 °C	1,400 mm	0
1965	30.5 °C25 October 1965	7.8 °C4 June 1965	18.3 °C	1,764 mm	4
1964	30.1 °C1 October 1964	5.4 °C21 June 1964	18.4 °C	1,415 mm	1
1963	29.6 °C4 October 1963	4.1 °C11 July 1963	17.9 °C	1,668 mm	0
1962	30.4 °C13 October 1962	6.0 °C7 June 1962	18.4 °C	1,387 mm	2
1961	29.9 °C2 September 1961	7.1 °C12 June 1961	18.1 °C	1,932 mm	0
1960	30.0 °C7 September 1960	5.5 °C21 June 1960	18.2 °C	1,814 mm	1
1959	30.1 °C13 October 1959	5.3 °C22 May 1959	18.4 °C	1,767 mm	1
1958	31.2 °C15 November 1958	7.4 °C31 May 1958	18.6 °C	878 mm	10
1957	28.9 °C15 September 1957	3.4 °C27 June 1957	18.6 °C	1,647 mm	0
1956	30.4 °C9 September 1956	6.6 °C9 June 1956	18.2 °C	1,351 mm	3
1955	31.2 °C23 February 1955	7.6 °C6 July 1955	18.5 °C	932 mm	7
1954	32.3 °C23 October 1954	6.1 °C27 July 1954	19.0 °C	963 mm	40
1953	29.6 °C30 August 1953	7.4 °C26 June 1953	18.1 °C	1,326 mm	0
1952	31.4 °C12 September 1952	8.5 °C7 August 1952	18.6 °C	1,718 mm	18
1951	31.7 °C30 September 1951	7.4 °C17 July 1951	18.5 °C	1,879 mm	20
1950	30.5 °C19 September 1950	6.1 °C18 July 1950	18.2 °C	1,673 mm	5
1949	30.9 °C2 October 1949	9.0 °C16 June 1949	18.7 °C	1,538 mm	8
1948	32.4 °C22 September 1948	8.7 °C22 June 1948	18.8 °C	1,570 mm	19
1947	33.8 °C7 October 1947	6.3 °C12 July 1947	19.4 °C	1,002 mm	34
1946	32.5 °C25 October 1946	8.1 °C13 July 1946	19.5 °C	760 mm	57
1945	32.8 °C17 September 1945	8.4 °C8 July 1945	18.7 °C	1,258 mm	24
1944	33.5 °C27 September 1944	8.3 °C2 July 1944	19.2 °C	874 mm	38
1943	31.7 °C11 September 1943	6.8 °C2 July 1943	18.5 °C	1,475 mm	17
1942	31.9 °C14 October 1942	8.0 °C24 July 1942	19.1 °C	1,037 mm	44
1941	33.2 °C14 October 1941	9.2 °C23 June 1941	19.7 °C	824 mm	50
1940	31.3 °C26 September 1940	8.0 °C19 May 1940	18.5 °C	1,026 mm	12

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

26.2 °C

+0.7 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

32 d/yr

+14

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1376 mm

-32 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	24.7 °C	+0.8 °C	91 mm	-92 mm
Feb	24.4 °C	+0.1 °C	114 mm	-83 mm
Mar	25.2 °C	+1.0 °C	529 mm	+258 mm
Apr	25.3 °C	+0.6 °C	144 mm	+38 mm
May	25.1 °C	-0.1 °C	10 mm	+5 mm
Jun	25.8 °C	+1.0 °C	0 mm	0 mm
Jul	26.2 °C	+0.9 °C	0 mm	0 mm
Aug	28.4 °C	+0.8 °C	1 mm	+0 mm
Sep	29.8 °C	+0.7 °C	33 mm	+12 mm
Oct	28.6 °C	+1.1 °C	89 mm	-51 mm
Nov	26.5 °C	+1.5 °C	202 mm	-58 mm
Dec	24.7 °C	+0.6 °C	163 mm	-61 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

31.7 °C

1 Sep 2025

Coldest day

8.7 °C

11 Jul 2025

Wettest day

80.2 mm

18 Mar 2025

Windiest day

25.7 km/h

3 Sep 2025

Strongest gust

59.0 km/h

3 Sep 2025

Hottest feels-like

33.0 °C

19 Sep 2025

Coldest feels-like

6.0 °C

11 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

12.5 h

24 Nov 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Caluquembe?

Caluquembe has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.0 °C and it receives 1,408 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Caluquembe?

The hottest day measured in Caluquembe between 1940 and 2025 was 7 October 1947, reaching 33.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in Caluquembe?

The coldest day measured in Caluquembe between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 1957, at 3.4 °C.

Does it snow in Caluquembe?

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

Has the climate of Caluquembe warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Caluquembe?

The wettest day measured in Caluquembe between 1940 and 2025 was 18 March 2025, with 80 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Caluquembe?

The windiest day measured in Caluquembe between 1940 and 2025 was 1 June 2022, with winds reaching 29.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Caluquembe?

The warmest month in Caluquembe is September (20.7 °C on average); the coldest is June (17.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Caluquembe?

Caluquembe receives on average 1,408 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 144 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Caluquembe?

Caluquembe gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Caluquembe?

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

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Caluquembe?

In Caluquembe, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.0 °C on 23 February 2024, and the lowest was 0.9 °C on 27 June 1957.

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