Canacassala climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Canacassala?

Canacassala has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.4 °C and it receives 772 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Canacassala between 1940 and 2025 was 6 March 1985, reaching 37.6 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Canacassala?

The coldest day measured in Canacassala between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1950, at 7.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Canacassala?

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

Q: Has the climate of Canacassala warmed?

Yes: Canacassala warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Canacassala?

The wettest day measured in Canacassala between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 2007, with 120 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Canacassala?

The windiest day measured in Canacassala between 1940 and 2025 was 4 October 1946, with winds reaching 20.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Canacassala?

The warmest month in Canacassala is March (25.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.4 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Canacassala?

Canacassala receives on average 772 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 113 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Canacassala?

Canacassala gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Canacassala (Angola) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.4 °C and it receives 772 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 (25.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (20.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.

Canacassala averages 0 frost days, 103 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 113 rainy days per year.

Canacassala has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 37.6 °C (on 6 March 1985) and the coldest 7.9 °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

CanacassalaBengo Province

coords: -8.16°, 14.12°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthMarchColdest monthJulyWettest monthAprilDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

23.4°C

Average daily high

28.8°C

Average daily low

19.7°C

Annual rainfall

772mm

Sunshine / day

8.9h

Mean relative humidity

80%

Average peak wind

10.8km/h

Seasonal range

4.8°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

103 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

113 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

32.2 °C

Average feels-like low

22.6 °C

Average peak gust

27.7 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

204 d/yr

Solar radiation

17.5 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.0 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.28 · 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

37.6 °C

6 March 1985

Coldest day

7.9 °C

18 July 1950

Wettest day

120 mm

12 February 2007

Windiest day

20.4 km/h

4 October 1946

Strongest gust

49.7 km/h

9 April 1991

Hottest feels-like

42.7 °C

7 March 1985

Coldest feels-like

6.3 °C

18 July 1950

Sunniest day

12.3 h

16 January 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	33.2 °C29 November 2025	13.3 °C16 August 2025	23.7 °C	876 mm	87
2024	34.4 °C11 March 2024	14.5 °C30 July 2024	24.2 °C	1,334 mm	138
2023	32.9 °C2 February 2023	15.4 °C21 July 2023	23.7 °C	1,381 mm	86
2022	32.6 °C12 February 2022	15.3 °C16 August 2022	23.5 °C	663 mm	99
2021	34.7 °C9 November 2021	16.0 °C29 July 2021	24.1 °C	865 mm	72
2020	32.5 °C31 March 2020	15.0 °C21 July 2020	24.0 °C	885 mm	80
2019	32.4 °C27 March 2019	16.1 °C28 June 2019	24.1 °C	1,085 mm	71
2018	32.4 °C21 October 2018	15.0 °C1 August 2018	23.9 °C	1,189 mm	44
2017	32.6 °C12 March 2017	15.4 °C9 July 2017	23.7 °C	810 mm	55
2016	32.3 °C1 March 2016	13.9 °C28 July 2016	24.0 °C	1,223 mm	64
2015	31.8 °C14 March 2015	13.8 °C24 July 2015	23.5 °C	1,111 mm	30
2014	34.4 °C22 February 2014	13.5 °C7 July 2014	23.8 °C	925 mm	95
2013	33.3 °C29 November 2013	13.0 °C9 August 2013	23.7 °C	800 mm	79
2012	35.1 °C14 March 2012	13.8 °C24 July 2012	24.2 °C	662 mm	164
2011	33.0 °C6 October 2011	12.6 °C23 July 2011	23.6 °C	848 mm	57
2010	34.8 °C7 March 2010	14.7 °C29 June 2010	23.9 °C	768 mm	101
2009	35.1 °C11 February 2009	14.4 °C5 July 2009	24.1 °C	1,019 mm	124
2008	34.4 °C21 December 2008	13.8 °C6 July 2008	23.5 °C	924 mm	91
2007	32.6 °C1 April 2007	14.9 °C29 July 2007	23.2 °C	1,288 mm	33
2006	32.3 °C15 March 2006	12.7 °C8 August 2006	23.2 °C	769 mm	59
2005	32.4 °C11 February 2005	13.7 °C26 July 2005	23.0 °C	1,113 mm	31
2004	32.9 °C21 April 2004	13.6 °C19 July 2004	23.1 °C	915 mm	41
2003	31.9 °C1 November 2003	14.0 °C1 July 2003	23.6 °C	1,046 mm	35
2002	34.9 °C24 February 2002	14.3 °C20 July 2002	23.5 °C	952 mm	47
2001	33.5 °C20 November 2001	12.0 °C19 July 2001	23.7 °C	583 mm	150
2000	32.8 °C22 October 2000	13.2 °C18 July 2000	23.4 °C	778 mm	83
1999	35.8 °C16 February 1999	14.4 °C26 July 1999	23.8 °C	1,154 mm	114
1998	36.2 °C23 February 1998	15.3 °C25 July 1998	24.5 °C	872 mm	187
1997	36.2 °C6 March 1997	12.9 °C4 August 1997	24.0 °C	692 mm	199
1996	34.5 °C9 December 1996	12.9 °C5 August 1996	23.4 °C	783 mm	135
1995	33.1 °C18 October 1995	14.1 °C14 July 1995	23.7 °C	880 mm	77
1994	34.8 °C18 February 1994	14.2 °C6 August 1994	23.6 °C	948 mm	106
1993	36.1 °C3 March 1993	15.0 °C14 June 1993	24.0 °C	603 mm	146
1992	33.9 °C6 November 1992	13.2 °C26 July 1992	23.0 °C	736 mm	65
1991	36.4 °C23 February 1991	13.7 °C22 July 1991	23.7 °C	799 mm	116
1990	37.6 °C15 February 1990	14.1 °C18 July 1990	24.4 °C	578 mm	225
1989	35.5 °C7 December 1989	13.6 °C26 July 1989	23.8 °C	678 mm	144
1988	35.0 °C15 October 1988	15.1 °C22 July 1988	24.1 °C	894 mm	171
1987	37.5 °C2 March 1987	13.9 °C27 July 1987	24.2 °C	653 mm	184
1986	33.6 °C23 February 1986	12.7 °C8 August 1986	23.6 °C	593 mm	159
1985	37.6 °C6 March 1985	12.9 °C29 July 1985	23.9 °C	519 mm	191
1984	35.7 °C3 January 1984	15.2 °C24 July 1984	24.4 °C	746 mm	242
1983	34.7 °C19 December 1983	12.3 °C18 August 1983	23.4 °C	712 mm	154
1982	34.3 °C9 March 1982	12.8 °C25 July 1982	23.2 °C	282 mm	142
1981	36.9 °C21 February 1981	12.1 °C7 August 1981	23.7 °C	223 mm	193
1980	36.2 °C16 January 1980	12.8 °C7 August 1980	23.6 °C	367 mm	207
1979	34.6 °C16 December 1979	13.5 °C26 July 1979	23.6 °C	277 mm	170
1978	33.5 °C11 April 1978	13.2 °C28 June 1978	22.8 °C	309 mm	81
1977	33.2 °C14 February 1977	12.6 °C11 July 1977	23.1 °C	389 mm	87
1976	32.8 °C14 February 1976	10.9 °C11 July 1976	22.5 °C	634 mm	51
1975	33.2 °C12 March 1975	13.2 °C24 July 1975	22.7 °C	709 mm	56
1974	32.2 °C3 February 1974	13.1 °C25 August 1974	22.5 °C	625 mm	34
1973	31.7 °C26 March 1973	13.7 °C21 July 1973	23.0 °C	723 mm	23
1972	32.1 °C21 March 1972	12.3 °C3 August 1972	22.5 °C	783 mm	28
1971	31.7 °C5 March 1971	13.6 °C27 July 1971	22.5 °C	769 mm	33
1970	32.8 °C7 February 1970	12.9 °C28 June 1970	22.7 °C	746 mm	53
1969	32.5 °C14 January 1969	13.7 °C21 July 1969	22.9 °C	732 mm	50
1968	30.7 °C2 October 1968	12.1 °C20 June 1968	22.4 °C	864 mm	17
1967	31.1 °C3 February 1967	11.8 °C23 July 1967	22.5 °C	823 mm	12
1966	31.7 °C3 March 1966	13.3 °C29 July 1966	23.1 °C	1,006 mm	39
1965	31.7 °C1 March 1965	13.6 °C27 July 1965	22.6 °C	780 mm	25
1964	30.6 °C18 February 1964	12.3 °C4 August 1964	22.3 °C	710 mm	10
1963	31.4 °C25 March 1963	11.0 °C13 July 1963	22.8 °C	646 mm	27
1962	31.4 °C17 April 1962	13.4 °C5 August 1962	22.4 °C	943 mm	8
1961	30.8 °C15 March 1961	12.6 °C12 June 1961	22.3 °C	1,011 mm	8
1960	31.3 °C13 January 1960	11.5 °C22 June 1960	22.6 °C	1,270 mm	10
1959	32.1 °C23 September 1959	13.7 °C25 July 1959	22.8 °C	1,298 mm	24
1958	35.4 °C26 March 1958	11.0 °C26 June 1958	22.8 °C	350 mm	140
1957	35.4 °C19 March 1957	12.2 °C29 June 1957	22.9 °C	713 mm	87
1956	36.8 °C8 January 1956	10.1 °C30 July 1956	22.8 °C	368 mm	149
1955	35.7 °C13 March 1955	10.7 °C11 July 1955	23.1 °C	388 mm	169
1954	35.4 °C27 January 1954	10.6 °C29 July 1954	23.0 °C	645 mm	163
1953	32.9 °C24 December 1953	12.8 °C30 July 1953	22.7 °C	408 mm	59
1952	32.9 °C12 October 1952	11.5 °C24 July 1952	22.6 °C	1,346 mm	25
1951	31.6 °C16 September 1951	12.1 °C25 July 1951	22.7 °C	906 mm	36
1950	33.5 °C21 February 1950	7.9 °C18 July 1950	22.5 °C	1,048 mm	44
1949	32.4 °C30 October 1949	12.9 °C24 July 1949	23.1 °C	1,053 mm	39
1948	36.0 °C29 January 1948	13.3 °C5 August 1948	23.6 °C	658 mm	203
1947	36.8 °C9 February 1947	10.1 °C20 July 1947	23.7 °C	353 mm	266
1946	36.4 °C3 March 1946	12.2 °C26 July 1946	23.6 °C	430 mm	201
1945	35.9 °C2 February 1945	12.3 °C25 June 1945	23.6 °C	714 mm	165
1944	35.7 °C17 November 1944	12.4 °C31 July 1944	23.8 °C	469 mm	252
1943	37.1 °C28 February 1943	11.5 °C5 July 1943	23.2 °C	719 mm	161
1942	36.5 °C4 February 1942	11.6 °C17 July 1942	23.5 °C	528 mm	221
1941	37.4 °C30 March 1941	11.2 °C1 September 1941	24.1 °C	132 mm	308
1940	36.6 °C22 February 1940	12.4 °C1 August 1940	23.3 °C	606 mm	172

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

28.3 °C

-0.5 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

87 d/yr

-16

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

877 mm

+105 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	28.7 °C	-1.1 °C	118 mm	+48 mm
Feb	29.7 °C	-0.8 °C	104 mm	+29 mm
Mar	30.0 °C	-0.2 °C	86 mm	-53 mm
Apr	29.3 °C	+0.1 °C	199 mm	-1 mm
May	29.3 °C	+0.6 °C	147 mm	+108 mm
Jun	27.7 °C	+0.1 °C	4 mm	+2 mm
Jul	25.5 °C	-1.3 °C	3 mm	+2 mm
Aug	24.9 °C	-2.3 °C	7 mm	+4 mm
Sep	26.9 °C	-1.4 °C	12 mm	+2 mm
Oct	28.1 °C	-0.7 °C	33 mm	0 mm
Nov	29.8 °C	+0.7 °C	54 mm	-55 mm
Dec	29.3 °C	+0.1 °C	109 mm	+18 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.2 °C

29 Nov 2025

Coldest day

13.3 °C

16 Aug 2025

Wettest day

36.4 mm

4 May 2025

Windiest day

16.3 km/h

19 Aug 2025

Strongest gust

36.4 km/h

16 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

40.0 °C

10 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

13.7 °C

16 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

12.1 h

31 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Canacassala?

Canacassala has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.4 °C and it receives 772 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Canacassala?

The hottest day measured in Canacassala between 1940 and 2025 was 6 March 1985, reaching 37.6 °C.

What is the coldest day in Canacassala?

The coldest day measured in Canacassala between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1950, at 7.9 °C.

Does it snow in Canacassala?

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

Has the climate of Canacassala warmed?

Yes: Canacassala warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Canacassala?

The wettest day measured in Canacassala between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 2007, with 120 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Canacassala?

The windiest day measured in Canacassala between 1940 and 2025 was 4 October 1946, with winds reaching 20.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Canacassala?

The warmest month in Canacassala is March (25.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.4 °C).

How much does it rain in Canacassala?

Canacassala receives on average 772 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 113 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Canacassala?

Canacassala gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Canacassala?

Yes: Canacassala has on average 204 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Canacassala?

In Canacassala, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.7 °C on 7 March 1985, and the lowest was 6.3 °C on 18 July 1950.

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