Catchiungo climate — normals and trends
Catchiungo (Angola) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.3 °C and it receives 1,612 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 (20.9 °C on average) and the coldest is June (16.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Catchiungo averages 0 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 158 rainy days per year.
Catchiungo has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.7 °C (on 28 September 2008) and the coldest 3.5 °C (on 16 June 1974).
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
CatchiungoHuambo Province
- coords
- -12.57°, 16.23°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.3°C
Average daily high
24.4°C
Average daily low
13.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,612mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
65%
Average peak wind
13.2km/h
Seasonal range
4.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
158 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
25.2 °C
Average feels-like low
12.3 °C
Average peak gust
32.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · 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
33.7 °C
28 September 2008
Coldest day
3.5 °C
16 June 1974
Wettest day
179 mm
10 November 1979
Windiest day
33.7 km/h
28 January 1983
Strongest gust
69.1 km/h
28 January 1983
Hottest feels-like
32.7 °C
16 October 2003
Coldest feels-like
-1.0 °C
2 July 1994
Sunniest day
12.6 h
20 November 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 221 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | 24.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 86 mm | -121 mm |
| Mar | 24.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 235 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 24.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 179 mm | +80 mm |
| May | 23.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 9 mm | +2 mm |
| Jun | 24.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 1 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 24.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 26.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 28.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 26 mm | -10 mm |
| Oct | 27.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 212 mm | +3 mm |
| Nov | 24.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 255 mm | -47 mm |
| Dec | 24.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 187 mm | -95 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Catchiungo?
Catchiungo has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.3 °C and it receives 1,612 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Catchiungo?
The hottest day measured in Catchiungo between 1940 and 2025 was 28 September 2008, reaching 33.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Catchiungo?
The coldest day measured in Catchiungo between 1940 and 2025 was 16 June 1974, at 3.5 °C.
Does it snow in Catchiungo?
Almost never: Catchiungo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Catchiungo warmed?
Yes: Catchiungo warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Catchiungo?
The wettest day measured in Catchiungo between 1940 and 2025 was 10 November 1979, with 179 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Catchiungo?
The windiest day measured in Catchiungo between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 1983, with winds reaching 33.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Catchiungo?
The warmest month in Catchiungo is September (20.9 °C on average); the coldest is June (16.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Catchiungo?
Catchiungo receives on average 1,612 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 158 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Catchiungo?
Catchiungo gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Catchiungo?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Catchiungo.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Catchiungo?
In Catchiungo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.7 °C on 16 October 2003, and the lowest was -1.0 °C on 2 July 1994.
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