Chitato climate — normals and trends
Chitato (Angola) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.0 °C and it receives 1,617 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 (25.4 °C on average) and the coldest is November (23.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Chitato averages 0 frost days, 174 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 213 rainy days per year.
Chitato 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 37.2 °C (on 3 June 1998) and the coldest 11.2 °C (on 29 August 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
ChitatoLuanda Norte
- coords
- -7.30°, 20.73°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.0°C
Average daily high
29.9°C
Average daily low
19.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,617mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
8.9km/h
Seasonal range
2.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
174 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
213 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.5 °C
Average feels-like low
21.8 °C
Average peak gust
25.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
180 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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
37.2 °C
3 June 1998
Coldest day
11.2 °C
29 August 1950
Wettest day
128 mm
16 April 1968
Windiest day
19.5 km/h
8 August 1950
Strongest gust
54.4 km/h
1 March 2018
Hottest feels-like
41.3 °C
11 March 2021
Coldest feels-like
7.6 °C
29 August 1950
Sunniest day
12.4 h
14 December 2024
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 132 mm | -51 mm |
| Feb | 29.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 152 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 30.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 219 mm | +5 mm |
| Apr | 29.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 252 mm | +53 mm |
| May | 30.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 44 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 32.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 32.2 °C | -0.6 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 32.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 13 mm | -21 mm |
| Sep | 32.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 27 mm | -94 mm |
| Oct | 30.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 127 mm | -66 mm |
| Nov | 28.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 176 mm | -58 mm |
| Dec | 28.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 143 mm | -85 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Chitato?
Chitato has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.0 °C and it receives 1,617 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chitato?
The hottest day measured in Chitato between 1940 and 2025 was 3 June 1998, reaching 37.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Chitato?
The coldest day measured in Chitato between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 1950, at 11.2 °C.
Does it snow in Chitato?
Almost never: Chitato sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Chitato warmed?
Yes: Chitato warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Chitato?
The wettest day measured in Chitato between 1940 and 2025 was 16 April 1968, with 128 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Chitato?
The windiest day measured in Chitato between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1950, with winds reaching 19.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Chitato?
The warmest month in Chitato is August (25.4 °C on average); the coldest is November (23.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Chitato?
Chitato receives on average 1,617 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 213 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Chitato?
Chitato gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Chitato?
Yes: Chitato has on average 180 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chitato?
In Chitato, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.3 °C on 11 March 2021, and the lowest was 7.6 °C on 29 August 1950.
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