Chitembo climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Chitembo?

Chitembo has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.2 °C and it receives 1,324 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Chitembo between 1940 and 2025 was 28 September 2008, reaching 36.1 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Chitembo?

The coldest day measured in Chitembo between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 1994, at 1.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Chitembo?

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

Q: Has the climate of Chitembo warmed?

Yes: Chitembo warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Chitembo?

The wettest day measured in Chitembo between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1971, with 94 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Chitembo?

The windiest day measured in Chitembo between 1940 and 2025 was 5 October 1952, with winds reaching 25.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Chitembo?

The warmest month in Chitembo is September (22.2 °C on average); the coldest is June (16.7 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Chitembo?

Chitembo receives on average 1,324 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 145 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Chitembo?

Chitembo gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Chitembo (Angola) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.2 °C and it receives 1,324 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 (22.2 °C on average) and the coldest is June (16.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Chitembo averages 0 frost days, 39 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 145 rainy days per year.

Chitembo has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 36.1 °C (on 28 September 2008) and the coldest 1.4 °C (on 2 July 1994).

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

ChitemboBíe Province

coords: -13.55°, 16.63°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthSeptemberColdest monthJuneWettest monthDecemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

19.2°C

Average daily high

26.3°C

Average daily low

13.2°C

Annual rainfall

1,324mm

Sunshine / day

10.4h

Mean relative humidity

62%

Average peak wind

11.2km/h

Seasonal range

5.5°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

39 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

145 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

27.2 °C

Average feels-like low

12.2 °C

Average peak gust

31.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

0 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.9 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.3 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · 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

36.1 °C

28 September 2008

Coldest day

1.4 °C

2 July 1994

Wettest day

94 mm

7 January 1971

Windiest day

25.7 km/h

5 October 1952

Strongest gust

62.3 km/h

4 September 1979

Hottest feels-like

35.4 °C

24 October 2019

Coldest feels-like

-3.2 °C

7 August 1952

Sunniest day

12.7 h

24 November 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	33.5 °C7 October 2025	5.6 °C14 July 2025	20.0 °C	1,368 mm	57
2024	34.4 °C8 October 2024	5.9 °C8 July 2024	20.6 °C	1,471 mm	75
2023	34.5 °C26 September 2023	4.0 °C12 July 2023	20.4 °C	1,484 mm	61
2022	33.3 °C3 October 2022	7.1 °C13 June 2022	19.7 °C	1,259 mm	44
2021	35.0 °C11 October 2021	6.7 °C15 June 2021	20.2 °C	931 mm	67
2020	34.4 °C20 October 2020	5.7 °C23 June 2020	20.1 °C	1,315 mm	55
2019	34.7 °C2 October 2019	5.9 °C16 June 2019	20.6 °C	1,286 mm	62
2018	34.0 °C16 November 2018	6.8 °C22 June 2018	20.4 °C	1,262 mm	80
2017	34.4 °C17 October 2017	5.1 °C7 July 2017	20.1 °C	1,143 mm	54
2016	34.1 °C1 October 2016	6.3 °C4 June 2016	20.3 °C	1,470 mm	69
2015	34.8 °C27 October 2015	5.4 °C23 June 2015	20.3 °C	1,310 mm	77
2014	33.8 °C4 October 2014	5.7 °C5 July 2014	19.8 °C	1,340 mm	58
2013	34.6 °C29 September 2013	5.2 °C14 July 2013	19.8 °C	1,340 mm	65
2012	33.4 °C26 September 2012	5.3 °C18 July 2012	19.5 °C	1,361 mm	48
2011	33.9 °C17 October 2011	4.0 °C27 June 2011	19.3 °C	1,343 mm	57
2010	34.6 °C5 October 2010	5.4 °C11 July 2010	19.7 °C	1,329 mm	66
2009	33.8 °C17 September 2009	4.5 °C4 August 2009	19.4 °C	1,403 mm	36
2008	36.1 °C28 September 2008	5.7 °C16 June 2008	19.2 °C	1,279 mm	62
2007	33.0 °C30 September 2007	4.7 °C30 June 2007	19.5 °C	1,205 mm	55
2006	32.7 °C26 September 2006	5.5 °C28 June 2006	18.9 °C	1,388 mm	22
2005	33.1 °C25 September 2005	7.0 °C24 June 2005	19.8 °C	1,490 mm	59
2004	32.0 °C19 September 2004	4.8 °C21 June 2004	19.0 °C	1,439 mm	34
2003	34.6 °C16 October 2003	5.3 °C10 July 2003	19.4 °C	1,558 mm	54
2002	31.5 °C5 September 2002	6.3 °C27 June 2002	19.4 °C	1,367 mm	25
2001	33.3 °C8 September 2001	4.6 °C24 July 2001	19.1 °C	1,525 mm	46
2000	33.4 °C6 October 2000	6.0 °C10 July 2000	19.1 °C	1,174 mm	41
1999	32.4 °C23 September 1999	5.3 °C26 July 1999	19.0 °C	1,442 mm	20
1998	32.7 °C9 October 1998	5.9 °C2 July 1998	19.8 °C	1,547 mm	50
1997	33.7 °C27 September 1997	4.7 °C3 July 1997	19.4 °C	1,168 mm	37
1996	34.3 °C21 October 1996	4.4 °C3 July 1996	19.6 °C	1,337 mm	77
1995	34.4 °C13 October 1995	5.7 °C17 July 1995	19.5 °C	1,334 mm	37
1994	32.9 °C19 September 1994	1.4 °C2 July 1994	19.3 °C	1,037 mm	40
1993	32.0 °C13 September 1993	5.7 °C6 July 1993	18.7 °C	1,752 mm	13
1992	31.8 °C10 September 1992	4.8 °C6 July 1992	19.3 °C	1,280 mm	28
1991	32.8 °C16 September 1991	5.8 °C9 June 1991	19.3 °C	1,196 mm	38
1990	32.7 °C17 September 1990	6.6 °C10 August 1990	19.2 °C	1,667 mm	32
1989	33.1 °C27 September 1989	4.7 °C17 July 1989	19.2 °C	973 mm	43
1988	32.7 °C2 October 1988	2.8 °C13 July 1988	18.9 °C	1,568 mm	21
1987	30.8 °C31 August 1987	4.1 °C25 July 1987	19.4 °C	1,215 mm	15
1986	31.8 °C15 September 1986	4.8 °C20 June 1986	18.8 °C	1,295 mm	22
1985	31.7 °C9 October 1985	3.1 °C14 July 1985	18.8 °C	994 mm	23
1984	32.9 °C10 September 1984	3.5 °C24 July 1984	18.7 °C	1,449 mm	28
1983	33.7 °C19 September 1983	5.1 °C22 June 1983	19.2 °C	1,401 mm	41
1982	32.1 °C20 September 1982	4.7 °C19 July 1982	18.9 °C	1,357 mm	19
1981	33.1 °C29 September 1981	4.2 °C22 July 1981	19.0 °C	1,306 mm	31
1980	33.6 °C19 September 1980	4.2 °C1 July 1980	19.5 °C	942 mm	58
1979	34.0 °C3 October 1979	3.6 °C7 July 1979	19.0 °C	1,466 mm	34
1978	32.4 °C2 October 1978	3.6 °C13 July 1978	19.0 °C	1,119 mm	25
1977	31.7 °C9 September 1977	4.5 °C11 July 1977	19.0 °C	1,249 mm	26
1976	31.7 °C18 September 1976	4.2 °C28 June 1976	18.0 °C	1,552 mm	19
1975	32.3 °C14 October 1975	4.2 °C29 July 1975	18.4 °C	1,468 mm	21
1974	32.4 °C3 October 1974	2.8 °C16 June 1974	18.3 °C	1,156 mm	16
1973	33.3 °C23 September 1973	2.8 °C14 July 1973	19.2 °C	1,189 mm	35
1972	32.6 °C24 September 1972	4.1 °C24 June 1972	18.7 °C	1,095 mm	23
1971	33.6 °C5 October 1971	3.2 °C18 July 1971	18.9 °C	1,128 mm	26
1970	32.6 °C13 October 1970	2.8 °C8 July 1970	19.3 °C	1,314 mm	37
1969	33.3 °C3 October 1969	5.1 °C30 July 1969	18.9 °C	1,495 mm	26
1968	33.2 °C11 October 1968	3.0 °C26 July 1968	18.9 °C	1,446 mm	49
1967	32.0 °C27 September 1967	3.0 °C19 July 1967	18.7 °C	1,554 mm	16
1966	32.7 °C11 October 1966	3.8 °C18 July 1966	19.4 °C	1,315 mm	20
1965	33.7 °C31 October 1965	3.6 °C12 July 1965	18.9 °C	1,468 mm	36
1964	33.2 °C2 October 1964	2.3 °C21 June 1964	18.7 °C	1,339 mm	15
1963	32.9 °C13 September 1963	4.1 °C16 June 1963	18.5 °C	1,479 mm	17
1962	33.4 °C18 October 1962	3.0 °C26 June 1962	19.0 °C	1,358 mm	28
1961	32.0 °C26 September 1961	3.0 °C27 July 1961	18.8 °C	1,878 mm	29
1960	32.4 °C28 September 1960	2.0 °C5 July 1960	18.7 °C	1,589 mm	28
1959	33.0 °C6 October 1959	4.1 °C27 July 1959	19.0 °C	1,474 mm	25
1958	32.4 °C11 September 1958	2.4 °C18 June 1958	19.0 °C	1,012 mm	15
1957	30.6 °C22 September 1957	1.9 °C17 June 1957	18.8 °C	1,702 mm	4
1956	31.9 °C23 September 1956	2.8 °C21 June 1956	18.4 °C	1,265 mm	20
1955	32.4 °C5 October 1955	3.2 °C30 June 1955	18.6 °C	1,126 mm	26
1954	34.0 °C25 October 1954	2.8 °C23 June 1954	19.4 °C	772 mm	72
1953	31.5 °C31 October 1953	4.9 °C16 July 1953	18.5 °C	1,577 mm	32
1952	33.1 °C13 September 1952	1.8 °C7 August 1952	18.9 °C	1,491 mm	55
1951	33.6 °C7 October 1951	2.1 °C14 July 1951	18.8 °C	1,554 mm	45
1950	32.1 °C13 October 1950	4.2 °C12 August 1950	18.4 °C	1,229 mm	17
1949	32.8 °C28 September 1949	4.8 °C9 June 1949	19.0 °C	1,492 mm	35
1948	33.6 °C14 September 1948	5.1 °C21 June 1948	18.7 °C	1,502 mm	27
1947	34.0 °C20 September 1947	3.8 °C11 July 1947	19.1 °C	1,176 mm	43
1946	33.1 °C11 February 1946	3.3 °C19 June 1946	19.4 °C	980 mm	64
1945	33.2 °C22 September 1945	4.6 °C19 June 1945	18.9 °C	1,240 mm	35
1944	34.5 °C27 September 1944	5.0 °C27 July 1944	19.3 °C	1,249 mm	50
1943	32.9 °C7 October 1943	5.2 °C6 July 1943	18.5 °C	1,190 mm	33
1942	33.3 °C17 September 1942	4.0 °C19 July 1942	19.0 °C	1,040 mm	48
1941	34.0 °C14 October 1941	4.0 °C22 June 1941	19.6 °C	931 mm	75
1940	31.7 °C26 September 1940	4.0 °C17 July 1940	18.6 °C	1,108 mm	33

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.1 °C

+0.8 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

57 d/yr

+18

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1368 mm

+44 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	26.3 °C	+1.4 °C	162 mm	-51 mm
Feb	25.9 °C	+0.7 °C	186 mm	-18 mm
Mar	26.2 °C	+1.3 °C	324 mm	+113 mm
Apr	25.9 °C	+0.6 °C	149 mm	+75 mm
May	25.7 °C	-0.4 °C	8 mm	+4 mm
Jun	26.0 °C	+0.6 °C	0 mm	+0 mm
Jul	26.0 °C	+0.3 °C	0 mm	0 mm
Aug	28.8 °C	+0.4 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Sep	31.1 °C	+0.7 °C	17 mm	+0 mm
Oct	30.6 °C	+1.8 °C	78 mm	-51 mm
Nov	27.4 °C	+1.7 °C	235 mm	+1 mm
Dec	25.0 °C	0.0 °C	209 mm	-30 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.5 °C

7 Oct 2025

Coldest day

5.6 °C

14 Jul 2025

Wettest day

56.2 mm

21 Dec 2025

Windiest day

23.3 km/h

28 Dec 2025

Strongest gust

52.9 km/h

3 Sep 2025

Hottest feels-like

33.0 °C

30 Nov 2025

Coldest feels-like

2.1 °C

14 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

12.7 h

20 Nov 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Chitembo?

Chitembo has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.2 °C and it receives 1,324 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chitembo?

The hottest day measured in Chitembo between 1940 and 2025 was 28 September 2008, reaching 36.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in Chitembo?

The coldest day measured in Chitembo between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 1994, at 1.4 °C.

Does it snow in Chitembo?

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

Has the climate of Chitembo warmed?

Yes: Chitembo warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Chitembo?

The wettest day measured in Chitembo between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1971, with 94 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Chitembo?

The windiest day measured in Chitembo between 1940 and 2025 was 5 October 1952, with winds reaching 25.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Chitembo?

The warmest month in Chitembo is September (22.2 °C on average); the coldest is June (16.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Chitembo?

Chitembo receives on average 1,324 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 145 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Chitembo?

Chitembo gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Chitembo?

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

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chitembo?

In Chitembo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.4 °C on 24 October 2019, and the lowest was -3.2 °C on 7 August 1952.

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