Cuango climate — normals and trends
Cuango (Angola) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.6 °C and it receives 1,569 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 (25.3 °C on average) and the coldest is November (22.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Cuango averages 0 frost days, 175 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 180 rainy days per year.
Cuango has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.4 °C (on 17 September 1947) and the coldest 12.1 °C (on 19 June 1968).
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
CuangoLuanda Norte
- coords
- -9.15°, 18.04°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.6°C
Average daily high
29.8°C
Average daily low
19.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,569mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
10.3km/h
Seasonal range
2.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
175 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
180 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.4 °C
Average feels-like low
20.2 °C
Average peak gust
27.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
89 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.60 · 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
37.4 °C
17 September 1947
Coldest day
12.1 °C
19 June 1968
Wettest day
113 mm
24 December 2005
Windiest day
23.4 km/h
12 August 2010
Strongest gust
56.5 km/h
12 August 2010
Hottest feels-like
40.5 °C
18 March 2019
Coldest feels-like
8.7 °C
1 August 1954
Sunniest day
12.5 h
3 December 2023
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 | 28.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 104 mm | -56 mm |
| Feb | 29.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 140 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 30.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 231 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 28.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 222 mm | +53 mm |
| May | 30.3 °C | -0.6 °C | 52 mm | +30 mm |
| Jun | 31.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 31.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 32.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 4 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 32.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 43 mm | -42 mm |
| Oct | 30.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 100 mm | -123 mm |
| Nov | 28.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 208 mm | -76 mm |
| Dec | 28.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 181 mm | -57 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cuango?
Cuango has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.6 °C and it receives 1,569 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cuango?
The hottest day measured in Cuango between 1940 and 2025 was 17 September 1947, reaching 37.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cuango?
The coldest day measured in Cuango between 1940 and 2025 was 19 June 1968, at 12.1 °C.
Does it snow in Cuango?
Almost never: Cuango sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Cuango warmed?
Yes: Cuango warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cuango?
The wettest day measured in Cuango between 1940 and 2025 was 24 December 2005, with 113 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cuango?
The windiest day measured in Cuango between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 2010, with winds reaching 23.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cuango?
The warmest month in Cuango is August (25.3 °C on average); the coldest is November (22.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Cuango?
Cuango receives on average 1,569 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 180 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cuango?
Cuango gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Cuango?
Yes: Cuango has on average 89 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cuango?
In Cuango, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.5 °C on 18 March 2019, and the lowest was 8.7 °C on 1 August 1954.
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