Cubal climate — normals and trends
Cubal (Angola) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.4 °C and it receives 745 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 October (23.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (20.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Cubal averages 0 frost days, 183 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 107 rainy days per year.
Cubal has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.7 °C (on 2 February 1946) and the coldest 5.5 °C (on 28 July 1954).
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
CubalBenguela Province
- coords
- -13.04°, 14.25°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.4°C
Average daily high
29.8°C
Average daily low
16.9°C
Annual rainfall
745mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
13.8km/h
Seasonal range
2.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
183 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
107 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.8 °C
Average feels-like low
18.0 °C
Average peak gust
32.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
30 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
37.7 °C
2 February 1946
Coldest day
5.5 °C
28 July 1954
Wettest day
87 mm
17 March 2020
Windiest day
26.2 km/h
7 October 1947
Strongest gust
59.4 km/h
25 September 1983
Hottest feels-like
41.2 °C
21 February 2024
Coldest feels-like
3.3 °C
28 July 1954
Sunniest day
12.6 h
17 January 1940
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 | 28.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 42 mm | -41 mm |
| Feb | 29.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 29 mm | -67 mm |
| Mar | 29.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 297 mm | +103 mm |
| Apr | 29.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 88 mm | +5 mm |
| May | 30.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 4 mm | +2 mm |
| Jun | 31.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Jul | 31.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 31.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 32.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 6 mm | 0 mm |
| Oct | 32.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 32 mm | -17 mm |
| Nov | 31.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 69 mm | -56 mm |
| Dec | 29.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 67 mm | -39 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cubal?
Cubal has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.4 °C and it receives 745 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cubal?
The hottest day measured in Cubal between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1946, reaching 37.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cubal?
The coldest day measured in Cubal between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 1954, at 5.5 °C.
Does it snow in Cubal?
Almost never: Cubal sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Cubal warmed?
Yes: Cubal warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cubal?
The wettest day measured in Cubal between 1940 and 2025 was 17 March 2020, with 87 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cubal?
The windiest day measured in Cubal between 1940 and 2025 was 7 October 1947, with winds reaching 26.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cubal?
The warmest month in Cubal is October (23.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Cubal?
Cubal receives on average 745 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 107 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cubal?
Cubal gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Cubal?
Yes: Cubal has on average 30 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cubal?
In Cubal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.2 °C on 21 February 2024, and the lowest was 3.3 °C on 28 July 1954.
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