Cuchi climate — normals and trends
Cuchi (Angola) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.5 °C and it receives 988 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 (23.8 °C on average) and the coldest is June (17.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Cuchi averages 0 frost days, 81 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 121 rainy days per year.
Cuchi has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.1 °C (on 17 October 2017) and the coldest 2.1 °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
CuchiCubango
- coords
- -14.65°, 16.90°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.5°C
Average daily high
27.7°C
Average daily low
14.4°C
Annual rainfall
988mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
57%
Average peak wind
11.7km/h
Seasonal range
6.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
81 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
121 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.4 °C
Average feels-like low
13.5 °C
Average peak gust
31.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
3 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · 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
38.1 °C
17 October 2017
Coldest day
2.1 °C
2 July 1994
Wettest day
113 mm
14 February 1998
Windiest day
26.3 km/h
7 October 1950
Strongest gust
68.4 km/h
21 February 1993
Hottest feels-like
38.7 °C
14 November 2015
Coldest feels-like
-2.6 °C
2 July 1994
Sunniest day
12.7 h
1 December 2025
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 | 28.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 73 mm | -116 mm |
| Feb | 26.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 107 mm | -73 mm |
| Mar | 27.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 181 mm | +10 mm |
| Apr | 27.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 102 mm | +48 mm |
| May | 27.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 8 mm | +5 mm |
| Jun | 27.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 27.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 30.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 32.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 8 mm | +2 mm |
| Oct | 33.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 33 mm | -22 mm |
| Nov | 30.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 91 mm | -58 mm |
| Dec | 26.6 °C | -0.5 °C | 344 mm | +164 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cuchi?
Cuchi has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.5 °C and it receives 988 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cuchi?
The hottest day measured in Cuchi between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 2017, reaching 38.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cuchi?
The coldest day measured in Cuchi between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 1994, at 2.1 °C.
Does it snow in Cuchi?
Almost never: Cuchi sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Cuchi warmed?
Yes: Cuchi warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cuchi?
The wettest day measured in Cuchi between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 1998, with 113 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cuchi?
The windiest day measured in Cuchi between 1940 and 2025 was 7 October 1950, with winds reaching 26.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cuchi?
The warmest month in Cuchi is October (23.8 °C on average); the coldest is June (17.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Cuchi?
Cuchi receives on average 988 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 121 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cuchi?
Cuchi gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Cuchi?
Yes: Cuchi has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cuchi?
In Cuchi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.7 °C on 14 November 2015, and the lowest was -2.6 °C on 2 July 1994.
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