Dombe Grande climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Dombe Grande?

Dombe Grande has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.4 °C and it receives 197 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dombe Grande?

The hottest day measured in Dombe Grande between 1940 and 2025 was 10 May 2007, reaching 35.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Dombe Grande?

The coldest day measured in Dombe Grande between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 1954, at 13.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Dombe Grande?

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

Q: Has the climate of Dombe Grande warmed?

Yes: Dombe Grande warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Dombe Grande?

The wettest day measured in Dombe Grande between 1940 and 2025 was 18 March 2002, with 216 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Dombe Grande?

The windiest day measured in Dombe Grande between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1940, with winds reaching 37.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Dombe Grande?

The warmest month in Dombe Grande is April (26.2 °C on average); the coldest is August (19.6 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Dombe Grande?

Dombe Grande receives on average 197 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 36 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Dombe Grande?

Dombe Grande gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Dombe Grande (Angola) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.4 °C and it receives 197 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 April (26.2 °C on average) and the coldest is August (19.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.

Dombe Grande averages 0 frost days, 25 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 36 rainy days per year.

Dombe Grande has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 35.9 °C (on 10 May 2007) and the coldest 13.3 °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

Dombe GrandeBenguela Province

coords: -12.95°, 13.10°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthAprilColdest monthAugustWettest monthMarchDriest monthJune

Mean daily temperature

23.4°C

Average daily high

26.4°C

Average daily low

21.2°C

Annual rainfall

197mm

Sunshine / day

11.2h

Mean relative humidity

77%

Average peak wind

18.8km/h

Seasonal range

6.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

25 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

36 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

29.2 °C

Average feels-like low

23.5 °C

Average peak gust

33.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

240 d/yr

Solar radiation

22.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.9 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · 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

35.9 °C

10 May 2007

Coldest day

13.3 °C

28 July 1954

Wettest day

216 mm

18 March 2002

Windiest day

37.9 km/h

26 January 1940

Strongest gust

58.7 km/h

26 January 1940

Hottest feels-like

40.4 °C

19 April 2024

Coldest feels-like

12.5 °C

28 July 1954

Sunniest day

12.6 h

23 January 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	34.0 °C30 May 2025	15.5 °C10 August 2025	24.1 °C	110 mm	50
2024	34.9 °C29 April 2024	16.8 °C19 July 2024	24.7 °C	318 mm	100
2023	34.7 °C19 April 2023	16.1 °C21 July 2023	24.2 °C	485 mm	37
2022	32.1 °C5 May 2022	15.7 °C4 August 2022	24.0 °C	105 mm	26
2021	31.3 °C25 April 2021	18.6 °C9 July 2021	24.6 °C	155 mm	35
2020	33.6 °C8 May 2020	17.8 °C18 August 2020	24.6 °C	338 mm	42
2019	32.8 °C9 November 2019	16.7 °C30 July 2019	24.7 °C	214 mm	40
2018	32.4 °C28 October 2018	16.8 °C2 August 2018	24.4 °C	290 mm	35
2017	33.3 °C5 April 2017	16.4 °C13 August 2017	24.0 °C	185 mm	33
2016	33.2 °C13 April 2016	17.0 °C29 July 2016	24.5 °C	398 mm	50
2015	33.9 °C21 March 2015	15.8 °C14 August 2015	23.9 °C	218 mm	37
2014	33.1 °C5 May 2014	15.7 °C7 July 2014	23.8 °C	172 mm	43
2013	31.6 °C24 February 2013	15.7 °C8 August 2013	23.5 °C	177 mm	25
2012	31.4 °C4 April 2012	16.5 °C20 July 2012	23.6 °C	161 mm	18
2011	31.8 °C3 May 2011	15.7 °C24 August 2011	23.7 °C	352 mm	27
2010	33.2 °C13 April 2010	17.1 °C28 July 2010	24.0 °C	196 mm	33
2009	32.9 °C25 March 2009	16.8 °C11 July 2009	24.0 °C	132 mm	38
2008	33.7 °C24 April 2008	16.3 °C5 July 2008	24.0 °C	225 mm	42
2007	35.9 °C10 May 2007	16.3 °C31 July 2007	23.9 °C	383 mm	35
2006	31.9 °C1 March 2006	15.6 °C23 July 2006	23.5 °C	310 mm	15
2005	32.2 °C24 February 2005	16.4 °C26 June 2005	23.7 °C	199 mm	36
2004	32.1 °C5 May 2004	16.1 °C1 July 2004	23.5 °C	106 mm	20
2003	32.7 °C5 February 2003	16.4 °C14 August 2003	23.9 °C	259 mm	20
2002	33.5 °C24 February 2002	16.1 °C26 July 2002	23.5 °C	512 mm	19
2001	34.4 °C12 May 2001	15.2 °C18 July 2001	23.4 °C	378 mm	27
2000	33.3 °C17 May 2000	15.8 °C23 August 2000	23.7 °C	196 mm	35
1999	34.4 °C29 April 1999	17.0 °C19 June 1999	24.1 °C	266 mm	43
1998	34.0 °C17 May 1998	16.8 °C27 August 1998	24.8 °C	47 mm	83
1997	34.8 °C11 April 1997	16.3 °C3 July 1997	23.4 °C	101 mm	10
1996	32.1 °C28 January 1996	16.2 °C2 August 1996	23.5 °C	133 mm	40
1995	33.4 °C16 April 1995	16.6 °C6 August 1995	24.0 °C	309 mm	23
1994	31.1 °C23 March 1994	16.4 °C26 July 1994	23.6 °C	186 mm	16
1993	31.3 °C22 April 1993	16.0 °C10 August 1993	23.7 °C	240 mm	18
1992	33.1 °C12 March 1992	15.2 °C22 July 1992	22.9 °C	111 mm	14
1991	34.2 °C9 April 1991	16.4 °C11 August 1991	23.7 °C	75 mm	58
1990	32.3 °C23 April 1990	16.0 °C28 July 1990	23.8 °C	141 mm	43
1989	31.8 °C2 May 1989	16.8 °C26 July 1989	23.5 °C	209 mm	18
1988	35.0 °C11 May 1988	16.8 °C28 July 1988	24.2 °C	120 mm	59
1987	32.1 °C16 April 1987	16.2 °C28 July 1987	23.8 °C	80 mm	42
1986	34.1 °C23 May 1986	14.7 °C8 August 1986	23.3 °C	157 mm	39
1985	33.3 °C11 March 1985	16.1 °C1 August 1985	23.2 °C	117 mm	33
1984	35.6 °C23 April 1984	18.1 °C30 July 1984	24.4 °C	304 mm	62
1983	33.4 °C19 April 1983	14.1 °C31 July 1983	23.1 °C	87 mm	57
1982	32.2 °C8 April 1982	15.0 °C15 June 1982	22.4 °C	94 mm	6
1981	33.2 °C14 April 1981	15.3 °C21 July 1981	22.8 °C	86 mm	15
1980	31.7 °C28 March 1980	14.6 °C29 September 1980	22.7 °C	40 mm	23
1979	34.3 °C16 May 1979	14.3 °C21 July 1979	23.2 °C	94 mm	20
1978	30.7 °C27 April 1978	15.7 °C7 August 1978	22.7 °C	47 mm	5
1977	30.4 °C1 March 1977	15.3 °C30 June 1977	22.9 °C	146 mm	2
1976	32.8 °C14 May 1976	14.2 °C9 August 1976	22.4 °C	157 mm	17
1975	32.6 °C16 May 1975	15.1 °C29 July 1975	23.0 °C	99 mm	18
1974	32.7 °C29 April 1974	16.2 °C7 August 1974	23.1 °C	203 mm	13
1973	35.2 °C27 April 1973	16.0 °C10 August 1973	23.8 °C	125 mm	49
1972	31.7 °C21 May 1972	14.4 °C31 July 1972	22.9 °C	89 mm	9
1971	30.8 °C26 March 1971	14.5 °C3 August 1971	22.8 °C	240 mm	17
1970	32.4 °C27 April 1970	13.7 °C18 July 1970	22.8 °C	144 mm	23
1969	34.0 °C27 April 1969	15.0 °C5 July 1969	22.7 °C	258 mm	38
1968	31.7 °C20 May 1968	15.5 °C4 July 1968	23.0 °C	300 mm	10
1967	31.7 °C11 May 1967	15.7 °C4 August 1967	23.0 °C	125 mm	17
1966	33.3 °C29 March 1966	15.6 °C25 July 1966	23.4 °C	102 mm	40
1965	34.1 °C14 May 1965	15.9 °C25 July 1965	23.0 °C	354 mm	10
1964	35.0 °C24 April 1964	14.4 °C31 July 1964	23.0 °C	108 mm	30
1963	33.3 °C21 May 1963	14.3 °C12 July 1963	23.6 °C	302 mm	17
1962	31.2 °C15 May 1962	15.0 °C1 August 1962	22.8 °C	312 mm	4
1961	31.1 °C2 March 1961	14.3 °C31 July 1961	23.0 °C	242 mm	9
1960	30.1 °C13 April 1960	14.9 °C21 June 1960	23.3 °C	342 mm	2
1959	30.4 °C21 February 1959	15.5 °C6 August 1959	23.2 °C	469 mm	3
1958	30.4 °C30 March 1958	13.9 °C19 July 1958	22.0 °C	65 mm	1
1957	33.1 °C8 May 1957	13.3 °C27 June 1957	22.5 °C	204 mm	7
1956	30.2 °C8 April 1956	13.3 °C21 July 1956	21.9 °C	133 mm	1
1955	31.5 °C22 May 1955	14.5 °C2 August 1955	22.1 °C	100 mm	3
1954	31.5 °C27 March 1954	13.3 °C28 July 1954	22.3 °C	43 mm	20
1953	31.2 °C11 May 1953	15.1 °C7 August 1953	22.6 °C	167 mm	4
1952	31.5 °C12 April 1952	15.5 °C10 July 1952	23.0 °C	274 mm	13
1951	30.2 °C22 February 1951	15.6 °C17 July 1951	22.9 °C	402 mm	2
1950	33.5 °C29 May 1950	14.0 °C26 August 1950	22.8 °C	420 mm	6
1949	30.4 °C30 May 1949	16.6 °C22 July 1949	23.5 °C	337 mm	4
1948	30.8 °C11 April 1948	15.5 °C5 August 1948	22.5 °C	182 mm	5
1947	30.6 °C19 March 1947	13.8 °C12 July 1947	22.4 °C	60 mm	7
1946	31.9 °C4 April 1946	14.0 °C27 July 1946	22.4 °C	86 mm	24
1945	31.0 °C21 March 1945	15.0 °C26 June 1945	23.1 °C	103 mm	19
1944	33.7 °C17 May 1944	15.4 °C3 July 1944	23.0 °C	136 mm	28
1943	30.0 °C13 March 1943	14.8 °C3 July 1943	22.8 °C	113 mm	2
1942	33.7 °C10 April 1942	14.9 °C6 August 1942	22.3 °C	101 mm	7
1941	31.3 °C9 March 1941	14.6 °C26 August 1941	22.2 °C	67 mm	1
1940	32.0 °C26 January 1940	15.4 °C20 September 1940	22.5 °C	187 mm	7

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.0 °C

+0.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

50 d/yr

+25

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

110 mm

-87 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	28.6 °C	+1.0 °C	4 mm	-20 mm
Feb	29.6 °C	+1.2 °C	8 mm	-19 mm
Mar	29.3 °C	+0.5 °C	50 mm	-21 mm
Apr	29.2 °C	0.0 °C	34 mm	+4 mm
May	30.7 °C	+2.7 °C	4 mm	+3 mm
Jun	26.4 °C	+1.6 °C	0 mm	+0 mm
Jul	22.8 °C	-0.1 °C	1 mm	+1 mm
Aug	22.3 °C	-0.3 °C	1 mm	+1 mm
Sep	24.1 °C	+0.3 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Oct	25.9 °C	+0.1 °C	3 mm	-2 mm
Nov	27.9 °C	+0.7 °C	1 mm	-17 mm
Dec	27.9 °C	+0.7 °C	6 mm	-16 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.0 °C

30 May 2025

Coldest day

15.5 °C

10 Aug 2025

Wettest day

15.8 mm

1 Apr 2025

Windiest day

27.0 km/h

12 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

45.0 km/h

26 Jan 2025

Hottest feels-like

37.1 °C

31 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

15.3 °C

10 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

12.6 h

23 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Dombe Grande?

Dombe Grande has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.4 °C and it receives 197 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dombe Grande?

The hottest day measured in Dombe Grande between 1940 and 2025 was 10 May 2007, reaching 35.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Dombe Grande?

The coldest day measured in Dombe Grande between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 1954, at 13.3 °C.

Does it snow in Dombe Grande?

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

Has the climate of Dombe Grande warmed?

Yes: Dombe Grande warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Dombe Grande?

The wettest day measured in Dombe Grande between 1940 and 2025 was 18 March 2002, with 216 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Dombe Grande?

The windiest day measured in Dombe Grande between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1940, with winds reaching 37.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Dombe Grande?

The warmest month in Dombe Grande is April (26.2 °C on average); the coldest is August (19.6 °C).

How much does it rain in Dombe Grande?

Dombe Grande receives on average 197 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 36 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Dombe Grande?

Dombe Grande gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Dombe Grande?

Yes: Dombe Grande has on average 240 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dombe Grande?

In Dombe Grande, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.4 °C on 19 April 2024, and the lowest was 12.5 °C on 28 July 1954.

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