Golungo Alto climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Golungo Alto?

Golungo Alto has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.0 °C and it receives 1,051 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Golungo Alto?

The hottest day measured in Golungo Alto between 1940 and 2025 was 6 March 1985, reaching 36.6 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Golungo Alto?

The coldest day measured in Golungo Alto between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1950, at 8.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Golungo Alto?

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

Q: Has the climate of Golungo Alto warmed?

Yes: Golungo Alto warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Golungo Alto?

The wettest day measured in Golungo Alto between 1940 and 2025 was 5 December 1950, with 140 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Golungo Alto?

The windiest day measured in Golungo Alto between 1940 and 2025 was 6 June 2018, with winds reaching 20.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Golungo Alto?

The warmest month in Golungo Alto is February (24.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Golungo Alto?

Golungo Alto receives on average 1,051 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 133 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Golungo Alto?

Golungo Alto gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Golungo Alto (Angola) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.0 °C and it receives 1,051 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 February (24.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (20.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.

Golungo Alto averages 0 frost days, 91 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 133 rainy days per year.

Golungo Alto has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 36.6 °C (on 6 March 1985) and the coldest 8.3 °C (on 18 July 1950).

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

Golungo AltoCuanza Norte Province

coords: -9.13°, 14.77°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthAprilDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

23.0°C

Average daily high

28.5°C

Average daily low

19.2°C

Annual rainfall

1,051mm

Sunshine / day

9.5h

Mean relative humidity

78%

Average peak wind

10.9km/h

Seasonal range

4.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

91 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

133 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

31.8 °C

Average feels-like low

21.6 °C

Average peak gust

30.0 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

170 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.0 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.24 · 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

36.6 °C

6 March 1985

Coldest day

8.3 °C

18 July 1950

Wettest day

140 mm

5 December 1950

Windiest day

20.9 km/h

6 June 2018

Strongest gust

64.8 km/h

9 April 1991

Hottest feels-like

41.8 °C

24 February 2002

Coldest feels-like

6.5 °C

18 July 1950

Sunniest day

12.3 h

17 January 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	33.3 °C18 October 2025	13.7 °C12 July 2025	23.4 °C	962 mm	115
2024	34.3 °C6 May 2024	14.5 °C2 August 2024	23.7 °C	1,932 mm	122
2023	33.7 °C19 April 2023	14.4 °C22 July 2023	23.3 °C	1,374 mm	85
2022	32.4 °C25 February 2022	14.7 °C14 June 2022	23.0 °C	1,103 mm	81
2021	33.1 °C28 February 2021	15.7 °C29 July 2021	23.8 °C	1,443 mm	107
2020	32.5 °C31 March 2020	14.9 °C20 July 2020	23.7 °C	1,028 mm	77
2019	33.2 °C27 March 2019	15.4 °C28 June 2019	23.8 °C	1,165 mm	75
2018	33.4 °C21 October 2018	15.1 °C31 July 2018	23.6 °C	1,345 mm	70
2017	33.3 °C3 April 2017	14.0 °C9 July 2017	23.5 °C	1,207 mm	74
2016	33.3 °C15 April 2016	14.1 °C27 July 2016	23.7 °C	1,486 mm	78
2015	32.7 °C21 March 2015	13.5 °C24 July 2015	23.1 °C	1,337 mm	41
2014	33.7 °C22 February 2014	12.6 °C7 July 2014	23.5 °C	1,190 mm	89
2013	32.8 °C24 May 2013	12.2 °C9 August 2013	23.4 °C	1,032 mm	80
2012	34.4 °C15 March 2012	13.3 °C20 July 2012	23.7 °C	947 mm	134
2011	32.8 °C2 June 2011	13.3 °C23 July 2011	23.3 °C	1,046 mm	72
2010	33.9 °C29 October 2010	14.3 °C29 June 2010	23.6 °C	1,025 mm	114
2009	33.8 °C7 February 2009	13.7 °C5 July 2009	23.6 °C	1,252 mm	124
2008	33.4 °C31 October 2008	12.6 °C6 July 2008	23.0 °C	1,114 mm	76
2007	33.3 °C10 May 2007	14.5 °C22 June 2007	22.8 °C	1,309 mm	35
2006	32.2 °C20 June 2006	13.7 °C5 August 2006	22.9 °C	1,086 mm	61
2005	32.8 °C11 February 2005	12.8 °C23 June 2005	22.7 °C	1,507 mm	33
2004	33.2 °C5 May 2004	14.0 °C13 July 2004	22.9 °C	1,211 mm	56
2003	33.4 °C17 May 2003	13.0 °C1 July 2003	23.4 °C	1,111 mm	77
2002	36.2 °C24 February 2002	14.4 °C30 June 2002	23.2 °C	1,302 mm	73
2001	33.0 °C12 May 2001	11.5 °C20 July 2001	23.3 °C	1,015 mm	116
2000	32.9 °C22 October 2000	14.2 °C16 July 2000	23.1 °C	951 mm	94
1999	33.3 °C29 January 1999	14.2 °C21 June 1999	23.4 °C	1,396 mm	107
1998	34.7 °C11 June 1998	15.3 °C25 July 1998	24.2 °C	1,053 mm	166
1997	35.1 °C4 March 1997	14.0 °C6 July 1997	23.6 °C	1,016 mm	157
1996	33.7 °C21 June 1996	13.3 °C17 July 1996	23.2 °C	882 mm	117
1995	34.0 °C16 September 1995	14.2 °C2 July 1995	23.3 °C	1,136 mm	69
1994	34.8 °C23 October 1994	13.5 °C30 June 1994	23.1 °C	1,492 mm	97
1993	34.3 °C3 March 1993	14.2 °C14 June 1993	23.5 °C	856 mm	120
1992	34.0 °C6 November 1992	12.3 °C23 July 1992	22.5 °C	1,016 mm	41
1991	33.4 °C23 February 1991	13.8 °C9 June 1991	23.3 °C	1,044 mm	100
1990	35.4 °C15 February 1990	13.7 °C19 August 1990	23.7 °C	1,110 mm	149
1989	34.2 °C7 December 1989	14.4 °C8 August 1989	23.5 °C	971 mm	138
1988	34.1 °C7 October 1988	15.0 °C19 July 1988	23.6 °C	1,266 mm	144
1987	35.4 °C2 March 1987	13.4 °C28 July 1987	23.8 °C	890 mm	165
1986	34.4 °C22 May 1986	13.2 °C8 August 1986	23.2 °C	909 mm	135
1985	36.6 °C6 March 1985	13.4 °C7 July 1985	23.4 °C	1,000 mm	142
1984	33.6 °C15 October 1984	15.4 °C23 August 1984	23.8 °C	1,048 mm	193
1983	33.5 °C30 April 1983	12.1 °C25 June 1983	23.2 °C	990 mm	129
1982	33.3 °C20 May 1982	12.6 °C4 August 1982	22.9 °C	502 mm	120
1981	35.3 °C21 February 1981	12.3 °C7 August 1981	23.8 °C	438 mm	203
1980	34.2 °C16 May 1980	13.0 °C29 June 1980	23.5 °C	635 mm	199
1979	33.4 °C6 June 1979	13.4 °C2 August 1979	23.4 °C	600 mm	151
1978	32.4 °C27 February 1978	13.3 °C20 June 1978	22.4 °C	438 mm	59
1977	31.8 °C15 April 1977	12.8 °C30 June 1977	22.6 °C	661 mm	46
1976	31.8 °C13 September 1976	11.9 °C9 July 1976	22.0 °C	996 mm	21
1975	32.5 °C16 March 1975	12.7 °C24 July 1975	22.4 °C	975 mm	35
1974	33.1 °C11 February 1974	12.2 °C24 August 1974	22.2 °C	882 mm	28
1973	32.0 °C25 April 1973	12.9 °C10 August 1973	22.6 °C	932 mm	26
1972	31.7 °C20 March 1972	12.0 °C29 June 1972	22.2 °C	1,182 mm	14
1971	31.2 °C5 March 1971	13.2 °C22 July 1971	22.2 °C	1,066 mm	25
1970	32.3 °C24 March 1970	12.9 °C5 July 1970	22.4 °C	1,234 mm	37
1969	32.5 °C4 March 1969	13.2 °C16 July 1969	22.5 °C	1,016 mm	36
1968	30.8 °C2 October 1968	12.0 °C20 June 1968	22.0 °C	1,264 mm	10
1967	31.5 °C2 March 1967	12.6 °C23 July 1967	22.2 °C	975 mm	12
1966	32.3 °C15 May 1966	12.8 °C29 July 1966	22.8 °C	1,295 mm	39
1965	31.4 °C14 May 1965	13.5 °C15 July 1965	22.3 °C	1,137 mm	13
1964	31.0 °C24 March 1964	10.1 °C3 August 1964	22.0 °C	949 mm	12
1963	31.7 °C25 April 1963	9.9 °C14 July 1963	22.4 °C	831 mm	20
1962	31.6 °C17 April 1962	12.8 °C2 July 1962	22.0 °C	1,217 mm	10
1961	30.7 °C15 March 1961	12.3 °C12 June 1961	22.0 °C	1,118 mm	5
1960	31.3 °C12 April 1960	10.9 °C22 June 1960	22.2 °C	1,697 mm	5
1959	31.8 °C23 September 1959	14.3 °C3 August 1959	22.5 °C	1,459 mm	17
1958	33.8 °C31 December 1958	10.6 °C26 June 1958	22.5 °C	516 mm	105
1957	33.9 °C19 March 1957	11.3 °C29 June 1957	22.6 °C	910 mm	63
1956	34.4 °C8 January 1956	10.5 °C30 July 1956	22.6 °C	499 mm	101
1955	34.2 °C13 March 1955	10.1 °C11 July 1955	22.5 °C	741 mm	105
1954	33.5 °C23 October 1954	10.7 °C28 July 1954	22.8 °C	1,005 mm	146
1953	31.8 °C24 December 1953	12.1 °C24 June 1953	22.4 °C	572 mm	33
1952	32.3 °C12 October 1952	12.2 °C15 July 1952	22.4 °C	1,613 mm	31
1951	32.2 °C30 September 1951	12.3 °C26 July 1951	22.5 °C	1,414 mm	39
1950	33.5 °C15 August 1950	8.3 °C18 July 1950	22.2 °C	1,651 mm	47
1949	33.6 °C30 October 1949	13.7 °C5 August 1949	22.8 °C	1,418 mm	34
1948	34.4 °C29 January 1948	13.4 °C17 July 1948	23.1 °C	1,148 mm	138
1947	36.0 °C9 February 1947	10.9 °C10 July 1947	23.5 °C	618 mm	209
1946	35.4 °C11 March 1946	11.7 °C21 July 1946	23.2 °C	664 mm	171
1945	34.5 °C12 March 1945	11.8 °C26 June 1945	23.2 °C	963 mm	141
1944	34.4 °C17 November 1944	12.6 °C5 August 1944	23.4 °C	705 mm	167
1943	35.7 °C28 February 1943	11.6 °C3 July 1943	22.9 °C	1,061 mm	128
1942	35.2 °C4 February 1942	12.7 °C17 July 1942	23.4 °C	665 mm	215
1941	35.9 °C30 March 1941	12.3 °C28 August 1941	24.1 °C	245 mm	300
1940	35.6 °C22 February 1940	12.1 °C18 June 1940	22.9 °C	947 mm	145

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

28.7 °C

+0.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

115 d/yr

+24

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

962 mm

-89 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	28.2 °C	-0.6 °C	64 mm	-17 mm
Feb	29.8 °C	+0.1 °C	89 mm	0 mm
Mar	30.0 °C	+0.7 °C	155 mm	-52 mm
Apr	29.3 °C	+0.3 °C	289 mm	+35 mm
May	30.6 °C	+1.6 °C	75 mm	+33 mm
Jun	29.5 °C	+1.5 °C	2 mm	+1 mm
Jul	27.1 °C	-0.1 °C	1 mm	+1 mm
Aug	25.4 °C	-2.1 °C	7 mm	+3 mm
Sep	27.4 °C	-1.2 °C	8 mm	-9 mm
Oct	28.4 °C	-0.1 °C	41 mm	-21 mm
Nov	29.4 °C	+1.2 °C	87 mm	-82 mm
Dec	29.2 °C	+1.0 °C	143 mm	+18 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.3 °C

18 Oct 2025

Coldest day

13.7 °C

12 Jul 2025

Wettest day

32.3 mm

6 Dec 2025

Windiest day

15.1 km/h

19 Aug 2025

Strongest gust

43.2 km/h

6 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

39.5 °C

10 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

14.2 °C

12 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

12.1 h

17 Nov 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Golungo Alto?

Golungo Alto has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.0 °C and it receives 1,051 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Golungo Alto?

The hottest day measured in Golungo Alto between 1940 and 2025 was 6 March 1985, reaching 36.6 °C.

What is the coldest day in Golungo Alto?

The coldest day measured in Golungo Alto between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1950, at 8.3 °C.

Does it snow in Golungo Alto?

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

Has the climate of Golungo Alto warmed?

Yes: Golungo Alto warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Golungo Alto?

The wettest day measured in Golungo Alto between 1940 and 2025 was 5 December 1950, with 140 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Golungo Alto?

The windiest day measured in Golungo Alto between 1940 and 2025 was 6 June 2018, with winds reaching 20.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Golungo Alto?

The warmest month in Golungo Alto is February (24.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Golungo Alto?

Golungo Alto receives on average 1,051 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 133 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Golungo Alto?

Golungo Alto gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Golungo Alto?

Yes: Golungo Alto has on average 170 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Golungo Alto?

In Golungo Alto, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.8 °C on 24 February 2002, and the lowest was 6.5 °C on 18 July 1950.

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