Humbe climate — normals and trends
Humbe (Angola) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.1 °C and it receives 545 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 (26.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (18.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.
Humbe averages 0 frost days, 179 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 71 rainy days per year.
Humbe has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.7 °C (on 11 January 1949) and the coldest 3.7 °C (on 17 June 1940).
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
HumbeCunene Province
- coords
- -16.69°, 14.90°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.1°C
Average daily high
30.2°C
Average daily low
16.7°C
Annual rainfall
545mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
44%
Average peak wind
15.1km/h
Seasonal range
8.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
179 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
71 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.2 °C
Average feels-like low
15.3 °C
Average peak gust
32.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
65 d/yr
Solar radiation
23.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.24 · 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
40.7 °C
11 January 1949
Coldest day
3.7 °C
17 June 1940
Wettest day
129 mm
22 December 2008
Windiest day
34.7 km/h
1 December 2008
Strongest gust
65.2 km/h
15 September 1970
Hottest feels-like
41.0 °C
26 October 2020
Coldest feels-like
-0.5 °C
17 June 1940
Sunniest day
13.0 h
24 December 1943
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 | 32.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 83 mm | -30 mm |
| Feb | 28.9 °C | -0.7 °C | 156 mm | +40 mm |
| Mar | 29.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 222 mm | +106 mm |
| Apr | 28.9 °C | -0.6 °C | 103 mm | +70 mm |
| May | 28.4 °C | -0.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jun | 27.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 28.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 30.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 34.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 1 mm | 0 mm |
| Oct | 35.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 6 mm | -10 mm |
| Nov | 34.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 19 mm | -41 mm |
| Dec | 29.4 °C | -2.3 °C | 207 mm | +117 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Humbe?
Humbe has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.1 °C and it receives 545 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Humbe?
The hottest day measured in Humbe between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1949, reaching 40.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Humbe?
The coldest day measured in Humbe between 1940 and 2025 was 17 June 1940, at 3.7 °C.
Does it snow in Humbe?
Almost never: Humbe sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Humbe warmed?
Yes: Humbe warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Humbe?
The wettest day measured in Humbe between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 2008, with 129 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Humbe?
The windiest day measured in Humbe between 1940 and 2025 was 1 December 2008, with winds reaching 34.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Humbe?
The warmest month in Humbe is October (26.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (18.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Humbe?
Humbe receives on average 545 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 71 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Humbe?
Humbe gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Humbe?
Yes: Humbe has on average 65 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Humbe?
In Humbe, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.0 °C on 26 October 2020, and the lowest was -0.5 °C on 17 June 1940.
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