Luanda climate — normals and trends
Luanda (Angola) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.6 °C and it receives 302 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 March (27.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (20.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Luanda averages 0 frost days, 75 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 56 rainy days per year.
Luanda has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.0 °C (on 6 March 1985) and the coldest 13.2 °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
LuandaLuanda Province
- coords
- -8.84°, 13.23°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.6°C
Average daily high
27.8°C
Average daily low
22.3°C
Annual rainfall
302mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
17.6km/h
Seasonal range
6.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
75 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
56 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.5 °C
Average feels-like low
25.5 °C
Average peak gust
32.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
284 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · 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
35.0 °C
6 March 1985
Coldest day
13.2 °C
18 July 1950
Wettest day
118 mm
22 January 2005
Windiest day
27.7 km/h
7 October 1991
Strongest gust
49.3 km/h
13 November 1989
Hottest feels-like
41.5 °C
17 March 2024
Coldest feels-like
11.7 °C
18 July 1950
Sunniest day
12.4 h
21 January 1946
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 | 30.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 37 mm | +11 mm |
| Feb | 30.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 93 mm | +59 mm |
| Mar | 31.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 25 mm | -45 mm |
| Apr | 30.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 79 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 29.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 33 mm | +26 mm |
| Jun | 27.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Jul | 24.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 1 mm | +0 mm |
| Aug | 23.3 °C | -1.0 °C | 1 mm | 0 mm |
| Sep | 25.5 °C | -0.2 °C | 3 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 27.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 13 mm | +3 mm |
| Nov | 29.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 5 mm | -28 mm |
| Dec | 29.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 24 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Luanda?
Luanda has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.6 °C and it receives 302 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Luanda?
The hottest day measured in Luanda between 1940 and 2025 was 6 March 1985, reaching 35.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Luanda?
The coldest day measured in Luanda between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1950, at 13.2 °C.
Does it snow in Luanda?
Almost never: Luanda sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Luanda warmed?
Yes: Luanda warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Luanda?
The wettest day measured in Luanda between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 2005, with 118 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Luanda?
The windiest day measured in Luanda between 1940 and 2025 was 7 October 1991, with winds reaching 27.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Luanda?
The warmest month in Luanda is March (27.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Luanda?
Luanda receives on average 302 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 56 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Luanda?
Luanda gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Luanda?
Yes: Luanda has on average 284 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Luanda?
In Luanda, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.5 °C on 17 March 2024, and the lowest was 11.7 °C on 18 July 1950.
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