Luau climate — normals and trends
Luau (Angola) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.3 °C and it receives 1,517 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 September (24.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Luau averages 0 frost days, 106 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 183 rainy days per year.
Luau has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.1 °C (on 28 September 2008) and the coldest 9.9 °C (on 1 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
LuauMoxico Province
- coords
- -10.71°, 22.22°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.3°C
Average daily high
28.5°C
Average daily low
17.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,517mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
10.6km/h
Seasonal range
3.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
106 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
183 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.7 °C
Average feels-like low
18.0 °C
Average peak gust
28.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
16 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · 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
37.1 °C
28 September 2008
Coldest day
9.9 °C
1 July 1994
Wettest day
124 mm
25 December 1960
Windiest day
23.0 km/h
28 August 2023
Strongest gust
58.3 km/h
17 December 1941
Hottest feels-like
39.5 °C
12 October 2010
Coldest feels-like
4.8 °C
1 July 1994
Sunniest day
12.6 h
25 December 2024
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 | 27.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 193 mm | -61 mm |
| Feb | 27.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 186 mm | -45 mm |
| Mar | 28.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 248 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 28.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 150 mm | +29 mm |
| May | 28.7 °C | -0.6 °C | 14 mm | +5 mm |
| Jun | 28.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 28.6 °C | -0.9 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 31.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 32.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 10 mm | -21 mm |
| Oct | 31.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 74 mm | -60 mm |
| Nov | 27.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 229 mm | +9 mm |
| Dec | 27.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 223 mm | -41 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Luau?
Luau has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.3 °C and it receives 1,517 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Luau?
The hottest day measured in Luau between 1940 and 2025 was 28 September 2008, reaching 37.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Luau?
The coldest day measured in Luau between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 1994, at 9.9 °C.
Does it snow in Luau?
Almost never: Luau sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Luau warmed?
Yes: Luau warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Luau?
The wettest day measured in Luau between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1960, with 124 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Luau?
The windiest day measured in Luau between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 2023, with winds reaching 23.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Luau?
The warmest month in Luau is September (24.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Luau?
Luau receives on average 1,517 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 183 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Luau?
Luau gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Luau?
Yes: Luau has on average 16 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Luau?
In Luau, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.5 °C on 12 October 2010, and the lowest was 4.8 °C on 1 July 1994.
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