Lubango climate — normals and trends
Lubango (Angola) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.6 °C and it receives 1,444 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 (19.6 °C on average) and the coldest is June (15.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Lubango averages 0 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 123 rainy days per year.
Lubango 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 34.2 °C (on 11 October 2021) and the coldest 2.0 °C (on 12 July 1963).
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
LubangoHuíla Province
- coords
- -14.92°, 13.49°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.6°C
Average daily high
23.9°C
Average daily low
12.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,444mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
12.0km/h
Seasonal range
4.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
123 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.4 °C
Average feels-like low
11.0 °C
Average peak gust
31.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
34.2 °C
11 October 2021
Coldest day
2.0 °C
12 July 1963
Wettest day
185 mm
4 January 1954
Windiest day
34.2 km/h
19 April 1984
Strongest gust
71.6 km/h
1 June 2022
Hottest feels-like
33.0 °C
11 November 2010
Coldest feels-like
-2.5 °C
5 July 1974
Sunniest day
12.7 h
18 December 1956
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 90 mm | -135 mm |
| Feb | 22.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 191 mm | -42 mm |
| Mar | 22.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 375 mm | +75 mm |
| Apr | 22.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 180 mm | +56 mm |
| May | 22.1 °C | -1.0 °C | 5 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 22.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 23.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 25.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 27.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 26 mm | +15 mm |
| Oct | 27.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 35 mm | -48 mm |
| Nov | 25.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 128 mm | -94 mm |
| Dec | 24.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 113 mm | -125 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lubango?
Lubango has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.6 °C and it receives 1,444 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lubango?
The hottest day measured in Lubango between 1940 and 2025 was 11 October 2021, reaching 34.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lubango?
The coldest day measured in Lubango between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 1963, at 2.0 °C.
Does it snow in Lubango?
Almost never: Lubango sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Lubango warmed?
Yes: Lubango warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lubango?
The wettest day measured in Lubango between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1954, with 185 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lubango?
The windiest day measured in Lubango between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 1984, with winds reaching 34.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lubango?
The warmest month in Lubango is September (19.6 °C on average); the coldest is June (15.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Lubango?
Lubango receives on average 1,444 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 123 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lubango?
Lubango gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Lubango?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Lubango.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lubango?
In Lubango, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.0 °C on 11 November 2010, and the lowest was -2.5 °C on 5 July 1974.
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