Lucapa climate — normals and trends
Lucapa (Angola) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.5 °C and it receives 1,554 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 August (25.2 °C on average) and the coldest is December (22.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Lucapa averages 0 frost days, 168 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 200 rainy days per year.
Lucapa has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.7 °C (on 27 August 2009) and the coldest 11.2 °C (on 30 June 1962).
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
LucapaLuanda Norte
- coords
- -8.42°, 20.74°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.5°C
Average daily high
29.7°C
Average daily low
18.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,554mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
9.5km/h
Seasonal range
2.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
168 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
200 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.7 °C
Average feels-like low
20.1 °C
Average peak gust
27.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
56 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.67 · 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
36.7 °C
27 August 2009
Coldest day
11.2 °C
30 June 1962
Wettest day
106 mm
23 February 2020
Windiest day
19.6 km/h
1 June 1978
Strongest gust
55.1 km/h
21 February 1962
Hottest feels-like
40.8 °C
24 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
8.2 °C
26 August 1950
Sunniest day
12.5 h
19 December 1941
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 | 28.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 174 mm | -44 mm |
| Feb | 29.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 160 mm | -27 mm |
| Mar | 29.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 189 mm | -36 mm |
| Apr | 29.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 176 mm | +20 mm |
| May | 30.0 °C | -1.0 °C | 45 mm | +22 mm |
| Jun | 31.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 31.4 °C | -0.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 32.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 8 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 32.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 20 mm | -64 mm |
| Oct | 30.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 86 mm | -80 mm |
| Nov | 28.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 214 mm | -18 mm |
| Dec | 28.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 159 mm | -91 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lucapa?
Lucapa has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.5 °C and it receives 1,554 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lucapa?
The hottest day measured in Lucapa between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 2009, reaching 36.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lucapa?
The coldest day measured in Lucapa between 1940 and 2025 was 30 June 1962, at 11.2 °C.
Does it snow in Lucapa?
Almost never: Lucapa sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Lucapa warmed?
Yes: Lucapa warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lucapa?
The wettest day measured in Lucapa between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 2020, with 106 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lucapa?
The windiest day measured in Lucapa between 1940 and 2025 was 1 June 1978, with winds reaching 19.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lucapa?
The warmest month in Lucapa is August (25.2 °C on average); the coldest is December (22.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Lucapa?
Lucapa receives on average 1,554 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 200 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lucapa?
Lucapa gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Lucapa?
Yes: Lucapa has on average 56 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lucapa?
In Lucapa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.8 °C on 24 February 2005, and the lowest was 8.2 °C on 26 August 1950.
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