Luquembo climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Luquembo?

Luquembo has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.1 °C and it receives 1,213 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Luquembo?

The hottest day measured in Luquembo between 1940 and 2025 was 28 September 2008, reaching 37.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Luquembo?

The coldest day measured in Luquembo between 1940 and 2025 was 30 June 1962, at 8.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Luquembo?

Almost never: Luquembo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Luquembo warmed?

Yes: Luquembo warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Luquembo?

The wettest day measured in Luquembo between 1940 and 2025 was 18 December 2015, with 83 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Luquembo?

The windiest day measured in Luquembo between 1940 and 2025 was 9 April 1991, with winds reaching 22.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Luquembo?

The warmest month in Luquembo is September (24.2 °C on average); the coldest is June (20.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Luquembo?

Luquembo receives on average 1,213 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 162 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Luquembo?

Luquembo gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Luquembo (Angola) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.1 °C and it receives 1,213 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 (24.2 °C on average) and the coldest is June (20.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.

Luquembo averages 0 frost days, 112 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 162 rainy days per year.

Luquembo has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 37.0 °C (on 28 September 2008) and the coldest 8.4 °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

LuquemboMalanje Province

coords: -10.74°, 17.72°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthSeptemberColdest monthJuneWettest monthNovemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

22.1°C

Average daily high

28.8°C

Average daily low

16.9°C

Annual rainfall

1,213mm

Sunshine / day

10.3h

Mean relative humidity

66%

Average peak wind

10.3km/h

Seasonal range

3.3°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

112 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

162 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

30.7 °C

Average feels-like low

17.3 °C

Average peak gust

27.5 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

5 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.2 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

37.0 °C

28 September 2008

Coldest day

8.4 °C

30 June 1962

Wettest day

83 mm

18 December 2015

Windiest day

22.9 km/h

9 April 1991

Strongest gust

57.2 km/h

9 April 1991

Hottest feels-like

38.6 °C

18 March 2019

Coldest feels-like

5.0 °C

30 June 1962

Sunniest day

12.6 h

6 December 2024

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	34.6 °C27 September 2025	11.9 °C4 June 2025	22.5 °C	1,122 mm	135
2024	34.6 °C11 September 2024	11.1 °C8 July 2024	23.0 °C	1,426 mm	219
2023	35.3 °C27 August 2023	12.2 °C12 July 2023	22.9 °C	1,346 mm	177
2022	34.3 °C9 September 2022	11.7 °C19 June 2022	22.4 °C	1,187 mm	127
2021	34.5 °C9 October 2021	13.0 °C2 June 2021	22.9 °C	933 mm	136
2020	34.3 °C6 October 2020	11.8 °C8 July 2020	22.9 °C	1,223 mm	158
2019	36.0 °C7 September 2019	13.1 °C25 June 2019	23.3 °C	996 mm	170
2018	35.3 °C19 September 2018	12.6 °C10 June 2018	22.9 °C	1,062 mm	153
2017	35.0 °C24 September 2017	13.0 °C7 July 2017	23.0 °C	992 mm	152
2016	35.0 °C23 August 2016	11.3 °C24 July 2016	23.1 °C	1,126 mm	162
2015	35.0 °C11 September 2015	12.6 °C14 August 2015	22.9 °C	1,199 mm	170
2014	35.0 °C13 September 2014	12.0 °C6 July 2014	22.7 °C	1,123 mm	166
2013	36.0 °C17 September 2013	12.7 °C13 July 2013	22.7 °C	998 mm	157
2012	35.2 °C9 September 2012	11.4 °C16 June 2012	22.6 °C	971 mm	155
2011	35.6 °C4 September 2011	11.3 °C28 June 2011	22.4 °C	1,083 mm	132
2010	35.6 °C4 September 2010	10.4 °C11 July 2010	22.7 °C	1,050 mm	140
2009	35.5 °C6 September 2009	11.3 °C11 July 2009	22.6 °C	1,247 mm	140
2008	37.0 °C28 September 2008	11.3 °C16 June 2008	22.3 °C	1,098 mm	101
2007	35.0 °C16 September 2007	12.2 °C7 July 2007	22.2 °C	1,099 mm	117
2006	33.7 °C15 August 2006	12.3 °C21 July 2006	22.2 °C	1,121 mm	120
2005	35.4 °C7 September 2005	12.3 °C9 June 2005	22.7 °C	1,082 mm	144
2004	35.1 °C12 September 2004	11.9 °C13 July 2004	22.1 °C	1,261 mm	95
2003	34.8 °C28 August 2003	11.5 °C1 July 2003	22.4 °C	1,055 mm	115
2002	33.8 °C13 September 2002	12.3 °C27 June 2002	22.3 °C	1,382 mm	109
2001	35.8 °C8 September 2001	12.5 °C24 July 2001	22.1 °C	1,317 mm	103
2000	34.3 °C8 September 2000	12.1 °C10 July 2000	22.2 °C	1,097 mm	118
1999	34.3 °C14 September 1999	12.2 °C16 June 1999	22.1 °C	1,216 mm	111
1998	34.5 °C2 September 1998	13.3 °C17 July 1998	22.8 °C	1,290 mm	177
1997	35.5 °C24 August 1997	11.4 °C3 July 1997	22.4 °C	1,263 mm	116
1996	34.9 °C26 August 1996	11.1 °C14 July 1996	22.5 °C	1,128 mm	153
1995	35.9 °C6 September 1995	11.9 °C13 July 1995	22.4 °C	1,397 mm	137
1994	33.8 °C16 August 1994	10.0 °C3 July 1994	22.2 °C	1,261 mm	114
1993	35.0 °C19 September 1993	12.0 °C14 June 1993	22.2 °C	1,188 mm	106
1992	34.3 °C16 September 1992	12.0 °C7 July 1992	22.0 °C	1,282 mm	88
1991	34.4 °C2 September 1991	11.1 °C8 June 1991	22.4 °C	1,293 mm	149
1990	35.7 °C8 September 1990	12.9 °C11 July 1990	22.5 °C	1,358 mm	134
1989	35.6 °C14 September 1989	11.1 °C21 June 1989	22.2 °C	1,055 mm	126
1988	33.4 °C4 October 1988	11.0 °C19 July 1988	22.0 °C	1,493 mm	97
1987	34.3 °C19 August 1987	11.4 °C29 June 1987	22.5 °C	1,211 mm	139
1986	33.8 °C25 August 1986	10.7 °C3 July 1986	21.8 °C	1,353 mm	86
1985	33.7 °C9 September 1985	10.3 °C23 June 1985	21.9 °C	995 mm	93
1984	35.6 °C7 September 1984	12.1 °C21 July 1984	22.0 °C	1,315 mm	98
1983	34.9 °C13 September 1983	11.4 °C22 June 1983	22.6 °C	1,129 mm	155
1982	34.5 °C22 September 1982	11.0 °C19 July 1982	21.9 °C	1,229 mm	85
1981	33.9 °C18 September 1981	10.8 °C22 June 1981	22.3 °C	1,006 mm	143
1980	35.4 °C19 September 1980	11.4 °C29 June 1980	22.4 °C	938 mm	138
1979	34.2 °C22 September 1979	10.4 °C7 July 1979	22.0 °C	1,216 mm	115
1978	32.7 °C4 September 1978	10.4 °C30 June 1978	21.8 °C	1,328 mm	82
1977	33.4 °C20 August 1977	11.9 °C10 July 1977	22.0 °C	1,484 mm	87
1976	34.6 °C13 September 1976	10.7 °C7 July 1976	21.3 °C	1,550 mm	54
1975	32.7 °C10 October 1975	10.4 °C22 July 1975	21.4 °C	1,188 mm	58
1974	32.1 °C23 September 1974	8.5 °C16 June 1974	21.2 °C	1,130 mm	37
1973	33.5 °C1 October 1973	10.7 °C14 July 1973	21.9 °C	1,085 mm	99
1972	35.1 °C15 September 1972	9.6 °C29 June 1972	21.6 °C	1,304 mm	73
1971	33.4 °C29 August 1971	10.2 °C15 June 1971	21.6 °C	1,076 mm	60
1970	34.3 °C31 August 1970	9.9 °C31 May 1970	21.8 °C	1,244 mm	81
1969	34.7 °C5 September 1969	11.1 °C11 June 1969	21.7 °C	1,446 mm	61
1968	33.5 °C16 September 1968	9.2 °C17 June 1968	21.5 °C	1,308 mm	68
1967	33.8 °C6 September 1967	9.2 °C21 July 1967	21.4 °C	1,608 mm	37
1966	33.1 °C23 September 1966	11.6 °C16 June 1966	21.8 °C	1,365 mm	43
1965	32.3 °C22 August 1965	9.9 °C5 July 1965	21.3 °C	1,579 mm	50
1964	32.4 °C15 August 1964	9.0 °C17 June 1964	21.5 °C	1,352 mm	56
1963	34.0 °C10 September 1963	9.7 °C8 June 1963	21.5 °C	1,200 mm	57
1962	31.8 °C4 February 1962	8.4 °C30 June 1962	21.5 °C	1,296 mm	46
1961	32.8 °C4 September 1961	9.4 °C27 July 1961	21.4 °C	1,491 mm	39
1960	32.9 °C7 September 1960	9.5 °C11 July 1960	21.1 °C	1,697 mm	34
1959	32.8 °C15 September 1959	10.0 °C20 June 1959	21.6 °C	1,480 mm	52
1958	33.3 °C5 February 1958	9.2 °C23 June 1958	21.8 °C	1,184 mm	72
1957	32.7 °C19 August 1957	10.0 °C31 May 1957	21.7 °C	1,409 mm	80
1956	34.3 °C9 September 1956	10.4 °C23 June 1956	21.4 °C	1,163 mm	84
1955	34.8 °C19 February 1955	10.1 °C14 August 1955	21.7 °C	993 mm	103
1954	34.4 °C1 September 1954	9.4 °C1 August 1954	22.2 °C	780 mm	191
1953	34.2 °C12 September 1953	10.3 °C22 June 1953	21.6 °C	1,162 mm	73
1952	34.8 °C25 September 1952	10.4 °C7 August 1952	21.7 °C	1,464 mm	99
1951	35.2 °C16 September 1951	10.5 °C14 July 1951	21.5 °C	1,624 mm	94
1950	34.1 °C16 September 1950	9.9 °C12 August 1950	21.3 °C	1,397 mm	57
1949	34.5 °C22 August 1949	10.7 °C8 June 1949	21.8 °C	1,444 mm	90
1948	35.0 °C13 September 1948	11.0 °C18 July 1948	21.7 °C	1,631 mm	114
1947	36.5 °C17 September 1947	9.7 °C21 July 1947	22.4 °C	910 mm	157
1946	34.2 °C25 August 1946	10.0 °C20 June 1946	22.1 °C	834 mm	137
1945	33.8 °C4 September 1945	10.4 °C19 June 1945	21.9 °C	1,054 mm	117
1944	35.2 °C25 August 1944	11.4 °C15 July 1944	22.3 °C	1,160 mm	138
1943	34.9 °C13 September 1943	10.2 °C3 July 1943	21.6 °C	1,160 mm	95
1942	35.4 °C9 September 1942	11.3 °C23 July 1942	22.3 °C	845 mm	152
1941	35.5 °C5 September 1941	11.3 °C30 July 1941	22.7 °C	846 mm	220
1940	34.5 °C17 August 1940	11.3 °C1 July 1940	21.8 °C	843 mm	121

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.2 °C

+0.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

135 d/yr

+23

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1122 mm

-91 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	27.9 °C	+0.6 °C	126 mm	-24 mm
Feb	28.6 °C	+0.7 °C	66 mm	-69 mm
Mar	28.8 °C	+1.3 °C	239 mm	+40 mm
Apr	27.9 °C	-0.1 °C	178 mm	+71 mm
May	28.8 °C	-0.5 °C	19 mm	+11 mm
Jun	29.1 °C	0.0 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Jul	29.3 °C	-0.4 °C	0 mm	0 mm
Aug	31.0 °C	-0.5 °C	1 mm	-2 mm
Sep	32.2 °C	+0.5 °C	18 mm	-22 mm
Oct	30.6 °C	+1.5 °C	86 mm	-64 mm
Nov	28.5 °C	+1.4 °C	241 mm	+23 mm
Dec	28.1 °C	+1.2 °C	148 mm	-55 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.6 °C

27 Sep 2025

Coldest day

11.9 °C

4 Jun 2025

Wettest day

33.7 mm

14 Nov 2025

Windiest day

18.4 km/h

9 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

45.4 km/h

9 Jul 2025

Hottest feels-like

36.0 °C

2 Dec 2025

Coldest feels-like

9.4 °C

2 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

12.6 h

27 Nov 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Luquembo?

Luquembo has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.1 °C and it receives 1,213 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Luquembo?

The hottest day measured in Luquembo between 1940 and 2025 was 28 September 2008, reaching 37.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Luquembo?

The coldest day measured in Luquembo between 1940 and 2025 was 30 June 1962, at 8.4 °C.

Does it snow in Luquembo?

Almost never: Luquembo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Luquembo warmed?

Yes: Luquembo warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Luquembo?

The wettest day measured in Luquembo between 1940 and 2025 was 18 December 2015, with 83 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Luquembo?

The windiest day measured in Luquembo between 1940 and 2025 was 9 April 1991, with winds reaching 22.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Luquembo?

The warmest month in Luquembo is September (24.2 °C on average); the coldest is June (20.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Luquembo?

Luquembo receives on average 1,213 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 162 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Luquembo?

Luquembo gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Luquembo?

Yes: Luquembo has on average 5 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Luquembo?

In Luquembo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.6 °C on 18 March 2019, and the lowest was 5.0 °C on 30 June 1962.

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