Maquela do Zombo climate — normals and trends
Maquela do Zombo (Angola) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.7 °C and it receives 1,229 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 (23.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (21.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Maquela do Zombo averages 0 frost days, 30 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 182 rainy days per year.
Maquela do Zombo has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.5 °C (on 13 October 1942) and the coldest 9.3 °C (on 17 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
Maquela do ZomboUíge Province
- coords
- -6.06°, 15.11°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.7°C
Average daily high
27.5°C
Average daily low
18.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,229mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
10.5km/h
Seasonal range
2.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
30 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
182 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.1 °C
Average feels-like low
20.9 °C
Average peak gust
27.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
109 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · 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
34.5 °C
13 October 1942
Coldest day
9.3 °C
17 July 1950
Wettest day
147 mm
22 November 1947
Windiest day
24.6 km/h
22 August 1950
Strongest gust
50.4 km/h
10 April 1942
Hottest feels-like
41.3 °C
21 February 2024
Coldest feels-like
6.3 °C
17 July 1950
Sunniest day
12.1 h
24 January 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 | 28.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 123 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 28.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 147 mm | +43 mm |
| Mar | 29.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 193 mm | +39 mm |
| Apr | 29.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 239 mm | +33 mm |
| May | 28.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 118 mm | +12 mm |
| Jun | 28.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 14 mm | +6 mm |
| Jul | 26.6 °C | -0.3 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 26.0 °C | -1.0 °C | 3 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 27.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 18 mm | -15 mm |
| Oct | 27.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 67 mm | -56 mm |
| Nov | 27.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 291 mm | +98 mm |
| Dec | 28.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 180 mm | +10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Maquela do Zombo?
Maquela do Zombo has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.7 °C and it receives 1,229 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Maquela do Zombo?
The hottest day measured in Maquela do Zombo between 1940 and 2025 was 13 October 1942, reaching 34.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Maquela do Zombo?
The coldest day measured in Maquela do Zombo between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 1950, at 9.3 °C.
Does it snow in Maquela do Zombo?
Almost never: Maquela do Zombo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Maquela do Zombo warmed?
Yes: Maquela do Zombo warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Maquela do Zombo?
The wettest day measured in Maquela do Zombo between 1940 and 2025 was 22 November 1947, with 147 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Maquela do Zombo?
The windiest day measured in Maquela do Zombo between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 1950, with winds reaching 24.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Maquela do Zombo?
The warmest month in Maquela do Zombo is March (23.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Maquela do Zombo?
Maquela do Zombo receives on average 1,229 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 182 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Maquela do Zombo?
Maquela do Zombo gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Maquela do Zombo?
Yes: Maquela do Zombo has on average 109 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Maquela do Zombo?
In Maquela do Zombo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.3 °C on 21 February 2024, and the lowest was 6.3 °C on 17 July 1950.
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