Muxaluando climate — normals and trends
Muxaluando (Angola) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.6 °C and it receives 965 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 (23.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (20.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Muxaluando averages 0 frost days, 62 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 135 rainy days per year.
Muxaluando has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.3 °C (on 30 March 1941) and the coldest 8.2 °C (on 18 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
MuxaluandoBengo Province
- coords
- -8.12°, 14.29°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.6°C
Average daily high
28.1°C
Average daily low
18.9°C
Annual rainfall
965mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
10.5km/h
Seasonal range
3.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
62 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
135 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.5 °C
Average feels-like low
21.4 °C
Average peak gust
27.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
149 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.35 · 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
36.3 °C
30 March 1941
Coldest day
8.2 °C
18 July 1950
Wettest day
128 mm
28 February 2018
Windiest day
19.2 km/h
30 January 1948
Strongest gust
49.3 km/h
10 April 1991
Hottest feels-like
40.4 °C
7 March 1985
Coldest feels-like
6.5 °C
18 July 1950
Sunniest day
12.2 h
16 January 1989
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 | 28.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 151 mm | +57 mm |
| Feb | 29.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 133 mm | +42 mm |
| Mar | 29.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 114 mm | -39 mm |
| Apr | 28.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 252 mm | +36 mm |
| May | 28.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 143 mm | +86 mm |
| Jun | 28.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 3 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 26.5 °C | -0.8 °C | 1 mm | +0 mm |
| Aug | 25.5 °C | -1.9 °C | 7 mm | +4 mm |
| Sep | 27.2 °C | -1.0 °C | 12 mm | +0 mm |
| Oct | 27.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 50 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 28.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 150 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 28.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 177 mm | +49 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Muxaluando?
Muxaluando has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.6 °C and it receives 965 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Muxaluando?
The hottest day measured in Muxaluando between 1940 and 2025 was 30 March 1941, reaching 36.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Muxaluando?
The coldest day measured in Muxaluando between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1950, at 8.2 °C.
Does it snow in Muxaluando?
Almost never: Muxaluando sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Muxaluando warmed?
Yes: Muxaluando warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Muxaluando?
The wettest day measured in Muxaluando between 1940 and 2025 was 28 February 2018, with 128 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Muxaluando?
The windiest day measured in Muxaluando between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1948, with winds reaching 19.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Muxaluando?
The warmest month in Muxaluando is March (23.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Muxaluando?
Muxaluando receives on average 965 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 135 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Muxaluando?
Muxaluando gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Muxaluando?
Yes: Muxaluando has on average 149 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Muxaluando?
In Muxaluando, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.4 °C on 7 March 1985, and the lowest was 6.5 °C on 18 July 1950.
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