Ondjiva climate — normals and trends
Ondjiva (Angola) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.9 °C and it receives 598 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 October (26.8 °C on average) and the coldest is June (18.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Ondjiva averages 0 frost days, 171 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 75 rainy days per year.
Ondjiva has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.3 °C (on 11 January 1949) and the coldest 3.1 °C (on 17 June 1940).
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
OndjivaCunene Province
- coords
- -17.07°, 15.73°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.9°C
Average daily high
30.0°C
Average daily low
16.7°C
Annual rainfall
598mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
45%
Average peak wind
15.4km/h
Seasonal range
8.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
171 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
75 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.0 °C
Average feels-like low
15.2 °C
Average peak gust
32.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
68 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.24 · 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
41.3 °C
11 January 1949
Coldest day
3.1 °C
17 June 1940
Wettest day
140 mm
28 February 2020
Windiest day
37.2 km/h
1 December 2008
Strongest gust
86.0 km/h
1 December 2008
Hottest feels-like
40.5 °C
5 December 2018
Coldest feels-like
-1.4 °C
17 June 1940
Sunniest day
13.0 h
28 December 1956
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 78 mm | -63 mm |
| Feb | 29.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 155 mm | +28 mm |
| Mar | 29.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 171 mm | +61 mm |
| Apr | 29.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 68 mm | +40 mm |
| May | 29.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 27.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 28.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 31.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Sep | 34.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 9 mm | +8 mm |
| Oct | 35.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 4 mm | -14 mm |
| Nov | 34.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 30 mm | -38 mm |
| Dec | 29.5 °C | -1.8 °C | 172 mm | +68 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ondjiva?
Ondjiva has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.9 °C and it receives 598 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ondjiva?
The hottest day measured in Ondjiva between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1949, reaching 41.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ondjiva?
The coldest day measured in Ondjiva between 1940 and 2025 was 17 June 1940, at 3.1 °C.
Does it snow in Ondjiva?
Almost never: Ondjiva sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ondjiva warmed?
Yes: Ondjiva warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ondjiva?
The wettest day measured in Ondjiva between 1940 and 2025 was 28 February 2020, with 140 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ondjiva?
The windiest day measured in Ondjiva between 1940 and 2025 was 1 December 2008, with winds reaching 37.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ondjiva?
The warmest month in Ondjiva is October (26.8 °C on average); the coldest is June (18.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Ondjiva?
Ondjiva receives on average 598 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 75 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ondjiva?
Ondjiva gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ondjiva?
Yes: Ondjiva has on average 68 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ondjiva?
In Ondjiva, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.5 °C on 5 December 2018, and the lowest was -1.4 °C on 17 June 1940.
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