Saurimo climate — normals and trends
Saurimo (Angola) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.4 °C and it receives 1,472 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 (24.2 °C on average) and the coldest is December (21.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Saurimo averages 0 frost days, 111 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 188 rainy days per year.
Saurimo has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.8 °C (on 27 September 2008) and the coldest 9.6 °C (on 19 July 1988).
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
SaurimoLunda Sul Province
- coords
- -9.66°, 20.39°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.4°C
Average daily high
28.6°C
Average daily low
17.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,472mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
11.1km/h
Seasonal range
2.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
111 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
188 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.7 °C
Average feels-like low
18.0 °C
Average peak gust
30.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
7 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.60 · 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
36.8 °C
27 September 2008
Coldest day
9.6 °C
19 July 1988
Wettest day
98 mm
2 March 2015
Windiest day
22.9 km/h
12 August 1976
Strongest gust
58.7 km/h
11 February 1950
Hottest feels-like
39.3 °C
24 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
5.8 °C
27 July 1954
Sunniest day
12.6 h
9 December 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 133 mm | -77 mm |
| Feb | 27.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 141 mm | -45 mm |
| Mar | 28.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 253 mm | +24 mm |
| Apr | 27.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 155 mm | +24 mm |
| May | 28.5 °C | -1.2 °C | 18 mm | +6 mm |
| Jun | 29.3 °C | -0.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 29.4 °C | -0.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 31.2 °C | -0.6 °C | 2 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 31.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 14 mm | -41 mm |
| Oct | 29.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 87 mm | -78 mm |
| Nov | 27.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 203 mm | -31 mm |
| Dec | 27.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 195 mm | -50 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Saurimo?
Saurimo has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.4 °C and it receives 1,472 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Saurimo?
The hottest day measured in Saurimo between 1940 and 2025 was 27 September 2008, reaching 36.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Saurimo?
The coldest day measured in Saurimo between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1988, at 9.6 °C.
Does it snow in Saurimo?
Almost never: Saurimo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Saurimo warmed?
Yes: Saurimo warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Saurimo?
The wettest day measured in Saurimo between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 2015, with 98 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Saurimo?
The windiest day measured in Saurimo between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 1976, with winds reaching 22.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Saurimo?
The warmest month in Saurimo is August (24.2 °C on average); the coldest is December (21.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Saurimo?
Saurimo receives on average 1,472 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 188 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Saurimo?
Saurimo gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Saurimo?
Yes: Saurimo has on average 7 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Saurimo?
In Saurimo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.3 °C on 24 February 2005, and the lowest was 5.8 °C on 27 July 1954.
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