Tômbua climate — normals and trends
Tômbua (Angola) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.0 °C and it receives 37 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 (23.1 °C on average) and the coldest is August (16.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.
Tômbua averages 0 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 8 rainy days per year.
Tômbua has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.0 °C (on 12 May 2007) and the coldest 11.8 °C (on 21 July 1956).
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
TômbuaNamibe Province
- coords
- -15.80°, 11.84°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.0°C
Average daily high
22.0°C
Average daily low
18.5°C
Annual rainfall
37mm
Sunshine / day
11.4h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
24.9km/h
Seasonal range
6.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
8 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
23.6 °C
Average feels-like low
18.3 °C
Average peak gust
35.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
117 d/yr
Solar radiation
23.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
35.0 °C
12 May 2007
Coldest day
11.8 °C
21 July 1956
Wettest day
75 mm
18 January 1991
Windiest day
50.8 km/h
26 August 1980
Strongest gust
70.9 km/h
26 August 1980
Hottest feels-like
38.1 °C
13 April 1995
Coldest feels-like
8.4 °C
26 August 1980
Sunniest day
12.8 h
9 January 1940
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 | 23.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 2 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | 24.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 26 mm | +16 mm |
| Mar | 25.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 9 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 23.9 °C | -1.0 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 26.4 °C | +3.2 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Jun | 22.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Jul | 18.5 °C | -1.2 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 17.7 °C | -0.8 °C | 0 mm | +0 mm |
| Sep | 18.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 20.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 1 mm | +0 mm |
| Nov | 22.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 23.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 6 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tômbua?
Tômbua has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.0 °C and it receives 37 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tômbua?
The hottest day measured in Tômbua between 1940 and 2025 was 12 May 2007, reaching 35.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tômbua?
The coldest day measured in Tômbua between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 1956, at 11.8 °C.
Does it snow in Tômbua?
Almost never: Tômbua sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tômbua warmed?
Yes: Tômbua warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tômbua?
The wettest day measured in Tômbua between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1991, with 75 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tômbua?
The windiest day measured in Tômbua between 1940 and 2025 was 26 August 1980, with winds reaching 50.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tômbua?
The warmest month in Tômbua is March (23.1 °C on average); the coldest is August (16.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Tômbua?
Tômbua receives on average 37 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 8 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tômbua?
Tômbua gets on average 11.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,161 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Tômbua?
Yes: Tômbua has on average 117 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tômbua?
In Tômbua, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.1 °C on 13 April 1995, and the lowest was 8.4 °C on 26 August 1980.
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