Ucu Seles climate — normals and trends
Ucu Seles (Angola) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.7 °C and it receives 1,111 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 April (22.4 °C on average) and the coldest is August (18.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Ucu Seles averages 0 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 147 rainy days per year.
Ucu Seles has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.3 °C (on 6 March 1985) and the coldest 8.2 °C (on 11 July 1947).
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
Ucu SelesKwanza Sul Province
- coords
- -11.41°, 14.31°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.7°C
Average daily high
25.7°C
Average daily low
17.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,111mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
11.7km/h
Seasonal range
4.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
147 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.6 °C
Average feels-like low
19.4 °C
Average peak gust
32.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
41 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.63 · 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
32.3 °C
6 March 1985
Coldest day
8.2 °C
11 July 1947
Wettest day
134 mm
16 April 2012
Windiest day
23.2 km/h
12 May 1988
Strongest gust
53.6 km/h
12 May 1988
Hottest feels-like
38.7 °C
21 February 2024
Coldest feels-like
5.7 °C
10 July 1947
Sunniest day
12.5 h
21 January 2022
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 | 25.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 61 mm | -26 mm |
| Feb | 27.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 31 mm | -68 mm |
| Mar | 27.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 198 mm | -63 mm |
| Apr | 27.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 200 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 28.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 49 mm | +20 mm |
| Jun | 27.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 3 mm | +2 mm |
| Jul | 24.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | +0 mm |
| Aug | 23.2 °C | -1.1 °C | 4 mm | +2 mm |
| Sep | 25.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 3 mm | -12 mm |
| Oct | 26.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 33 mm | -53 mm |
| Nov | 26.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 158 mm | -30 mm |
| Dec | 26.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 101 mm | -34 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ucu Seles?
Ucu Seles has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.7 °C and it receives 1,111 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ucu Seles?
The hottest day measured in Ucu Seles between 1940 and 2025 was 6 March 1985, reaching 32.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ucu Seles?
The coldest day measured in Ucu Seles between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 1947, at 8.2 °C.
Does it snow in Ucu Seles?
Almost never: Ucu Seles sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ucu Seles warmed?
Yes: Ucu Seles warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ucu Seles?
The wettest day measured in Ucu Seles between 1940 and 2025 was 16 April 2012, with 134 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ucu Seles?
The windiest day measured in Ucu Seles between 1940 and 2025 was 12 May 1988, with winds reaching 23.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ucu Seles?
The warmest month in Ucu Seles is April (22.4 °C on average); the coldest is August (18.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Ucu Seles?
Ucu Seles receives on average 1,111 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 147 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ucu Seles?
Ucu Seles gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ucu Seles?
Yes: Ucu Seles has on average 41 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ucu Seles?
In Ucu Seles, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.7 °C on 21 February 2024, and the lowest was 5.7 °C on 10 July 1947.
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