Ucuma climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Ucuma?

Ucuma has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.8 °C and it receives 1,414 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ucuma?

The hottest day measured in Ucuma between 1940 and 2025 was 28 September 2008, reaching 34.8 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Ucuma?

The coldest day measured in Ucuma between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 1963, at 3.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Ucuma?

Almost never: Ucuma sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Ucuma warmed?

Yes: Ucuma warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Ucuma?

The wettest day measured in Ucuma between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 1941, with 72 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Ucuma?

The windiest day measured in Ucuma between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 1984, with winds reaching 24.5 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Ucuma?

The warmest month in Ucuma is September (20.6 °C on average); the coldest is June (17.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Ucuma?

Ucuma receives on average 1,414 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 147 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Ucuma?

Ucuma gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Ucuma (Angola) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.8 °C and it receives 1,414 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 September (20.6 °C on average) and the coldest is June (17.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.

Ucuma averages 0 frost days, 23 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 147 rainy days per year.

Ucuma has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 34.8 °C (on 28 September 2008) and the coldest 3.4 °C (on 12 July 1963).

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

UcumaHuambo Province

coords: -12.96°, 15.06°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwbSubtropical highland, dry winterWarmest monthSeptemberColdest monthJuneWettest monthNovemberDriest monthJune

Mean daily temperature

18.8°C

Average daily high

25.8°C

Average daily low

13.2°C

Annual rainfall

1,414mm

Sunshine / day

10.3h

Mean relative humidity

69%

Average peak wind

10.5km/h

Seasonal range

3.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

23 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

147 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

27.2 °C

Average feels-like low

13.1 °C

Average peak gust

32.7 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

0 d/yr

Solar radiation

21.0 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.2 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

34.8 °C

28 September 2008

Coldest day

3.4 °C

12 July 1963

Wettest day

72 mm

2 March 1941

Windiest day

24.5 km/h

19 April 1984

Strongest gust

64.8 km/h

19 April 1984

Hottest feels-like

35.2 °C

7 October 2023

Coldest feels-like

0.6 °C

26 June 1972

Sunniest day

12.6 h

13 November 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	31.9 °C9 September 2025	7.3 °C11 July 2025	19.6 °C	1,279 mm	28
2024	33.2 °C22 September 2024	6.6 °C17 June 2024	20.3 °C	1,816 mm	62
2023	33.2 °C16 September 2023	6.8 °C12 July 2023	20.1 °C	1,489 mm	45
2022	32.2 °C7 September 2022	7.8 °C13 June 2022	19.4 °C	1,321 mm	20
2021	34.1 °C11 October 2021	8.0 °C7 July 2021	19.9 °C	1,008 mm	44
2020	32.5 °C29 September 2020	7.5 °C28 June 2020	19.5 °C	1,346 mm	22
2019	33.7 °C25 September 2019	8.2 °C12 June 2019	19.9 °C	1,732 mm	27
2018	32.4 °C20 September 2018	7.5 °C10 June 2018	19.6 °C	1,478 mm	43
2017	33.3 °C8 September 2017	8.1 °C7 July 2017	19.8 °C	1,036 mm	30
2016	32.5 °C18 September 2016	7.7 °C13 July 2016	19.6 °C	1,641 mm	22
2015	32.0 °C24 September 2015	8.4 °C26 June 2015	19.7 °C	1,504 mm	32
2014	32.9 °C4 October 2014	5.9 °C18 July 2014	19.2 °C	1,509 mm	23
2013	33.0 °C16 September 2013	7.3 °C14 July 2013	19.3 °C	1,388 mm	45
2012	33.5 °C26 September 2012	6.7 °C20 July 2012	19.2 °C	1,330 mm	39
2011	33.0 °C21 September 2011	7.2 °C9 June 2011	18.9 °C	1,504 mm	40
2010	33.4 °C29 September 2010	7.4 °C22 June 2010	19.3 °C	1,412 mm	48
2009	33.4 °C19 September 2009	7.6 °C5 July 2009	19.3 °C	1,139 mm	26
2008	34.8 °C28 September 2008	6.4 °C29 June 2008	18.8 °C	1,252 mm	52
2007	32.5 °C16 September 2007	6.9 °C31 July 2007	18.9 °C	1,519 mm	26
2006	32.2 °C21 September 2006	7.3 °C12 July 2006	18.6 °C	1,553 mm	13
2005	32.9 °C8 September 2005	7.1 °C23 June 2005	19.2 °C	1,645 mm	33
2004	31.3 °C11 September 2004	6.6 °C20 June 2004	18.6 °C	1,798 mm	16
2003	31.9 °C14 September 2003	6.2 °C4 July 2003	18.9 °C	1,770 mm	24
2002	31.2 °C23 September 2002	6.2 °C28 June 2002	18.9 °C	1,574 mm	10
2001	33.4 °C9 September 2001	6.5 °C25 July 2001	18.6 °C	1,428 mm	23
2000	31.9 °C27 September 2000	7.0 °C9 July 2000	18.6 °C	1,284 mm	26
1999	32.0 °C18 September 1999	7.3 °C29 June 1999	18.6 °C	1,510 mm	21
1998	31.7 °C15 September 1998	7.4 °C20 June 1998	19.5 °C	1,443 mm	25
1997	33.0 °C29 September 1997	5.0 °C3 July 1997	19.0 °C	1,364 mm	23
1996	32.7 °C8 September 1996	7.6 °C2 July 1996	19.2 °C	1,349 mm	35
1995	32.4 °C13 October 1995	6.9 °C12 July 1995	19.1 °C	1,372 mm	27
1994	31.6 °C19 September 1994	4.8 °C3 July 1994	18.9 °C	1,359 mm	16
1993	32.1 °C13 September 1993	7.5 °C13 June 1993	18.7 °C	1,638 mm	15
1992	32.0 °C10 September 1992	6.9 °C8 July 1992	18.7 °C	1,497 mm	10
1991	32.5 °C8 September 1991	5.4 °C8 June 1991	19.1 °C	1,199 mm	24
1990	32.5 °C18 September 1990	7.9 °C1 August 1990	18.9 °C	1,798 mm	28
1989	32.9 °C22 September 1989	7.0 °C15 July 1989	18.9 °C	1,038 mm	25
1988	32.5 °C4 October 1988	5.8 °C14 July 1988	18.7 °C	1,728 mm	12
1987	31.1 °C31 August 1987	5.8 °C29 June 1987	19.1 °C	1,606 mm	10
1986	31.8 °C16 September 1986	7.1 °C19 June 1986	18.9 °C	1,134 mm	27
1985	30.9 °C6 September 1985	5.4 °C15 July 1985	18.4 °C	1,087 mm	6
1984	32.4 °C9 September 1984	5.3 °C24 July 1984	18.3 °C	1,735 mm	18
1983	33.7 °C18 September 1983	7.1 °C24 June 1983	19.0 °C	1,650 mm	30
1982	31.8 °C20 September 1982	5.5 °C19 July 1982	18.6 °C	1,336 mm	14
1981	32.7 °C18 September 1981	5.6 °C22 June 1981	18.9 °C	1,202 mm	23
1980	33.3 °C3 December 1980	6.7 °C11 July 1980	19.2 °C	864 mm	52
1979	32.3 °C22 September 1979	6.0 °C6 July 1979	18.7 °C	1,625 mm	17
1978	31.4 °C22 February 1978	6.0 °C9 July 1978	18.4 °C	1,108 mm	6
1977	31.1 °C9 September 1977	6.8 °C14 July 1977	18.6 °C	1,277 mm	7
1976	31.5 °C13 September 1976	5.6 °C28 June 1976	17.9 °C	1,792 mm	16
1975	30.9 °C26 September 1975	5.7 °C30 June 1975	17.9 °C	1,843 mm	8
1974	29.9 °C23 September 1974	4.0 °C16 June 1974	18.0 °C	1,339 mm	0
1973	32.1 °C4 October 1973	6.0 °C9 July 1973	18.6 °C	1,415 mm	24
1972	30.6 °C25 September 1972	4.5 °C26 June 1972	18.6 °C	1,292 mm	7
1971	31.3 °C1 October 1971	6.0 °C18 July 1971	18.4 °C	1,127 mm	10
1970	31.9 °C2 September 1970	5.8 °C7 June 1970	18.7 °C	1,380 mm	13
1969	33.2 °C3 October 1969	7.2 °C27 June 1969	18.6 °C	1,737 mm	15
1968	31.4 °C2 October 1968	5.6 °C26 June 1968	18.3 °C	1,516 mm	8
1967	30.5 °C4 October 1967	5.0 °C21 July 1967	18.3 °C	1,506 mm	4
1966	30.1 °C10 September 1966	7.2 °C18 July 1966	18.9 °C	1,479 mm	1
1965	30.8 °C25 October 1965	5.8 °C4 June 1965	18.1 °C	1,799 mm	5
1964	30.9 °C2 October 1964	4.4 °C21 June 1964	18.3 °C	1,500 mm	2
1963	30.6 °C14 September 1963	3.4 °C12 July 1963	18.0 °C	1,535 mm	5
1962	30.2 °C15 September 1962	3.7 °C30 June 1962	18.2 °C	1,301 mm	2
1961	30.7 °C2 September 1961	6.0 °C20 June 1961	18.0 °C	1,917 mm	4
1960	30.5 °C7 September 1960	4.1 °C21 June 1960	18.0 °C	1,877 mm	1
1959	30.6 °C13 October 1959	6.1 °C20 June 1959	18.3 °C	1,717 mm	1
1958	31.7 °C22 September 1958	4.9 °C18 June 1958	18.3 °C	1,008 mm	10
1957	29.6 °C31 August 1957	4.0 °C27 June 1957	18.6 °C	1,568 mm	0
1956	31.7 °C23 September 1956	4.9 °C21 June 1956	18.1 °C	1,209 mm	12
1955	32.0 °C23 February 1955	5.5 °C23 June 1955	18.4 °C	1,109 mm	23
1954	31.9 °C21 September 1954	5.0 °C28 July 1954	18.9 °C	945 mm	47
1953	30.4 °C30 August 1953	5.9 °C27 June 1953	18.0 °C	1,337 mm	5
1952	32.7 °C29 September 1952	5.3 °C7 August 1952	18.4 °C	1,751 mm	32
1951	32.5 °C30 September 1951	5.8 °C14 July 1951	18.4 °C	1,813 mm	23
1950	31.6 °C19 September 1950	5.9 °C12 August 1950	18.2 °C	1,513 mm	7
1949	32.0 °C28 September 1949	6.7 °C15 June 1949	18.5 °C	1,563 mm	14
1948	33.3 °C14 September 1948	6.3 °C21 June 1948	18.6 °C	1,620 mm	25
1947	34.4 °C7 October 1947	5.0 °C20 July 1947	19.2 °C	1,042 mm	43
1946	33.0 °C11 February 1946	6.3 °C13 July 1946	19.4 °C	769 mm	69
1945	33.1 °C17 September 1945	7.1 °C19 June 1945	18.7 °C	1,221 mm	29
1944	33.9 °C21 September 1944	7.6 °C25 July 1944	19.1 °C	1,050 mm	48
1943	32.3 °C11 September 1943	5.3 °C3 July 1943	18.2 °C	1,509 mm	16
1942	32.6 °C17 September 1942	5.3 °C23 July 1942	19.0 °C	956 mm	51
1941	33.2 °C6 November 1941	6.4 °C22 June 1941	19.5 °C	849 mm	57
1940	31.9 °C6 September 1940	5.7 °C1 July 1940	18.4 °C	1,023 mm	27

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

26.6 °C

+0.8 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

28 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1279 mm

-136 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	24.5 °C	+0.4 °C	107 mm	-68 mm
Feb	24.9 °C	+0.2 °C	65 mm	-119 mm
Mar	25.9 °C	+1.1 °C	380 mm	+122 mm
Apr	26.1 °C	+0.8 °C	145 mm	+40 mm
May	25.7 °C	-0.1 °C	9 mm	+3 mm
Jun	26.5 °C	+1.1 °C	0 mm	0 mm
Jul	26.8 °C	+0.9 °C	0 mm	0 mm
Aug	28.8 °C	+0.6 °C	5 mm	+4 mm
Sep	29.9 °C	+0.4 °C	37 mm	+12 mm
Oct	28.2 °C	+0.9 °C	132 mm	-36 mm
Nov	26.6 °C	+1.7 °C	242 mm	-25 mm
Dec	24.8 °C	+0.7 °C	156 mm	-68 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

31.9 °C

9 Sep 2025

Coldest day

7.3 °C

11 Jul 2025

Wettest day

35.3 mm

22 Mar 2025

Windiest day

19.5 km/h

3 Sep 2025

Strongest gust

55.1 km/h

3 Sep 2025

Hottest feels-like

32.7 °C

29 Oct 2025

Coldest feels-like

4.3 °C

11 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

12.6 h

16 Nov 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Ucuma?

Ucuma has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.8 °C and it receives 1,414 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ucuma?

The hottest day measured in Ucuma between 1940 and 2025 was 28 September 2008, reaching 34.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in Ucuma?

The coldest day measured in Ucuma between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 1963, at 3.4 °C.

Does it snow in Ucuma?

Almost never: Ucuma sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Ucuma warmed?

Yes: Ucuma warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Ucuma?

The wettest day measured in Ucuma between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 1941, with 72 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Ucuma?

The windiest day measured in Ucuma between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 1984, with winds reaching 24.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Ucuma?

The warmest month in Ucuma is September (20.6 °C on average); the coldest is June (17.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Ucuma?

Ucuma receives on average 1,414 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 147 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Ucuma?

Ucuma gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Ucuma?

Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Ucuma.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ucuma?

In Ucuma, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.2 °C on 7 October 2023, and the lowest was 0.6 °C on 26 June 1972.

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