Uíge climate — normals and trends
Uíge (Angola) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.7 °C and it receives 1,732 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 (22.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (20.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Uíge averages 0 frost days, 25 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 195 rainy days per year.
Uíge has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.7 °C (on 22 February 1940) and the coldest 8.7 °C (on 18 July 1950).
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
UígeUíge Province
- coords
- -7.61°, 15.06°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
21.7°C
Average daily high
27.1°C
Average daily low
17.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,732mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
8.8km/h
Seasonal range
2.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
25 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
195 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.4 °C
Average feels-like low
19.7 °C
Average peak gust
27.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
24 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · 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
34.7 °C
22 February 1940
Coldest day
8.7 °C
18 July 1950
Wettest day
157 mm
7 February 1951
Windiest day
19.1 km/h
22 August 1950
Strongest gust
54.0 km/h
18 April 1984
Hottest feels-like
38.9 °C
9 April 2002
Coldest feels-like
6.2 °C
18 July 1950
Sunniest day
12.1 h
17 November 2009
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 | 26.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 199 mm | +50 mm |
| Feb | 27.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 219 mm | +88 mm |
| Mar | 28.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 211 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 27.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 355 mm | +44 mm |
| May | 28.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 169 mm | +30 mm |
| Jun | 28.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 13 mm | +3 mm |
| Jul | 27.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 25.5 °C | -1.5 °C | 9 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 26.6 °C | -0.5 °C | 46 mm | -17 mm |
| Oct | 26.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 148 mm | -62 mm |
| Nov | 26.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 293 mm | +19 mm |
| Dec | 26.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 227 mm | +13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Uíge?
Uíge has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.7 °C and it receives 1,732 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Uíge?
The hottest day measured in Uíge between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 1940, reaching 34.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Uíge?
The coldest day measured in Uíge between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1950, at 8.7 °C.
Does it snow in Uíge?
Almost never: Uíge sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Uíge warmed?
Yes: Uíge warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Uíge?
The wettest day measured in Uíge between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1951, with 157 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Uíge?
The windiest day measured in Uíge between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 1950, with winds reaching 19.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Uíge?
The warmest month in Uíge is March (22.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Uíge?
Uíge receives on average 1,732 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 195 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Uíge?
Uíge gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Uíge?
Yes: Uíge has on average 24 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Uíge?
In Uíge, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.9 °C on 9 April 2002, and the lowest was 6.2 °C on 18 July 1950.
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