Zango climate — normals and trends
Zango (Angola) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 534 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 February (27.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (21.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Zango averages 0 frost days, 238 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 79 rainy days per year.
Zango has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.0 °C (on 6 March 1985) and the coldest 9.9 °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
ZangoLuanda Province
- coords
- -9.01°, 13.38°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.0°C
Average daily high
31.0°C
Average daily low
21.1°C
Annual rainfall
534mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
12.6km/h
Seasonal range
5.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
238 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
79 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.6 °C
Average feels-like low
24.4 °C
Average peak gust
30.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
251 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.37 · 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
40.0 °C
6 March 1985
Coldest day
9.9 °C
18 July 1950
Wettest day
135 mm
28 April 1969
Windiest day
21.6 km/h
8 October 1946
Strongest gust
53.6 km/h
8 October 1946
Hottest feels-like
45.2 °C
16 February 1999
Coldest feels-like
8.7 °C
18 July 1950
Sunniest day
12.4 h
15 January 1950
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 | 31.1 °C | -1.4 °C | 61 mm | +10 mm |
| Feb | 31.9 °C | -1.1 °C | 116 mm | +55 mm |
| Mar | 32.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 58 mm | -59 mm |
| Apr | 31.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 108 mm | -33 mm |
| May | 32.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 46 mm | +31 mm |
| Jun | 30.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 1 mm | +0 mm |
| Jul | 27.7 °C | -0.6 °C | 1 mm | +0 mm |
| Aug | 26.4 °C | -2.1 °C | 2 mm | +0 mm |
| Sep | 28.8 °C | -1.2 °C | 6 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 30.0 °C | -0.8 °C | 25 mm | +8 mm |
| Nov | 32.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 16 mm | -48 mm |
| Dec | 32.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 60 mm | +0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zango?
Zango has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 534 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zango?
The hottest day measured in Zango between 1940 and 2025 was 6 March 1985, reaching 40.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zango?
The coldest day measured in Zango between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1950, at 9.9 °C.
Does it snow in Zango?
Almost never: Zango sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Zango warmed?
Yes: Zango warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zango?
The wettest day measured in Zango between 1940 and 2025 was 28 April 1969, with 135 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zango?
The windiest day measured in Zango between 1940 and 2025 was 8 October 1946, with winds reaching 21.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zango?
The warmest month in Zango is February (27.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Zango?
Zango receives on average 534 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 79 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zango?
Zango gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Zango?
Yes: Zango has on average 251 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zango?
In Zango, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.2 °C on 16 February 1999, and the lowest was 8.7 °C on 18 July 1950.
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