Climate guideThirty-year normals for Luanda
Luanda climate by month
Hot semi-arid · BShBest Jun–Aug
Annual mean26°day and night
Seasonal swing6°warmest vs coolest
Precipitation437 mm111 wet days a year
8.84° S, 13.23° EElevation 73 mUTC+1 · West Africa Time
When to goLuanda · weather score
Best timeJun–Aug
October: high / low29° / 22°
iSummary
What the weather is like
Luanda has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh): little rain, large day–night swings and strong sunshine.
The warmest month is February, when afternoons average 31° and nights 24°. July is the coolest month, with highs of 27° and lows of 18°. The difference between the warmest and the coolest month is about 6°, a small seasonal swing typical of places tempered by the sea.
About 437 mm of precipitation falls in an average year. April is the wettest month (111 mm, 21 wet days) and July the driest (1 mm, 0 wet days). Cloud cover ranges from 16% in June to 56% in March.
The sea reaches about 28° in March. Sea temperatures lag the air by a month or two, so late summer is usually warmer for swimming than early summer.
Year in figures
- Hottest afternoons
- 31° · February
- Coldest nights
- 18° · July
- Wettest month
- April
- Driest month
- July
- Clearest skies
- June · 16% cloud
- Warmest sea
- 28° · March
- Longest day
- 12 h 38 min
- Shortest day
- 11 h 37 min
iiCharts
Twelve months at a glance
Temperature and precipitation
Daily high/low range bars, monthly precipitation columns, sea temperature lineTemperature curve
Average high, low and seaDaylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on the 15th of each monthiiiData table
Climate normals month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | 31° | 31° | 31° | 30° | 30° | 28° | 27° | 27° | 28° | 29° | 30° | 30° |
| Average low | 24° | 24° | 25° | 25° | 23° | 20° | 18° | 19° | 20° | 22° | 23° | 24° |
| Precipitation | 47 mm | 57 mm | 122 mm | 111 mm | 10 mm | 1 mm | 1 mm | 1 mm | 2 mm | 10 mm | 43 mm | 32 mm |
| Wet days (≥1 mm) | 10.3 | 13.7 | 19.7 | 21.2 | 7.8 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.7 | 16.5 | 13.8 |
| Cloud cover | 50% | 51% | 56% | 54% | 25% | 16% | 20% | 26% | 29% | 34% | 41% | 47% |
| Sea temperature | 27° | 28° | 28° | 27° | 25° | 23° | 21° | 20° | 22° | 24° | 26° | 26° |
| Daylight | 12h 35 | 12h 23 | 12h 10 | 11h 55 | 11h 43 | 11h 37 | 11h 39 | 11h 49 | 12h 03 | 12h 17 | 12h 31 | 12h 38 |
| Month score | 43 | 32 | 30 | 34 | 59 | 86 | 94 | 94 | 86 | 67 | 43 | 38 |
ivMonth by month
Luanda in every month
January43
31° / 24°
47 mm · 10.3 wet days
February32
31° / 24°
57 mm · 13.7 wet days
March30
31° / 25°
122 mm · 19.7 wet days
April34
30° / 25°
111 mm · 21.2 wet days
May59
30° / 23°
10 mm · 7.8 wet days
June86
28° / 20°
1 mm · 0.3 wet days
July94
27° / 18°
1 mm · 0 wet days
August94
27° / 19°
1 mm · 0 wet days
September86
28° / 20°
2 mm · 1.2 wet day
October67
29° / 22°
10 mm · 6.7 wet days
November43
30° / 23°
43 mm · 16.5 wet days
December38
30° / 24°
32 mm · 13.8 wet days