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Climate and weather of Angola



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Angola




 

Climate

 
Angola has a tropical climate with a rainy season and a dry season.

Temperatures vary from 25 to 30° during the year and the rains are higher in the north than in the south.

Northwestern Angola
The coastal plain located in the northwest of Angola has a climate with a dry season and rainy season.

Rainy season (November to April)
Temperatures reach 30° and rainfall is very high (almost one meter per year).

Dry season (May to October)
Temperatures are mild (26°) and rainfall is nonexistent.

The central plateau
The central plateau has a climate with a dry season and rainy season.

Rainy season (December to March)
Temperatures are high (30°) and rainfall is very high (one meter per year).

Dry season (April to November)
Temperatures reach 26° and rainfall is low or nonexistent (July and August). The climate is more temperate above 1 500 meters.

The southwestern coast of Angola
Temperatures range between 20 and 30° during the year and rainfall is low (50 to 250 mm per year).

 When to go to Angola (pleasant climate) 
The climate of Angola is pleasant during the following months :

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

 

Weather

(main cities) 
Average temperatures and rainfall

Cabinda

Temp
January
February
March
April
May
June
max
31°
31°
31°
31°
29°
26°
min
23°
23°
23°
24°
23°
21°
Temp
July
August
September
October
November
December
max
26°
26°
27°
28°
29°
29°
min
19°
20°
22°
24°
24°
24°

Rain
January
February
March
April
May
June
mm
50
100
80
110
50
...
Rain
July
August
September
October
November
December
mm
...
...
...
30
110
80

Lobito

Temp
January
February
March
April
May
June
max
29°
30°
31°
31°
29°
26°
min
23°
24°
24°
24°
22°
19°
Temp
July
August
September
October
November
December
max
24°
24°
25°
27°
29°
29°
min
18°
17°
19°
21°
23°
23°

Rain
January
February
March
April
May
June
mm
20
30
110
50
...
...
Rain
July
August
September
October
November
December
mm
...
...
...
30
20
60

Luanda (Capital of Angola)

Temp
January
February
March
April
May
June
max
29°
30°
30°
30°
29°
26°
min
24°
25°
25°
24°
23°
20°
Temp
July
August
September
October
November
December
max
24°
24°
25°
27°
29°
29°
min
19°
19°
20°
22°
23°
23°

Rain
January
February
March
April
May
June
mm
20
30
70
110
10
...
Rain
July
August
September
October
November
December
mm
...
...
...
...
20
20

Luena

Temp
January
February
March
April
May
June
max
27°
27°
27°
28°
27°
26°
min
16°
16°
16°
15°
11°
Temp
July
August
September
October
November
December
max
26°
29°
31°
30°
27°
27°
min
11°
14°
16°
16°
16°

Rain
January
February
March
April
May
June
mm
220
180
200
90
10
...
Rain
July
August
September
October
November
December
mm
...
10
20
90
170
230

Malanje

Temp
January
February
March
April
May
June
max
28°
28°
29°
28°
30°
29°
min
17°
17°
17°
17°
14°
10°
Temp
July
August
September
October
November
December
max
30°
31°
30°
29°
28°
28°
min
10°
13°
16°
17°
17°
17°

Rain
January
February
March
April
May
June
mm
80
130
190
160
10
Rain
July
August
September
October
November
December
mm
...
...
50
120
200
140

Weather data (temperatures and precipitation) for Angola are derived from monthly averages established over the last twenty years.

 Quick facts 
Angola, a country located in Central Africa, is bordered by Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, by Zambia to the southeast, by Namibia to the south and by the Atlantic Ocean to the west.

Capital: Luanda
Area: 1 250 000 km²
Population: 19 000 000 inhabitants
Language: Portuguese
Currency: Kwanza

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