Climate and Weather in Luanda, Angola

The climate of Luanda

What is the capital of Angola? Luanda is the capital of the African country of Angola. Luanda is located on the Atlantic Ocean and, thanks to its excellent natural harbour, has an important position within the logistics process in the region. The port of Luanda is an important export port of products such as sugar, cotton, coffee and salt. The more than four centuries old city therefore also has an above-average number of branches of foreign companies.

Luanda has a warm steppe climate (type BSh according to the Köppen climate classification ), with warm summers and very mild winters. The difference in daytime temperature between these two seasons is about five degrees on average. In winter there is almost no precipitation in the dry Luanda. From November, the chances of precipitation increase rapidly, after which March is the wettest month, with an average of 117 millimeters of precipitation. In May, the frequency of showers and precipitation decrease at a rapid pace. See abbreviations for Luanda.

Climate figures

The figures below are based on long-term average climate statistics. The temperatures are displayed in degrees Celsius (°C).

	maximum temperature	minimum temperature	hours of sunshine per day	days of rainfall per month	amount of rainfall per month	water temperature
January	30℃	24℃	7	2		27℃
February	31℃	25℃	7	3		28℃
March	31℃	25℃	7	7		29℃
April	31℃	25℃	7	9		28℃
May	29℃	23℃	8	2		27℃
June	26℃	20℃	7	0		24℃
July	24℃	19℃	6	0		22℃
August	24℃	19℃	5	0		22℃
September	26℃	20℃	5	1		23℃
October	27℃	22℃	5	2		25℃
November	29℃	24℃	7	3		26℃
December	29℃	24℃	7	3		27℃

The weather in Luanda

Here you will find the weather forecast for Luanda. View the current weather in Luanda and the forecast for the coming days, such as temperatures, the chance of precipitation, the wind direction and the wind strength. With this weather data you can see what kind of weather you can expect in Luanda. Based on the climate statistics, we describe the weather per month in Luanda. This is not a long-term forecast, but gives the average weather forecast for all months of the year. Do you want to see the detailed weather forecast for Luanda? On the page with extra weather information we show the chance of snow, the wind chill, visibility, UV strength, air pressure and more good weather information.

An average weather picture per month can be compiled on the basis of long-term climate statistics, certain weather patterns and specific events.

The weather in January

In January, the average maximum temperature in Luanda is around 30 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in January is 24 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in January at this destination is around 7 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 2 days. If you look at the long-term averages, that means that there will not be much precipitation this month.

The weather in February

In the month of February, the average maximum temperature in Luanda is around 31 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in February is 25 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in February at this destination is around 7 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 3 days. If you look at the long-term averages, that means that there will not be much precipitation this month.

The weather in March

In the month of March, the average maximum temperature in Luanda is around 31 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in March is 25 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in March at this destination is around 7 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 7 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this results in a month with quite a lot of precipitation.

The weather in April

In the month of April, the average maximum temperature in Luanda is around 31 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in April is 25 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in April at this destination is around 7 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 9 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this results in a month with quite a lot of precipitation.

The weather in May

In the month of May, the average maximum temperature in Luanda is around 29 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in May is 23 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in May in this destination is around 8 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 2 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this means little precipitation in this month.

The weather in June

In the month of June, the average maximum temperature in Luanda is around 26 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in June is 20 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in June at this destination is around 7 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 0 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this makes for an almost dry month.

The weather in July

In July, the average maximum temperature in Luanda is around 24 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in July is 19 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in July at this destination is around 6 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 0 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this makes for an almost dry month.

The weather in August

In August, the average maximum temperature in Luanda is around 24 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in August is 19 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in August in this destination is around 5 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 0 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this makes for an almost dry month.

The weather in September

In September, the average maximum temperature in Luanda is around 26 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in September is 20 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in September in this destination is around 5 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 1 day. If you look at the long-term averages, this makes for an almost dry month.

The weather in October

In October, the average maximum temperature in Luanda is around 27 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in October is 22 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in October at this destination is around 5 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 2 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this means little precipitation in this month.

The weather in November

In November, the average maximum temperature in Luanda is around 29 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in November is 24 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in November at this destination is around 7 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 3 days. If you look at the long-term averages, that means that there will not be much precipitation this month.

The weather in December

In the month of December, the average maximum temperature in Luanda is around 29 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in December is 24 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in December at this destination is around 7 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 3 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this means little precipitation in this month.