Calumbo climate
Calumbo (Angola) has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). The average temperature over the year is 26 °C78 °F, and about 324 mm13 in of precipitation falls in an average year.
Temperature by month
Precipitation by month
Calumbo climate table
| Month | High °C°F | Low °C°F | Mean °C°F | Precip. mmin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3085 | 2577 | 2781 | 251.0 |
| Feb | 3086 | 2678 | 2882 | 371.5 |
| Mar | 3086 | 2679 | 2883 | 682.7 |
| Apr | 2985 | 2678 | 2882 | 793.1 |
| May | 2984 | 2475 | 2680 | 240.9 |
| Jun | 2780 | 2170 | 2475 | 10.0 |
| Jul | 2577 | 1967 | 2272 | 00.0 |
| Aug | 2577 | 1967 | 2272 | 20.1 |
| Sep | 2679 | 2170 | 2374 | 50.2 |
| Oct | 2882 | 2373 | 2578 | 160.6 |
| Nov | 2984 | 2576 | 2780 | 371.4 |
| Dec | 2984 | 2577 | 2780 | 291.1 |
| Year | 3086 | 1967 | 2678 | 32413 |
“Year” row: highest monthly high, lowest monthly low, annual mean and annual total.
| Month | Humid. | Cloud | Solar | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 76% | 69% | 5.5 | 12:36 |
| Feb | 76% | 71% | 5.5 | 12:24 |
| Mar | 77% | 69% | 5.5 | 12:10 |
| Apr | 81% | 62% | 5.2 | 11:55 |
| May | 80% | 33% | 5.0 | 11:42 |
| Jun | 80% | 35% | 4.5 | 11:36 |
| Jul | 82% | 43% | 4.1 | 11:38 |
| Aug | 81% | 44% | 3.9 | 11:49 |
| Sep | 80% | 45% | 4.4 | 12:04 |
| Oct | 78% | 56% | 4.6 | 12:19 |
| Nov | 78% | 67% | 5.1 | 12:33 |
| Dec | 77% | 70% | 5.3 | 12:39 |
Humid. = average relative humidity at 2 m; cloud = average cloud amount; solar = average daily solar energy reaching the ground in kWh/m² (all-sky); daylight in hours:minutes, calculated for the 15th of each month.
What the climate of Calumbo is like
The warmest month is March, with an average high of 30 °C86 °F and a low of 26 °C79 °F. The coldest is August, when highs average 25 °C77 °F and lows 19 °C67 °F. Seasonal differences are small — just 6.1 °C10.9 °F between the warmest and the coolest month.
It is dry, with about 324 mm13 in of precipitation per year. The wettest three-month stretch is February–April, which brings 57% of the annual total. Months with less than 20 mm0.8 in on average: June–October. The wettest month is April (79 mm3.1 in), the driest is July (0 mm0.0 in).
Relative humidity ranges from 76% in February to 82% in July. The clearest skies (lowest average cloud amount, 33%) are typical of May. Average wind speed near the ground ranges from 9 km/h (6 mph) in July to 12 km/h (8 mph) in October. Daylight lasts from about 11.6 hours in June to 12.7 hours in December.
Best time to visit Calumbo
Based on these averages, the most comfortable months for sightseeing and outdoor activities are June–January: average highs of 25 °C77 °F to 30 °C85 °F with 0 mm0.0 in to 37 mm1.4 in of precipitation per month.
The most challenging month is April, which is humid (81% relative humidity).
Comfort score: months are ranked by how close they come to an average high of 21–28 °C (70–82 °F), lows above 5 °C (41 °F), little precipitation and moderate humidity. The best-ranked months of each place are recommended, even where none meets all of these. These are general rules of thumb applied to long-term averages.
What to pack for Calumbo
- Wetter months (February–April, November and December) — highs 2984 to 30 °C86 °F, lows 2576 to 26 °C79 °F, about 50 mm2.0 in of precipitation a month. Pack light summer clothes such as T-shirts, shorts or light dresses.
- Drier months (January, May–October) — highs 2577 to 30 °C85 °F, lows 1967 to 25 °C77 °F, about 11 mm0.4 in of precipitation a month. Pack light summer clothes such as T-shirts, shorts or light dresses.
How Calumbo compares
Compared with Luanda, about 40 km to the northwest, Calumbo is on average 0.4 °C0.7 °F warmer and receives a similar amount of precipitation.
Of the 26 places in Angola covered by World Climates, Calumbo is the 6th warmest by annual mean temperature and the 24th wettest by annual precipitation. See all of them on the Angola climate page.
Places in other countries with the most similar temperature and rainfall pattern: Moanda (DR Congo, Aw), Pointe-Noire (Republic of the Congo, Aw) and Petrolina (Brazil, BSh).
The same NASA POWER grid cell also contains Ramiros (pop. 323,576) and Zango (pop. 198,538). Their long-term averages in this dataset are essentially the same as for Calumbo, so they do not have separate pages.
Nearby places
- Luanda 40 km · 25 °C78 °F · 324 mm13 in
- Panguíla 51 km · 28 °C82 °F · 501 mm20 in
- Ndalatando 165 km · 24 °C75 °F · 808 mm32 in
- Gabela 217 km · 22 °C72 °F · 692 mm27 in
- Sumbe 234 km · 26 °C79 °F · 363 mm14 in
- Uíge 249 km · 24 °C74 °F · 1,185 mm47 in
- Malanje 324 km · 23 °C73 °F · 874 mm34 in
- Mbanza Kongo 333 km · 25 °C77 °F · 1,109 mm44 in
Frequently asked questions
What is the warmest month in Calumbo?
March is the warmest month in Calumbo, with an average high of 30 °C (86 °F) and an average low of 26 °C (79 °F).
What is the coldest month in Calumbo?
August is the coldest month, with an average high of 25 °C (77 °F) and an average low of 19 °C (67 °F).
When does it rain the most in Calumbo?
April is the wettest month with about 79 mm (3.1 in) of precipitation; July is the driest with about 0 mm (0.0 in).
What is the best time to visit Calumbo?
Judging by long-term averages, the most comfortable months are June–January.
About this data
All figures are 25-year averages (January 2001 – December 2025) from the NASA POWER project. Temperature, humidity, wind and precipitation come from the MERRA-2 reanalysis (precipitation is the bias-corrected MERRA-2 product), cloud and solar values from CERES satellite data. They describe a grid cell of roughly 50–70 km, not a single weather station, so they can differ from airport records — most of all on coasts, in mountains and for rainfall. Average highs and lows are the monthly mean temperature plus/minus half of the average daily temperature range. Counts of rainy days are not part of this dataset.