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Monthly climate in Benguela, Angola

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Benguela features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 21 °C (71 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 16 °C (61 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (93 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 284 mm (11.2 inches) and receives 40 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Benguela enjoys an average of 3862 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 23 minutes to 12 hours 49 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Benguela, Angola §

The warmest months in Benguela are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 27 °C (81 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 21 to 22 °C (71 - 73 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Benguela experiences 259 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Benguela, Angola.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Mean maximum 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)
Average high 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(84°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average low 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Mean minimum 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Minimum 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Benguela, Angola §

Benguela usually has the most precipitation in March, April and December, with an average of 8 rainy days and 57 mm (2.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Benguela are June, August and September. On average, 3 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Benguela, Angola.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 30 (1.2) 30 (1.2) 89 (3.5) 47 (1.9) 9 (0.3) 5 (0.2) 6 (0.2) 4 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 8 (0.3) 21 (0.8) 35 (1.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 5 5 10 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 6

Monthly sunshine hours in Benguela, Angola §

The sunniest months in Benguela are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 4 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Benguela: January, February and March receive an average of 9 hours 53 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Benguela, Angola.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 279 308 312 321 334 321 324 319 319 344 334 340
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 44m 12h 28m 12h 8m 11h 47m 11h 31m 11h 23m 11h 27m 11h 42m 12h 1m 12h 22m 12h 40m 12h 49m

Solar UV radiation in Benguela, Angola §

Benguela experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, July and August are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Benguela UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Benguela, Angola.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 14 15 14 13 10 8 8 9 10 12 14 14