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Monthly climate in Sumbe, Angola

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Sumbe features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 20 °C (68 °F) and 27 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 18 °C (65 °F) or can rise to as high as 29 °C (85 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 375 mm (14.8 inches) and receives 41 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Sumbe enjoys an average of 3844 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 27 minutes to 12 hours 45 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Sumbe, Angola §

The warmest months in Sumbe are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 27 °C (79 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 20 to 21 °C (68 - 70 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Sumbe experiences 168 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 Sumbe, 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 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(82°F)
Mean maximum 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)
Average high 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Average low 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Mean minimum 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Minimum 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Sumbe, Angola §

Sumbe usually has the most precipitation in January, March and April, with an average of 8 rainy days and 83 mm (3.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Sumbe are July, August and September. On average, 3 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Sumbe, 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) 43 (1.7) 38 (1.5) 145 (5.7) 62 (2.4) 13 (0.5) 8 (0.3) 6 (0.2) 3 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 12 (0.5) 22 (0.9) 22 (0.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 5 4 12 8 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 5

Monthly sunshine hours in Sumbe, Angola §

The sunniest months in Sumbe are May, October and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 54 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Sumbe: January, February and August receive an average of 9 hours 58 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Sumbe, 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 280 311 321 322 334 316 315 315 316 334 329 345
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 40m 12h 26m 12h 8m 11h 49m 11h 34m 11h 27m 11h 31m 11h 44m 12h 1m 12h 20m 12h 37m 12h 45m

Solar UV radiation in Sumbe, Angola §

Sumbe 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 High / 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 Sumbe UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Sumbe, 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 7 9 10 12 14 14