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Best time to visit Benguela

August is the best time to visit Benguela for general sightseeing, with average highs of 24 °C and about 0 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly June to September.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking August comfort 92/100
A beach holiday May sea 26 °C
The least cloud May 43 % average cloud cover
The least rain August 1 mm
Warmth April 30 °C
Cooler weather August 24 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 August 92 24 °C 0 84
2 July 91 24 °C 0 88
3 September 87 25 °C 0 90
4 June 86 26 °C 0 97
5 October 78 27 °C 2 98
6 May 73 29 °C 0 99
7 December 72 29 °C 6 94
8 November 72 29 °C 4 97
9 January 71 29 °C 6 94
10 February 69 30 °C 5 92
11 April 65 30 °C 6 89
12 March 60 30 °C 11 78

For a beach holiday

May scores highest, with a sea temperature of 26 °C and air temperatures around 29 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 26 °C 29 °C 79 % 94
February 27 °C 30 °C 81 % 92
March 28 °C 30 °C 82 % 78
April 27 °C 30 °C 62 % 89
May 26 °C 29 °C 43 % 99
June 24 °C 26 °C 53 % 97
July 22 °C 24 °C 63 % 88
August 21 °C 24 °C 61 % 84
September 21 °C 25 °C 53 % 90
October 24 °C 27 °C 59 % 98
November 26 °C 29 °C 67 % 97
December 26 °C 29 °C 79 % 94

When to think twice

March scores lowest with about 11 wet days and highs near 30 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 29.0 °C 40 mm 79 %
February 29.6 °C 50 mm 81 %
March 29.7 °C 101 mm 82 %
April 30.1 °C 45 mm 62 %
May 28.9 °C 2 mm 43 %
June 25.9 °C 2 mm 53 %
July 24.1 °C 2 mm 63 %
August 24.0 °C 1 mm 61 %
September 25.4 °C 2 mm 53 %
October 27.4 °C 5 mm 59 %
November 28.8 °C 19 mm 67 %
December 28.6 °C 39 mm 79 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.