Huambo climate

Name: Huambo
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Huambo is warmest in September, with average highs of 29 °C, and coldest in July, when nights average 9.1 °C. December is the wettest month (220 mm) and July the driest (0 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Huambo averages 1,221 mm of rain and 151 days above 25 °C.

Angola · population 595,304 · 1991–2020 normals

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

Warmest month September 29 °C
Coldest month July 9.1 °C
Driest month July 0 mm
Wettest month December 220 mm
Least cloud June 11 % cloud
Hottest on record September 33 °C
Coldest on record July 3.7 °C

What to expectHuambo through the year

Huambo has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 25 °C in July to 29 °C in September, a swing of 4.7 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 151 days a year reach 25 °C, 10 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 33 °C, in September.

Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 0 mm in July to 220 mm in December. There is no dry season to aim for.

Month by month

Month	Avg high	Rainfall	Cloud
January	23.5 °C	209 mm	88 %
February	23.9 °C	162 mm	88 %
March	23.7 °C	182 mm	87 %
April	23.8 °C	71 mm	65 %
May	24.7 °C	4 mm	27 %
June	24.4 °C	under 1 mm	11 %
July	24.9 °C	0 mm	13 %
August	27.5 °C	1 mm	23 %
September	28.9 °C	23 mm	36 %
October	26.9 °C	135 mm	65 %
November	24.3 °C	213 mm	84 %
December	23.5 °C	220 mm	89 %

Temperature month by month

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Mean	Record high	Record low	Days above 25 °C	Days above 30 °C
January	23.5 °C	14.5 °C	18.4 °C	28.0 °C	9.4 °C	6	0
February	23.9 °C	14.6 °C	18.7 °C	28.7 °C	8.8 °C	6	0
March	23.7 °C	14.7 °C	18.6 °C	29.5 °C	9.2 °C	5	0
April	23.8 °C	13.7 °C	18.5 °C	26.8 °C	9.3 °C	4	0
May	24.7 °C	11.4 °C	18.1 °C	27.5 °C	6.9 °C	11	0
June	24.4 °C	9.3 °C	16.8 °C	28.1 °C	4.6 °C	10	0
July	24.9 °C	9.1 °C	17.0 °C	28.8 °C	3.7 °C	16	0
August	27.5 °C	11.5 °C	19.7 °C	30.8 °C	6.4 °C	30	1
September	28.9 °C	13.7 °C	21.4 °C	33.4 °C	8.9 °C	29	7
October	26.9 °C	15.0 °C	20.4 °C	32.1 °C	11.7 °C	24	3
November	24.3 °C	14.8 °C	18.8 °C	29.9 °C	10.8 °C	8	0
December	23.5 °C	14.7 °C	18.4 °C	27.7 °C	10.6 °C	4	0

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month	Rainfall	Wet days	Daylight	Cloud cover	Humidity	Wind
January	209 mm	21	13 h/day	88 %	81 %	11 km/h
February	162 mm	18	13 h/day	88 %	80 %	11 km/h
March	182 mm	23	12 h/day	87 %	84 %	11 km/h
April	71 mm	12	12 h/day	65 %	77 %	13 km/h
May	4 mm	1	12 h/day	27 %	56 %	13 km/h
June	under 1 mm	0	11 h/day	11 %	43 %	13 km/h
July	0 mm	0	11 h/day	13 %	38 %	14 km/h
August	1 mm	0	12 h/day	23 %	36 %	14 km/h
September	23 mm	4	12 h/day	36 %	46 %	14 km/h
October	135 mm	18	12 h/day	65 %	70 %	12 km/h
November	213 mm	25	13 h/day	84 %	82 %	10 km/h
December	220 mm	23	13 h/day	89 %	83 %	10 km/h

How Huambo compares

The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.

Destination	Summer high	Winter low	Rain per year	Days above 25 °C
Huambo	29 °C	9.1 °C	1,221 mm	151
Cuíto · Angola	29 °C	8.1 °C	1,317 mm	143
Bocoio · Angola	29 °C	13 °C	1,290 mm	341
Benguela · Angola	30 °C	18 °C	308 mm	293
Sumbe · Angola	29 °C	19 °C	537 mm	295
Menongue · Angola	33 °C	9.0 °C	913 mm	307
Lubango · Angola	29 °C	10 °C	1,471 mm	141

Where Huambo ranks

Ranking	Position	Value
The driest places in Africa in July	3rdof 50	0 mm
The driest places in the world in July	6thof 50	0 mm
Places with the best weather in Africa in May	13thof 50	96/100
The driest places in Africa in June	18thof 50	0.07 mm
Places with the best weather in the world in May	30thof 50	96/100
Places with the best weather in Africa in June	41stof 50	94/100

Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Huambo.

QuestionsCommon questions about Huambo’s climate

When is the best time to visit Huambo?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. August, October, November sit closest to 20 °C on average, September is the warmest month and July the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Huambo get?

In September, the warmest month, daily highs average 29 °C. About 10 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 33 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average 9.1 °C in July, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.

Which month is wettest in Huambo?

December, averaging 220 mm over 23 days with rain. The driest month is July with 0 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,221 mm.

Are these figures a forecast?

No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Huambo rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

Data sources and method

ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0

Normal period: 1991–2020
Dataset version: era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed: 1 August 2026

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. 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.