Zango climate
Zango is warmest in February, with average highs of 33 °C, and coldest in July, when nights average 18 °C. April is the wettest month (140 mm) and July the driest (0.2 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Zango averages 609 mm of rain and 365 days above 25 °C.
Angola · population 198,538 · 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 February 33 °C
- Coldest month July 18 °C
- Driest month July 0 mm
- Wettest month April 140 mm
- Least cloud June 38 % cloud
- Hottest on record February 38 °C
- Coldest on record July 14 °C
What to expectZango through the year
Zango has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 29 °C in July to 33 °C in February, a swing of 4.9 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 365 days a year reach 25 °C, 243 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 38 °C, in February.
Rain is strongly seasonal. April averages 140 mm against 0 mm in July — 790 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32.1 °C | 74 mm | 81 % |
| February | 32.6 °C | 85 mm | 81 % |
| March | 32.1 °C | 119 mm | 84 % |
| April | 31.0 °C | 140 mm | 83 % |
| May | 31.9 °C | 14 mm | 52 % |
| June | 30.5 °C | under 1 mm | 38 % |
| July | 29.2 °C | under 1 mm | 43 % |
| August | 29.1 °C | 2 mm | 53 % |
| September | 30.2 °C | 6 mm | 63 % |
| October | 30.7 °C | 19 mm | 74 % |
| November | 31.1 °C | 74 mm | 79 % |
| December | 31.5 °C | 76 mm | 82 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32.1 °C | 22.9 °C | 26.6 °C | 36.9 °C | 18.8 °C | 31 | 27 | 0 |
| February | 32.6 °C | 23.4 °C | 27.1 °C | 38.1 °C | 19.3 °C | 28 | 25 | 0 |
| March | 32.1 °C | 23.8 °C | 27.1 °C | 36.9 °C | 20.6 °C | 31 | 27 | 0 |
| April | 31.0 °C | 23.8 °C | 26.6 °C | 37.0 °C | 18.3 °C | 30 | 23 | 0 |
| May | 31.9 °C | 22.4 °C | 26.0 °C | 37.6 °C | 18.6 °C | 31 | 27 | 0 |
| June | 30.5 °C | 19.4 °C | 23.6 °C | 35.4 °C | 15.0 °C | 30 | 18 | 0 |
| July | 29.2 °C | 17.8 °C | 22.1 °C | 33.7 °C | 13.5 °C | 31 | 7 | 0 |
| August | 29.1 °C | 18.3 °C | 22.4 °C | 34.3 °C | 14.3 °C | 31 | 8 | 0 |
| September | 30.2 °C | 20.1 °C | 23.7 °C | 34.6 °C | 16.5 °C | 30 | 16 | 0 |
| October | 30.7 °C | 21.7 °C | 25.1 °C | 35.6 °C | 18.6 °C | 31 | 19 | 0 |
| November | 31.1 °C | 22.8 °C | 26.0 °C | 36.7 °C | 19.5 °C | 30 | 21 | 0 |
| December | 31.5 °C | 22.8 °C | 26.3 °C | 36.2 °C | 18.8 °C | 31 | 24 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 74 mm | 10 | 13 h/day | 81 % | 75 % | 12 km/h |
| February | 85 mm | 11 | 12 h/day | 81 % | 75 % | 12 km/h |
| March | 119 mm | 15 | 12 h/day | 84 % | 79 % | 11 km/h |
| April | 140 mm | 17 | 12 h/day | 83 % | 83 % | 10 km/h |
| May | 14 mm | 3 | 12 h/day | 52 % | 78 % | 12 km/h |
| June | under 1 mm | 0 | 12 h/day | 38 % | 75 % | 13 km/h |
| July | under 1 mm | 0 | 12 h/day | 43 % | 75 % | 13 km/h |
| August | 2 mm | 0 | 12 h/day | 53 % | 74 % | 14 km/h |
| September | 6 mm | 1 | 12 h/day | 63 % | 73 % | 14 km/h |
| October | 19 mm | 4 | 12 h/day | 74 % | 74 % | 14 km/h |
| November | 74 mm | 12 | 13 h/day | 79 % | 77 % | 13 km/h |
| December | 76 mm | 12 | 13 h/day | 82 % | 76 % | 12 km/h |
How Zango 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zango | 33 °C | 18 °C | 609 mm | 365 |
| Viana · Angola | 32 °C | 18 °C | 450 mm | 365 |
| Calumbo · Angola | 33 °C | 18 °C | 549 mm | 365 |
| Mulenvos · Angola | 32 °C | 18 °C | 450 mm | 365 |
| Luanda · Angola | 31 °C | 18 °C | 425 mm | 359 |
| Kikolo · Angola | 32 °C | 18 °C | 573 mm | 364 |
| Ramiros · Angola | 30 °C | 19 °C | 422 mm | 345 |
Where Zango ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The driest places in Africa in June | 50thof 50 | 0.3 mm |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Zango.
QuestionsCommon questions about Zango’s climate
When is the best time to visit Zango?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. June, July, August sit closest to 20 °C on average, February is the warmest month and July the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Zango get?
In February, the warmest month, daily highs average 33 °C. About 243 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 38 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 18 °C in July, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.
Which month is wettest in Zango?
April, averaging 140 mm over 17 days with rain. The driest month is July with 0 mm. The year as a whole averages 609 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 Zango 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
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.