The climate of Benguela (Angola)
Benguela is a large port in the western part of Angola in the Benguela
province. It is also the capital of this province. The city played an
important role during the time of the Portuguese slave trade. The city
of Lobito which is in the vicinity has an even deeper harbor so most
large cargo ships dock here. The two cities are connected by a
railroad. Besides the port and a train station the city also has its
own airport.
Benguela has a warm steppe climate and gets little annual
precipitation. Only during the first few months of the year there are
some chances of rain. Temperatures are pleasant the year round without
getting too warm or too cold.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Benguela:
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
30
24
7
2
27
February
31
25
7
3
28
March
31
25
7
7
29
April
31
25
7
9
28
May
29
23
8
2
27
June
26
20
7
0
24
July
24
19
6
0
22
August
24
19
5
0
22
September
26
20
5
1
23
October
27
22
5
2
25
November
29
24
7
3
26
December
29
24
7
3
27
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
