Climate averages 1991–2020
Benguela weather
in July.
A warm, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the 5th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a warm month in Benguela: daytime highs average 24.1°C and nights cool to about 18.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.1 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes July a very dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 27 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Baía Farta (23 km away). In July its highs average 22.9°C, 1.1°C cooler than Benguela, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 47 cities listed in Angola, Benguela ranks joint 42nd of 47 for the warmest July highs and 47th of 47 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 47 cities is 27.5°C; Benguela is 3.4°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 0.1°C to 24.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 2.1 mm to 1.1 mm.
The annual picture
July in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Benguela climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.9°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 39 | 5.6 | 12.813 h |
| February | 29.6°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 48 | 5.6 | 12.513 h |
| March | 29.5°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 104 | 11.3 | 12.212 h |
| April | 29.9°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 47 | 6.7 | 11.812 h |
| May | 28.9°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 1.9 | 0.2 | 11.512 h |
| June | 25.9°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 2.0 | 0.2 | 11.411 h |
| July, selected | 24.1°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 2.1 | 0.1 | 11.511 h |
| August | 24.0°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 1.1 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| September | 25.4°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 1.8 | 0.5 | 12.012 h |
| October | 27.4°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 5.4 | 1.6 | 12.412 h |
| November | 28.7°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 19 | 4.1 | 12.713 h |
| December | 28.6°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 38 | 6.0 | 12.813 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
July in nearby cities
- Baía Farta in JulyAngola · 23 kmHigh 22.9°C · Low 18.3°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Lobito in JulyAngola · 28 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 18.3°C · 1.7 mm rain
- Bocoio in JulyAngola · 81 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 12.7°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Cubal in JulyAngola · 105 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 13.0°C · 0 mm rain
- Balombo in JulyAngola · 151 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 12.7°C · 0 mm rain
- Sumbe in JulyAngola · 160 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 19.5°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Longonjo in JulyAngola · 204 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 9.4°C · 0 mm rain
- Porto Amboim in JulyAngola · 209 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 19.5°C · 0.2 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Benguela) is explained once on the Benguela year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.