Climate averages 1991–2020
Benguela weather
in October.
A warm, very dry month: the 8th warmest and the 6th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Benguela: daytime highs average 27.4°C and nights cool to about 21.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 5.4 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes October a very dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 22 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Baía Farta (23 km away). In October its highs average 25.8°C, 1.6°C cooler than Benguela, with 2.1 mm of rain.
Among the 47 cities listed in Angola, Benguela ranks 33rd of 47 for the warmest October highs and 4th of 47 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 47 cities is 28.7°C; Benguela is 1.3°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 1.4°C to 28.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 5.4 mm to 19 mm.
The annual picture
October 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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Baía Farta in OctoberAngola · 23 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 21.7°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Lobito in OctoberAngola · 28 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 22.0°C · 2.6 mm rain
- Bocoio in OctoberAngola · 81 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 18.3°C · 135 mm rain
- Cubal in OctoberAngola · 105 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 18.4°C · 50 mm rain
- Balombo in OctoberAngola · 151 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 17.3°C · 205 mm rain
- Sumbe in OctoberAngola · 160 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 22.5°C · 6.3 mm rain
- Longonjo in OctoberAngola · 204 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 15.7°C · 154 mm rain
- Porto Amboim in OctoberAngola · 209 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 22.5°C · 10 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.