Climate averages 1991–2020
Benguela weather
in September.
A warm, very dry month: the 10th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a warm month in Benguela: daytime highs average 25.4°C and nights cool to about 19.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.8 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes September a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 01 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Baía Farta (23 km away). In September its highs average 23.9°C, 1.5°C cooler than Benguela, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 47 cities listed in Angola, Benguela ranks 43rd of 47 for the warmest September highs and joint 7th of 47 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 47 cities is 29.0°C; Benguela is 3.6°C cooler than that mean.
From September to October, average highs rise by 2.0°C to 27.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.8 mm to 5.4 mm.
The annual picture
September 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, selected | 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
September in nearby cities
- Baía Farta in SeptemberAngola · 23 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 19.6°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Lobito in SeptemberAngola · 28 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 19.8°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Bocoio in SeptemberAngola · 81 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 15.8°C · 27 mm rain
- Cubal in SeptemberAngola · 105 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 16.3°C · 6.9 mm rain
- Balombo in SeptemberAngola · 151 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 16.1°C · 45 mm rain
- Sumbe in SeptemberAngola · 160 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 20.4°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Longonjo in SeptemberAngola · 204 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 14.4°C · 24 mm rain
- Porto Amboim in SeptemberAngola · 209 kmHigh 23.6°C · Low 20.3°C · 1.5 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.