Climate averages 1991–2020
Lobito weather
in October.
A warm, very dry month: the 8th warmest and the 5th 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 Lobito: daytime highs average 27.7°C and nights cool to about 22.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.6 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes October a very dry month (the 5th 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 Benguela (28 km away). In October its highs average 27.4°C, about as warm as Lobito, with 5.4 mm of rain.
Among the 47 cities listed in Angola, Lobito ranks joint 30th of 47 for the warmest October highs and 3rd of 47 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 47 cities is 28.7°C; Lobito is 1.0°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 1.0°C to 28.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 2.6 mm to 13 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
Lobito climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.9°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 29 | 3.8 | 12.813 h |
| February | 29.5°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 40 | 4.0 | 12.513 h |
| March | 29.4°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 97 | 8.8 | 12.212 h |
| April | 29.6°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 39 | 4.3 | 11.812 h |
| May | 28.9°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 3.5 | 0.1 | 11.612 h |
| June | 26.2°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 1.7 | 0.1 | 11.411 h |
| July | 24.5°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 1.7 | 0.2 | 11.511 h |
| August | 24.4°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 0.3 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| September | 25.8°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 0.6 | 0.2 | 12.012 h |
| October, selected | 27.7°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 2.6 | 0.7 | 12.412 h |
| November | 28.7°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 13 | 2.3 | 12.713 h |
| December | 28.5°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 25 | 4.1 | 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
- Benguela in OctoberAngola · 28 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 21.6°C · 5.4 mm rain
- Baía Farta in OctoberAngola · 45 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 21.7°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Bocoio in OctoberAngola · 66 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 18.3°C · 135 mm rain
- Cubal in OctoberAngola · 107 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 18.4°C · 50 mm rain
- Sumbe in OctoberAngola · 133 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 22.5°C · 6.3 mm rain
- Balombo in OctoberAngola · 134 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 17.3°C · 205 mm rain
- Porto Amboim in OctoberAngola · 183 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 22.5°C · 10 mm rain
- Gabela in OctoberAngola · 192 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 17.9°C · 133 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 Lobito) is explained once on the Lobito year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.