Climate averages 1991–2020
Matala weather
by month.
See how the year changes. September has the highest average daily maximum; June (tied with July) has the lowest average monthly rainfall.
Pleasant-weather months by our simple rule: MayJuneJuly
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
Across the year Matala averages a daytime high of 28.9°C and a nighttime low of 15.8°C, with about 885 mm of rain on roughly 104 days. September is the warmest month (average high 33.3°C) and March the coolest (26.6°C). March is the wettest month with 192 mm; June (tied with July) is the driest with under 1 mm.
Months with pleasant weather by a simple rule (average high between 18°C and 29°C, average low of at least 5°C and at most 8 rain days): May, June and July. This looks at temperature and rain only, not humidity, wind, sea temperature or crowds.
The annual picture
A year in Matala
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
Matala climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.9°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 146 | 15.6 | 12.913 h |
| February | 27.4°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 160 | 16.1 | 12.613 h |
| March | 26.6°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 192 | 21.5 | 12.212 h |
| April | 27.3°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 57 | 9.2 | 11.812 h |
| May | 28.3°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 1.1 | 0.2 | 11.411 h |
| June | 27.5°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.311 h |
| July | 27.9°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.311 h |
| August | 30.7°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| September | 33.3°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 4.4 | 1.3 | 12.012 h |
| October | 33.0°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 39 | 7.1 | 12.412 h |
| November | 29.6°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 124 | 16.2 | 12.813 h |
| December | 28.1°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 162 | 16.4 | 13.013 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
Nearby cities
- LubangoAngola · 167 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 13.7°C · 1,559 mm rain a year
- CahamaAngola · 189 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 16.3°C · 544 mm rain a year
- LongonjoAngola · 204 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 13.9°C · 1,389 mm rain a year
- CubalAngola · 207 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 17.0°C · 795 mm rain a year
- CaálaAngola · 217 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 13.0°C · 1,604 mm rain a year
- HuamboAngola · 230 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 13.0°C · 1,231 mm rain a year
- EcunnaAngola · 234 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 13.4°C · 1,604 mm rain a year
- BalomboAngola · 266 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 15.9°C · 1,444 mm rain a year
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 limitsWhat do the high and low temperatures mean?
We average the daily maximum and daily minimum for each calendar month over 1991–2020. They are not record extremes, a forecast range or temperatures at a fixed time of day.
How is a rain day counted?
A local calendar day (standard time, UTC+1, no daylight saving) with at least 1 mm of total precipitation counts as one rain day. We count these for each year and month, then average across 30 years. The average does not predict which days will be wet.
Where do the numbers come from?
ERA5-Land (temperature) and ERA5 (precipitation) reanalysis from the Copernicus Climate Change Service, read from the Open-Meteo open-data archive. Temperature comes from the 0.1° model cell at -14.70°, 15.00° (5 km from the city centre), adjusted up by 0.1°C for the difference between the city's elevation (1,238 m) and the cell's (1,246 m). Rain comes from the 0.25° cell at -14.75°, 15.00°. These are model estimates, not weather-station readings; coast, hills and city streets can differ.
Does this page show sunshine, humidity or sea temperature?
No. The data used here contain air temperature and precipitation only. Daylight hours are calculated from the city's latitude (sunrise to sunset), not measured sunshine.