Climate averages 1991–2020

Matala weather
in July.

A warm, very dry month: the joint 7th warmest and one of the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule

Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.

Average high 27.9°C Daytime mean, July

Average low 11.4°C Night-time mean, July

Rainfall <1 mm Almost no rain

Daylight 11 h Sunrise to sunset, per day

July is a warm month in Matala: daytime highs average 27.9°C and nights cool to about 11.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 7th warmest of the 12 months.

Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical July (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 20 min on an average July day.

The nearest other city in this atlas is Lubango (167 km away). In July its highs average 24.1°C, 3.7°C cooler than Matala, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).

Among the 47 cities listed in Angola, Matala ranks 22nd of 47 for the warmest July highs and joint 1st of 47 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 47 cities is 27.5°C; Matala is 0.4°C warmer than that mean.

From July to August, average highs rise by 2.9°C to 30.7°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.

The annual picture

July in context

30-year average

Average highAverage low°C

Monthly rainfall

Average total · mm

Averages 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

1991–2020

Monthly climate averages for Matala, 1991–2020
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, selected	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

July in nearby cities

Distance from Matala

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 limits

How these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Matala) is explained once on the Matala year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.