Climate averages 1991–2020

Matala weather
in June.

A warm, very dry month: the 9th 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 27.5°C Daytime mean, June
Average low 11.6°C Night-time mean, June
Rainfall <1 mm Almost no rain
Daylight 11 h Sunrise to sunset, per day
Every month in Matala · average highYear overview

June is a warm month in Matala: daytime highs average 27.5°C and nights cool to about 11.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.

Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical June (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 16 min on an average June day.

The nearest other city in this atlas is Lubango (167 km away). In June its highs average 23.7°C, 3.8°C cooler than Matala, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).

Among the 47 cities listed in Angola, Matala ranks joint 26th of 47 for the warmest June highs and joint 1st of 47 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 47 cities is 27.9°C; Matala is 0.4°C cooler than that mean.

From June to July, average highs rise by 0.4°C to 27.9°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.

The annual picture

June in context

30-year average
Average highAverage low°C
Average daily high and low temperatures by month The same values are available in the monthly table below. Lines show mean daily maxima and minima, not a forecast interval. 510152025303540 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Monthly rainfall

Average total · mm
Average monthly rainfall totalsEach bar is a mean monthly total over 1991–2020. Full numbers are in the table. JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 2000

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
MonthAverage highHigh / lowAverage lowRainfall mm/monthRain days ≥1 mm/dayDaylight hours/dayDay­light h/day
January 27.9°C17.5°C17.5°C14615.612.913 h
February 27.4°C17.4°C17.4°C16016.112.613 h
March 26.6°C17.4°C17.4°C19221.512.212 h
April 27.3°C16.2°C16.2°C579.211.812 h
May 28.3°C14.2°C14.2°C1.10.211.411 h
June, selected 27.5°C11.6°C11.6°C00.011.311 h
July 27.9°C11.4°C11.4°C00.011.311 h
August 30.7°C13.7°C13.7°C0.10.011.612 h
September 33.3°C16.2°C16.2°C4.41.312.012 h
October 33.0°C18.0°C18.0°C397.112.412 h
November 29.6°C17.9°C17.9°C12416.212.813 h
December 28.1°C17.6°C17.6°C16216.413.013 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

June 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.