Climate averages 1991–2020
Matala weather
in October.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Matala: daytime highs average 33.0°C and nights cool to about 18.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 39 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 25 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Lubango (167 km away). In October its highs average 27.7°C, 5.3°C cooler than Matala, with 87 mm of rain.
Among the 47 cities listed in Angola, Matala ranks 3rd of 47 for the warmest October highs and 21st of 47 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 47 cities is 28.7°C; Matala is 4.3°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 3.4°C to 29.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 39 mm to 124 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
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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Lubango in OctoberAngola · 167 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 15.2°C · 87 mm rain
- Cahama in OctoberAngola · 189 kmHigh 34.8°C · Low 17.8°C · 20 mm rain
- Longonjo in OctoberAngola · 204 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 15.7°C · 154 mm rain
- Cubal in OctoberAngola · 207 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 18.4°C · 50 mm rain
- Caála in OctoberAngola · 217 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 14.8°C · 190 mm rain
- Huambo in OctoberAngola · 230 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 15.0°C · 136 mm rain
- Ecunna in OctoberAngola · 234 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 15.0°C · 190 mm rain
- Balombo in OctoberAngola · 266 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 17.3°C · 205 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 Matala) is explained once on the Matala year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.