Climate averages 1991–2020
Matala weather
in September.
A hot, very dry month: the warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a hot month in Matala: daytime highs average 33.3°C and nights cool to about 16.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 4.4 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes September a very dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 00 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Lubango (167 km away). In September its highs average 28.6°C, 4.7°C cooler than Matala, with 13 mm of rain.
Among the 47 cities listed in Angola, Matala ranks 3rd of 47 for the warmest September highs and joint 16th of 47 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 47 cities is 29.0°C; Matala is 4.3°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 0.3°C to 33.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 4.4 mm to 39 mm.
The annual picture
September 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, selected | 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
September in nearby cities
- Lubango in SeptemberAngola · 167 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 14.1°C · 13 mm rain
- Cahama in SeptemberAngola · 189 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 16.3°C · 2.5 mm rain
- Longonjo in SeptemberAngola · 204 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 14.4°C · 24 mm rain
- Cubal in SeptemberAngola · 207 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 16.3°C · 6.9 mm rain
- Caála in SeptemberAngola · 217 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 13.6°C · 30 mm rain
- Huambo in SeptemberAngola · 230 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 13.8°C · 23 mm rain
- Ecunna in SeptemberAngola · 234 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 14.0°C · 30 mm rain
- Balombo in SeptemberAngola · 266 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 16.1°C · 45 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.