Climate averages 1991–2020
Mossamedes weather
in January.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 5th warmest and the 10th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a warm month in Mossamedes: daytime highs average 27.8°C and nights cool to about 20.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 18 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes January a fairly dry month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 55 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Lubango (147 km away). In January its highs average 23.4°C, 4.4°C cooler than Mossamedes, with 251 mm of rain.
Among the 47 cities listed in Angola, Mossamedes ranks joint 24th of 47 for the warmest January highs and 1st of 47 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 47 cities is 27.8°C; Mossamedes is level with that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 0.9°C to 28.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 18 mm to 25 mm.
The annual picture
January 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
Mossamedes climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 27.8°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 18 | 3.4 | 12.913 h |
| February | 28.7°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 25 | 3.7 | 12.613 h |
| March | 29.5°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 36 | 5.9 | 12.212 h |
| April | 30.3°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 14 | 2.4 | 11.812 h |
| May | 29.0°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 11.411 h |
| June | 26.2°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.211 h |
| July | 24.0°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.311 h |
| August | 22.5°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| September | 23.6°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 12.012 h |
| October | 25.8°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 1.5 | 0.5 | 12.412 h |
| November | 27.6°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 5.3 | 1.3 | 12.813 h |
| December | 27.4°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 15 | 3.3 | 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
January in nearby cities
- Lubango in JanuaryAngola · 147 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 15.0°C · 251 mm rain
- Cahama in JanuaryAngola · 261 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 18.1°C · 100 mm rain
- Baía Farta in JanuaryAngola · 309 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 23.8°C · 26 mm rain
- Matala in JanuaryAngola · 314 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 17.5°C · 146 mm rain
- Benguela in JanuaryAngola · 321 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 23.4°C · 39 mm rain
- Cubal in JanuaryAngola · 329 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 18.3°C · 96 mm rain
- Lobito in JanuaryAngola · 349 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 23.6°C · 29 mm rain
- Bocoio in JanuaryAngola · 371 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 18.1°C · 143 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 Mossamedes) is explained once on the Mossamedes year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.