Climate averages 1991–2020
Mossamedes weather
in July.
A warm, very dry month: the 10th 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.
July is a warm month in Mossamedes: daytime highs average 24.0°C and nights cool to about 15.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th 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 19 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Lubango (147 km away). In July its highs average 24.1°C, about as warm as Mossamedes, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 47 cities listed in Angola, Mossamedes ranks 44th 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; Mossamedes is 3.5°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 1.5°C to 22.5°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
July 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 | 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, selected | 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
July in nearby cities
- Lubango in JulyAngola · 147 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 10.0°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Cahama in JulyAngola · 261 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 11.6°C · 0 mm rain
- Baía Farta in JulyAngola · 309 kmHigh 22.9°C · Low 18.3°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Matala in JulyAngola · 314 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 11.4°C · 0 mm rain
- Benguela in JulyAngola · 321 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 18.0°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Cubal in JulyAngola · 329 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 13.0°C · 0 mm rain
- Lobito in JulyAngola · 349 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 18.3°C · 1.7 mm rain
- Bocoio in JulyAngola · 371 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 12.7°C · 0.1 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.