Climate averages 1991–2020
Mossamedes weather
in October.
A warm, very dry month: the 9th warmest and the 6th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Mossamedes: daytime highs average 25.8°C and nights cool to about 18.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.5 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes October a very dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 26 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Lubango (147 km away). In October its highs average 27.7°C, 1.9°C warmer than Mossamedes, with 87 mm of rain.
Among the 47 cities listed in Angola, Mossamedes ranks joint 43rd of 47 for the warmest October highs and 1st of 47 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 47 cities is 28.7°C; Mossamedes is 2.9°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 1.8°C to 27.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.5 mm to 5.3 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
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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Lubango in OctoberAngola · 147 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 15.2°C · 87 mm rain
- Cahama in OctoberAngola · 261 kmHigh 34.8°C · Low 17.8°C · 20 mm rain
- Baía Farta in OctoberAngola · 309 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 21.7°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Matala in OctoberAngola · 314 kmHigh 33.0°C · Low 18.0°C · 39 mm rain
- Benguela in OctoberAngola · 321 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 21.6°C · 5.4 mm rain
- Cubal in OctoberAngola · 329 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 18.4°C · 50 mm rain
- Lobito in OctoberAngola · 349 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 22.0°C · 2.6 mm rain
- Bocoio in OctoberAngola · 371 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 18.3°C · 135 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.