Climate averages 1991–2020
Mossamedes weather
in September.
A warm, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the 5th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a warm month in Mossamedes: daytime highs average 23.6°C and nights cool to about 16.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical September (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 (147 km away). In September its highs average 28.6°C, 5.0°C warmer than Mossamedes, with 13 mm of rain.
Among the 47 cities listed in Angola, Mossamedes ranks joint 46th of 47 for the warmest September highs and 1st of 47 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 47 cities is 29.0°C; Mossamedes is 5.4°C cooler than that mean.
From September to October, average highs rise by 2.2°C to 25.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 1.5 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
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, selected | 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
September in nearby cities
- Lubango in SeptemberAngola · 147 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 14.1°C · 13 mm rain
- Cahama in SeptemberAngola · 261 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 16.3°C · 2.5 mm rain
- Baía Farta in SeptemberAngola · 309 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 19.6°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Matala in SeptemberAngola · 314 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 16.2°C · 4.4 mm rain
- Benguela in SeptemberAngola · 321 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 19.5°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Cubal in SeptemberAngola · 329 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 16.3°C · 6.9 mm rain
- Lobito in SeptemberAngola · 349 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 19.8°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Bocoio in SeptemberAngola · 371 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 15.8°C · 27 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.