Climate averages 1991–2020
Sumbe weather
in July.
A warm, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the 2nd 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 Sumbe: daytime highs average 24.4°C and nights cool to about 19.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.1 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes July a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 32 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Porto Amboim (53 km away). In July its highs average 22.8°C, 1.5°C cooler than Sumbe, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 47 cities listed in Angola, Sumbe ranks 41st of 47 for the warmest July highs and joint 42nd of 47 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 47 cities is 27.5°C; Sumbe is 3.1°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 0.1°C to 24.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 1.1 mm to 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
Sumbe climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.6°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 35 | 4.2 | 12.713 h |
| February | 29.4°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 39 | 5.0 | 12.512 h |
| March | 29.0°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 128 | 10.5 | 12.212 h |
| April | 28.6°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 53 | 6.6 | 11.912 h |
| May | 28.3°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 1.6 | 0.3 | 11.612 h |
| June | 26.0°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 1.6 | 0.1 | 11.511 h |
| July, selected | 24.4°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 1.1 | 0.0 | 11.512 h |
| August | 24.3°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| September | 25.6°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 1.2 | 0.4 | 12.012 h |
| October | 27.1°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 6.3 | 1.7 | 12.312 h |
| November | 27.8°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 23 | 4.0 | 12.613 h |
| December | 28.2°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 31 | 4.5 | 12.813 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
- Porto Amboim in JulyAngola · 53 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 19.5°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Gabela in JulyAngola · 71 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 14.6°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Lobito in JulyAngola · 133 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 18.3°C · 1.7 mm rain
- Cela in JulyAngola · 142 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 12.1°C · 0 mm rain
- Bocoio in JulyAngola · 144 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 12.7°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Benguela in JulyAngola · 160 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 18.0°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Balombo in JulyAngola · 163 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 12.7°C · 0 mm rain
- Baía Farta in JulyAngola · 171 kmHigh 22.9°C · Low 18.3°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 Sumbe) is explained once on the Sumbe year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.