Luanda weather by month & the best time to visit

🇦🇴 Angola · major coastal city · semi-arid climate

The best time to visit Luanda is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 91/100), with July and August close behind. Luanda averages about 2,101 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 1 mm of rain in June.

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Sun hours / year

2,101

Sunniest month

June

Peak score

91/100

Rain / year

324 mm

Midday UV at peak

11 (extreme)

Sea at warmest

30°C / 86°F

Population

5.2M

Elevation

73 m

When is the best time to visit Luanda?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Luanda is June, then July and August. The dullest month is April (77/100, 79 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Luanda?

Luanda gets a moderate 2,101 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 14 Sunshine Score points separate June from April. It ranks #11 of 14 destinations in Angola for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,397 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around March, carries about 57% of the annual 324 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

Sea temperature in Luanda by month

The sea off Luanda is warmest in February at around 30°C / 86°F, and coolest in July at 23°C / 73°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Luanda (Ícolo e Bengo) Angola · 36 km · best in Jun · 2,165 h sun/yr
• Pointe Noire Congo - Brazzaville · 473 km · best in Jul · 1,577 h sun/yr
• Kinshasa Congo - Kinshasa · 554 km · best in Jul · 1,782 h sun/yr
• Brazzaville Congo - Brazzaville · 559 km · best in Jul · 1,782 h sun/yr
• Libreville Gabon · 1,119 km · best in Jul · 1,592 h sun/yr
• Yaoundé Cameroon · 1,411 km · best in Jan · 1,748 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Negage Angola · 257 km · 2,124 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Mbanza Congo Angola · 309 km · 1,756 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Soyo Angola · 317 km · 1,963 h sun/yr · best in Jun
• Malanje Angola · 346 km · 2,492 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Cabinda Angola · 380 km · 1,496 h sun/yr · best in Jul

Head-to-head

How Luanda compares month by month: Luanda vs Kinshasa · Luanda vs Luanda (Ícolo e Bengo) · Luanda vs Brazzaville · Luanda vs Pointe Noire · all comparisons