Climate and average weather in Benguela
In Benguela, the summers are muggy, hot, fairly dry, and partly cloudy and the winters are warm and partly cloudy.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Benguela typically varies from 18°C to 30°C, and is rarely below 17°C or above 31°C. April is the hottest month of the year, while July is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit Benguela for warm-weather activities is from early May to early November.
- Hottest
- Apr
- 30°
- Coldest
- Jul
- 18°
- Wettest
- Mar
- 105 mm
- Driest
- Aug
- 1 mm
- Rain / yr
- 309 mm
- 42 wet days
- Daylight
- 11.3–12.7 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 30 m
- 12.6°S
- Clearest
- May
- 39% cloud
Benguela is city in Angola.
- Density
- 264/km²
- people per km²
- Founded
- 1617
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Benguela weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around early May to early November.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Benguela, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
Temperatures in Benguela stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is April, with an average high of 30°C and low of 25°C; the coolest is July, with an average low of 18°C and high of 23°C.
Days typically run about 5°C warmer than nights year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
| Avg low (°C) | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29 | 24 |
| Feb | 29 | 24 |
| Mar | 29 | 25 |
| Apr | 30 | 25 |
| May | 28 | 23 |
| Jun | 25 | 20 |
| Jul | 23 | 18 |
| Aug | 23 | 18 |
| Sep | 25 | 20 |
| Oct | 27 | 22 |
| Nov | 28 | 24 |
| Dec | 28 | 24 |
How hot and cold Benguela really feels
The felt-temperature range through the year — heat index on the day's high (summer humidity), wind chill on the night's low (winter wind). The dashed lines are the plain thermometer; the gap is how much hotter or colder it really feels.
On the hottest afternoons, once humidity is folded in, Benguela feels like about 35°C (around April 12). About 85 days a year carry some heat stress, peaking in April.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels-like high (°C) | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 31 |
| Air high (°C) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
| Feels-like low (°C) | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 |
| Air low (°C) | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels-like high (°C) | Air high (°C) | Feels-like low (°C) | Air low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31 | 29 | 24 | 24 |
| Feb | 32 | 29 | 24 | 24 |
| Mar | 33 | 29 | 25 | 25 |
| Apr | 34 | 30 | 25 | 25 |
| May | 30 | 28 | 23 | 23 |
| Jun | 25 | 25 | 20 | 20 |
| Jul | 23 | 23 | 18 | 18 |
| Aug | 23 | 23 | 18 | 18 |
| Sep | 25 | 25 | 20 | 20 |
| Oct | 28 | 27 | 22 | 22 |
| Nov | 30 | 28 | 24 | 24 |
| Dec | 31 | 28 | 24 | 24 |
Average hourly temperature in Benguela
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on April afternoons, near 30°C, and coldest before dawn in July, near 18°C.
Benguela weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29° / 24° | 39 | 5.6 | 12.7 | 5.9 |
| Feb | 29° / 24° | 48 | 5.6 | 12.4 | 5.5 |
| Mar | 29° / 25° | 105 | 11.3 | 12.1 | 4.8 |
| Apr | 30° / 25° | 47 | 6.7 | 11.7 | 5.6 |
| May | 28° / 23° | 2 | 0.2 | 11.4 | 7.6 |
| Jun | 25° / 20° | 2 | 0.2 | 11.3 | 8.5 |
| Jul | 23° / 18° | 2 | 0.1 | 11.3 | 8.2 |
| Aug | 23° / 18° | 1 | 0 | 11.6 | 8.3 |
| Sep | 25° / 20° | 2 | 0.5 | 11.9 | 8.5 |
| Oct | 27° / 22° | 5 | 1.6 | 12.3 | 7.8 |
| Nov | 28° / 24° | 19 | 4.2 | 12.6 | 6.5 |
| Dec | 28° / 24° | 38 | 6 | 12.7 | 6.0 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Benguela gets about 309 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is mostly dry, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 5.6 months, from around Nov 5 to Apr 22, peaking in March at about 40% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Jun 24.
March is the wettest month by volume, with 105 mm over about 11 wet days; August is the driest, with 1 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 18 | 21 | 37 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 19 |
| Rain days | 6 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18 | 6 |
| Feb | 21 | 6 |
| Mar | 37 | 11 |
| Apr | 21 | 7 |
| May | 1 | 0 |
| Jun | 1 | 0 |
| Jul | 0 | 0 |
| Aug | 0 | 0 |
| Sep | 1 | 1 |
| Oct | 6 | 2 |
| Nov | 14 | 4 |
| Dec | 19 | 6 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Benguela collects about 309 mm of rain across 42 wet days — roughly 26 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. March is the wettest month with 105 mm, while August is the driest at just 1 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 65% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 39 | 48 | 105 | 47 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 38 |
| Rain days | 6 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39 | 6 |
| Feb | 48 | 6 |
| Mar | 105 | 11 |
| Apr | 47 | 7 |
| May | 2 | 0 |
| Jun | 2 | 0 |
| Jul | 2 | 0 |
| Aug | 1 | 0 |
| Sep | 2 | 1 |
| Oct | 5 | 2 |
| Nov | 19 | 4 |
| Dec | 38 | 6 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Benguela, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around April 14 and lasts for 3.0 months, ending around July 13. The clearest month is May, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 74% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around November 11 and lasts for 5.1 months, ending around April 13. The cloudiest month is March, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 81% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 28 | 25 | 19 | 46 | 74 | 59 | 42 | 45 | 59 | 57 | 41 | 27 |
| Cloudier (%) | 72 | 75 | 81 | 54 | 26 | 41 | 58 | 55 | 41 | 43 | 59 | 73 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28 | 72 |
| Feb | 25 | 75 |
| Mar | 19 | 81 |
| Apr | 46 | 54 |
| May | 74 | 26 |
| Jun | 59 | 41 |
| Jul | 42 | 58 |
| Aug | 45 | 55 |
| Sep | 59 | 41 |
| Oct | 57 | 43 |
| Nov | 41 | 59 |
| Dec | 27 | 73 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around January 1, brings about 12 h 42 min of light; the shortest, around May 26, only 11 h 18 min — a swing of roughly 1 h 24 min.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 12.7 | 12.4 | 12.1 | 11.7 | 11.4 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 11.9 | 12.3 | 12.6 | 12.7 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 5:56 | 6:09 | 6:13 | 6:15 | 6:20 | 6:29 | 6:32 | 6:23 | 6:03 | 5:43 | 5:34 | 5:40 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:36 | 6:33 | 6:19 | 5:58 | 5:45 | 5:45 | 5:52 | 5:58 | 5:59 | 6:00 | 6:09 | 6:25 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.7 | 5:56 | 6:36 |
| Feb | 12.4 | 6:09 | 6:33 |
| Mar | 12.1 | 6:13 | 6:19 |
| Apr | 11.7 | 6:15 | 5:58 |
| May | 11.4 | 6:20 | 5:45 |
| Jun | 11.3 | 6:29 | 5:45 |
| Jul | 11.3 | 6:32 | 5:52 |
| Aug | 11.6 | 6:23 | 5:58 |
| Sep | 11.9 | 6:03 | 5:59 |
| Oct | 12.3 | 5:43 | 6:00 |
| Nov | 12.6 | 5:34 | 6:09 |
| Dec | 12.7 | 5:40 | 6:25 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Benguela averages about 8 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 2 and 18 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 2.9 months, from around Apr 17 to Jul 12. The sunniest month is May, with roughly 17 sunny days (bright).
The greyest month is March, down near 3 sunny days — about 84% fewer than the May peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 4 |
| Sky | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Mixed | Bright | Mixed | Gloomy | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Gloomy | Gloomy |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4 | Gloomy |
| Feb | 4 | Gloomy |
| Mar | 3 | Gloomy |
| Apr | 8 | Mixed |
| May | 17 | Bright |
| Jun | 12 | Mixed |
| Jul | 8 | Gloomy |
| Aug | 8 | Mixed |
| Sep | 11 | Mixed |
| Oct | 10 | Mixed |
| Nov | 7 | Gloomy |
| Dec | 4 | Gloomy |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
Benguela is humid all year round — on a typical day the air feels at least humid, and there is no real dry season to wait for.
The stickiest month is January, when it feels muggy, oppressive or miserable about 97% of the time. Even in August, the mildest month, the air is dry or comfortable only 5% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comfortable (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Humid (%) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 68 | 91 | 75 | 21 | 4 | 4 |
| Muggy (%) | 55 | 41 | 11 | 7 | 32 | 66 | 29 | 4 | 25 | 72 | 58 | 52 |
| Oppressive (%) | 39 | 48 | 59 | 51 | 59 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 38 | 42 |
| Miserable (%) | 3 | 10 | 30 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | Miserable (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0 | 3 | 55 | 39 | 3 |
| Feb | 0 | 2 | 41 | 48 | 10 |
| Mar | 0 | 0 | 11 | 59 | 30 |
| Apr | 0 | 0 | 7 | 51 | 42 |
| May | 0 | 2 | 32 | 59 | 7 |
| Jun | 0 | 22 | 66 | 12 | 0 |
| Jul | 2 | 68 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug | 5 | 91 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep | 1 | 75 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct | 0 | 21 | 72 | 7 | 0 |
| Nov | 0 | 4 | 58 | 38 | 1 |
| Dec | 0 | 4 | 52 | 42 | 2 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Wind in Benguela is steady company: average speeds sit near 9 km/h — calm — in every month of the year, with no meaningful windy or calm season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9 | calm |
| Feb | 9 | calm |
| Mar | 8 | calm |
| Apr | 8 | calm |
| May | 8 | calm |
| Jun | 8 | calm |
| Jul | 8 | calm |
| Aug | 8 | calm |
| Sep | 9 | calm |
| Oct | 10 | calm |
| Nov | 10 | calm |
| Dec | 9 | calm |
Best time to visit Benguela
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Benguela throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around mid May, Benguela is still near the start of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds not yet at full swing.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Benguela for general outdoor tourist activities is from early May to early November, with a peak score in the first week of September.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 5.9 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 6.5 | 6.0 |
| Rating | good | fair | fair | good | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal | good | good |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.9 | good |
| Feb | 5.5 | fair |
| Mar | 4.8 | fair |
| Apr | 5.6 | good |
| May | 7.6 | ideal |
| Jun | 8.4 | ideal |
| Jul | 8.2 | ideal |
| Aug | 8.3 | ideal |
| Sep | 8.5 | ideal |
| Oct | 7.8 | ideal |
| Nov | 6.5 | good |
| Dec | 6.0 | good |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Benguela for hot-weather activities run from mid April to early July and again from late August to late February, with a peak score in the second week of May.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Benguela, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
For a warm-season trip around April (highs near 30°C), the essentials are light clothes and sun protection. In the cold season around July (highs near 23°C), pack light clothes and sun protection.
In April, Benguela sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Benguela
Average ocean temperature at the nearest coast, month by month, banded into swim-comfort zones — the other half of the beach question.
The sea at the nearest coast (about 23 km away) is warmest in March at about 28°C and coldest in August near 21°C.
The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 26 |
| Comfort | Warm | Warm | Tropical | Warm | Warm | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Warm | Warm |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26 | Warm |
| Feb | 27 | Warm |
| Mar | 28 | Tropical |
| Apr | 27 | Warm |
| May | 26 | Warm |
| Jun | 24 | Refreshing |
| Jul | 22 | Refreshing |
| Aug | 21 | Refreshing |
| Sep | 21 | Refreshing |
| Oct | 24 | Refreshing |
| Nov | 26 | Warm |
| Dec | 26 | Warm |
UV index (midday) in Benguela by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Benguela peaks around January 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 14 at about 6 (high).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high | Very high | High | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15 | Extreme |
| Feb | 13 | Extreme |
| Mar | 14 | Extreme |
| Apr | 12 | Extreme |
| May | 9 | Very high |
| Jun | 8 | Very high |
| Jul | 7 | Very high |
| Aug | 6 | High |
| Sep | 8 | Very high |
| Oct | 11 | Extreme |
| Nov | 13 | Extreme |
| Dec | 12 | Extreme |
Average hourly UV index in Benguela
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in January the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8.5 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 7 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 8.5 | 8 | 8 | 7.5 | 7 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8.5 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 7 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3 | 2 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 6 | 6.5 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.5 | 7 |
| Feb | 8 | 6.5 |
| Mar | 8 | 6.5 |
| Apr | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| May | 7 | 4.5 |
| Jun | 6.5 | 3.5 |
| Jul | 6.5 | 3 |
| Aug | 6 | 2 |
| Sep | 7 | 4.5 |
| Oct | 8 | 5.5 |
| Nov | 8 | 6 |
| Dec | 8.5 | 6.5 |
Air quality in Benguela by month
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.
Air quality in Benguela is worst in July — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.5× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 23 | 31 | 26 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 9 |
| Level | Good | Good | Good | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9 | Good |
| Feb | 9 | Good |
| Mar | 10 | Good |
| Apr | 11 | Good |
| May | 17 | Moderate |
| Jun | 23 | Moderate |
| Jul | 31 | Moderate |
| Aug | 26 | Moderate |
| Sep | 21 | Moderate |
| Oct | 13 | Moderate |
| Nov | 9 | Good |
| Dec | 9 | Good |
Growing season
Benguela is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Benguela banks about 5,340 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around April.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 505 | 471 | 530 | 514 | 480 | 374 | 335 | 337 | 370 | 447 | 478 | 497 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 505 |
| Feb | 471 |
| Mar | 530 |
| Apr | 514 |
| May | 480 |
| Jun | 374 |
| Jul | 335 |
| Aug | 337 |
| Sep | 370 |
| Oct | 447 |
| Nov | 478 |
| Dec | 497 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Benguela receives about 5.9 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 4.8 and 6.5 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.4 months, from around Aug 25 to Mar 6. The brightest month is October, averaging about 6.5 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is June, down near 4.9 kWh/m² — roughly 24% less than the October peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 6.4 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.2 |
| Level | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.4 | Intense |
| Feb | 6.3 | Intense |
| Mar | 5.7 | Bright |
| Apr | 5.7 | Bright |
| May | 5.5 | Bright |
| Jun | 4.9 | Bright |
| Jul | 5.0 | Bright |
| Aug | 5.6 | Bright |
| Sep | 6.3 | Intense |
| Oct | 6.5 | Intense |
| Nov | 6.3 | Intense |
| Dec | 6.2 | Intense |
Where is Benguela?
Benguela sits at 12.6°S, 13.4°E, 30 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Navegantes, 2.0 km away.
Topography around Benguela
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Benguela.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Benguela has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 497 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,816 m.
The land around Benguela is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and water (36%) within 3 km, water (41%) within 16 km, and shrubs (48%) and water (32%) within 80 km.
Angola travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 2
- Exercise Increased Caution
- Power plugs
- Type C / F
- 220 V · 50 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 35% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $3,129
- 2025
- Happiness
- 3.8 / 10
- World Happiness, 2017
- Homicide rate
- 4.1
- per 100k, 2016
- Road deaths
- 26.1
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- Lower middle
- World Bank
- English
- Very low
- EF EPI 413
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Benguela (-12.5767°, 13.4027°, elevation 30 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).