Malanje weather in July

In July, Malanje sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of July to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Malanje's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Malanje's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
14°
1st coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:15 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover
22%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Malanje is city in Angola.

Density
188/km²
people per km²
Founded
1885

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical July day in Malanje reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Malanje weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°8314.612.55.5
Feb28° / 19°8513.112.35.1
Mar28° / 19°15720.812.14.4
Apr28° / 19°13219.611.84.7
May29° / 17°14311.66.7
Jun29° / 15°00.111.57.3
Jul30° / 14°0011.56.9
Aug30° / 15°41.211.76.1
Sep30° / 17°5012.511.94.7
Oct28° / 18°16125.312.23.8
Nov27° / 18°18424.412.44.1
Dec27° / 18°13119.212.54.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Malanje gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1937
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3937
4946
5946
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7946
8955
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11964
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26964
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29955
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31946

Wind in July

Winds average 8 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of July to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:14 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 5:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:145:41
211.56:155:42
311.56:155:42
411.56:155:42
511.56:155:42
611.56:155:43
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.16 kWh/m² to a high of 5.87 kWh/m² in September across the year — July's 5.76 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Malanje

In seasonPeak

None of Malanje's seasonal hazards are active in July. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Malanje's rainy season runs October–December, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
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Is July a good time to visit Malanje?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
9.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Malanje for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Malanje in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Malanje sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Malanje in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Malanje peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 11 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 14UV 15Aug 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Malanje in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Malanje is worst in July — around 153 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 17.2× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodJul 18148 µg/m³Dec 129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Good
Mar10Good
Apr9Good
May30Moderate
Jun110Unhealthy
Jul153Very unhealthy
Aug122Unhealthy
Sep38Poor
Oct16Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Malanje?

Malanje sits at 9.5°S, 16.3°E, 1,134 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Cangandala, 29 km away.

Kunda dya BazeMussendeSanta ClaraLucalaCazombo

Topography around Malanje

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Malanje.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Malanje has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 1,139 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 311 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 610 m.

The land around Malanje is covered by artificial surfaces (63%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
311 m
80 km
610 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Cangandala 29 km · Bailundo 38 km · Cacuso 67 km · Kunda dya Baze 105 km · Mussende 114 km · Santa Clara 123 km · Lucala 123 km · Cazombo 139 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
Roman Catholic 41%Protestant 38%none 12%other 9%

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 Malanje (-9.5402°, 16.341°, elevation 1,134 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. 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).