Matala weather in July

In July, Matala sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 92% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of July to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Matala's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Matala's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 12 min; 6:29 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover: 9%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.8; out of 10

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Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical July day in Matala reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 3°C cooler than August.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	11
2	27	11
3	27	11
4	27	11
5	27	11
6	27	11
7	27	11
8	27	11
9	27	11
10	27	11
11	27	11
12	27	11
13	27	11
14	27	11
15	27	11
16	27	11
17	27	11
18	28	11
19	28	11
20	28	11
21	28	11
22	28	11
23	28	11
24	28	12
25	28	12
26	28	12
27	28	12
28	28	12
29	29	12
30	29	12
31	29	12

How July really feels in Matala

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Matala weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 18°	146	15.6	12.8	5.1
Feb	28° / 18°	159	16	12.5	5.1
Mar	27° / 17°	192	21.6	12.1	4.7
Apr	27° / 16°	57	9.2	11.7	6.7
May	28° / 14°	1	0.2	11.3	8.2
Jun	27° / 11°	0	0	11.1	9.1
Jul	28° / 11°	0	0	11.2	8.8
Aug	30° / 13°	0	0	11.5	6.6
Sep	33° / 16°	4	1.3	11.9	4.7
Oct	33° / 18°	39	7.1	12.3	4.0
Nov	30° / 18°	124	16.2	12.7	4.3
Dec	28° / 18°	162	16.4	12.9	4.8

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 92% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 3%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	96
Cloudier (%)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	96	4
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	96	4

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Matala gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in July. 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	8	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	8	calm
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6	8	calm
7	8	calm
8	8	calm
9	8	calm
10	8	calm
11	8	calm
12	8	calm
13	8	calm
14	8	calm
15	8	calm
16	8	calm
17	8	calm
18	8	calm
19	8	calm
20	8	calm
21	8	calm
22	8	calm
23	8	calm
24	8	calm
25	8	calm
26	8	calm
27	8	calm
28	8	calm
29	8	calm
30	8	calm
31	8	calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of July to 11 h 18 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 6:29 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 5:46 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:26
Sunset (PM)	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.1	6:29	5:37
2	11.1	6:29	5:38
3	11.1	6:29	5:38
4	11.1	6:29	5:38
5	11.1	6:29	5:38
6	11.2	6:29	5:39
7	11.2	6:30	5:39
8	11.2	6:30	5:39
9	11.2	6:30	5:40
10	11.2	6:30	5:40
11	11.2	6:30	5:40
12	11.2	6:30	5:40
13	11.2	6:30	5:41
14	11.2	6:29	5:41
15	11.2	6:29	5:41
16	11.2	6:29	5:42
17	11.2	6:29	5:42
18	11.2	6:29	5:42
19	11.2	6:29	5:43
20	11.2	6:29	5:43
21	11.2	6:29	5:43
22	11.2	6:28	5:43
23	11.3	6:28	5:44
24	11.3	6:28	5:44
25	11.3	6:28	5:44
26	11.3	6:28	5:44
27	11.3	6:27	5:45
28	11.3	6:27	5:45
29	11.3	6:27	5:45
30	11.3	6:26	5:46
31	11.3	6:26	5:46

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.4 kWh/m² to a high of 7 kWh/m² in October across the year — July's 5.57 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.4	Bright
2	5.4	Bright
3	5.4	Bright
4	5.4	Bright
5	5.4	Bright
6	5.4	Bright
7	5.4	Bright
8	5.5	Bright
9	5.5	Bright
10	5.5	Bright
11	5.5	Bright
12	5.5	Bright
13	5.5	Bright
14	5.5	Bright
15	5.5	Bright
16	5.6	Bright
17	5.6	Bright
18	5.6	Bright
19	5.6	Bright
20	5.6	Bright
21	5.6	Bright
22	5.7	Bright
23	5.7	Bright
24	5.7	Bright
25	5.7	Bright
26	5.7	Bright
27	5.8	Bright
28	5.8	Bright
29	5.8	Bright
30	5.8	Bright
31	5.8	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Matala

In seasonPeak

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

Matala's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

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Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is July a good time to visit Matala?

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

8.8

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

9.2

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Matala for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Matala in July

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

In July, Matala sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 11°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

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UV index in Matala in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Matala peaks around January 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 8 (very 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)	16	15	14	12	10	9	8	9	10	13	14	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	10	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Matala 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 Matala is worst in September — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 9.2× the cleanest month (December, 6 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)	7	7	8	6	8	14	26	53	55	18	9	6
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	7	Good
Feb	7	Good
Mar	8	Good
Apr	6	Good
May	8	Good
Jun	14	Moderate
Jul	26	Moderate
Aug	53	Poor
Sep	55	Poor
Oct	18	Moderate
Nov	9	Good
Dec	6	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Matala?

Matala sits at 14.7°S, 15.0°E, 1,238 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Quipungo, 55 km away.

Topography around Matala

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Matala has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 1,241 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 582 m.

The land around Matala is covered by shrubs (25%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, cropland (40%) and shrubs (33%) within 16 km, and shrubs (40%), cropland (29%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

97 m

shrubs 25%

16 km

150 m

cropland 40%

80 km

582 m

shrubs 40%

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← June Matala year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

July weather nearby: Quipungo 55 km · Caluquembe 116 km · Lubango 167 km · Cahama 189 km · Ganda 196 km · Ucuma 197 km · Longonjo 204 km · Camucuio 205 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 Matala (-14.7327°, 15.0348°, elevation 1,238 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	11
2	27	11
3	27	11
4	27	11
5	27	11
6	27	11
7	27	11
8	27	11
9	27	11
10	27	11
11	27	11
12	27	11
13	27	11
14	27	11
15	27	11
16	27	11
17	27	11
18	28	11
19	28	11
20	28	11
21	28	11
22	28	11
23	28	11
24	28	12
25	28	12
26	28	12
27	28	12
28	28	12
29	29	12
30	29	12
31	29	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	96	4
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	96	4

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	11
2	27	11
3	27	11
4	27	11
5	27	11
6	27	11
7	27	11
8	27	11
9	27	11
10	27	11
11	27	11
12	27	11
13	27	11
14	27	11
15	27	11
16	27	11
17	27	11
18	28	11
19	28	11
20	28	11
21	28	11
22	28	11
23	28	11
24	28	12
25	28	12
26	28	12
27	28	12
28	28	12
29	29	12
30	29	12
31	29	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	96	4
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	96	4

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	11
2	27	11
3	27	11
4	27	11
5	27	11
6	27	11
7	27	11
8	27	11
9	27	11
10	27	11
11	27	11
12	27	11
13	27	11
14	27	11
15	27	11
16	27	11
17	27	11
18	28	11
19	28	11
20	28	11
21	28	11
22	28	11
23	28	11
24	28	12
25	28	12
26	28	12
27	28	12
28	28	12
29	29	12
30	29	12
31	29	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	96	4
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	96	4

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100