Rainy season

Angola: when is the rainy season?

The rainy season lasts from November to March, the dry season from May to September. Best time to travel, dry and with good holiday weather: June – September.

Precipitation by destination

  • Benguela

    No pronounced rainy season

  • Cabinda

    Rainy: from November to April

  • Huambo

    Rainy: from October to March

  • Lobito

    No pronounced rainy season

  • Luanda

    Rainy: in April

  • Lubango

    Rainy: from November to March

  • M'banza-Kongo

    Rainy: from November to April

Long-term precipitation per month, mm. Rainy months: well above the place's own average (at least 100 mm); dry months: half the average or less, or under 60 mm.

Angola: rainy season, quick answers

Angola: when is the rainy season?

The rainy season lasts from November to March. On average, 160 mm fall in March, the wettest month.

Angola: when is the dry season?

The driest months are May – September, with 1 mm on average in July.

Angola: when is the best time to avoid the rain?

June – September: dry months with good holiday weather at most destinations.

Climate averages 1996–2025 (sunshine partly WMO station normals 1991–2020), not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences