Luanda weather by month
The best time to visit Luanda is July to September — 88/100 in July, 26°C and 0 rainy days. The best season is the dry season, May to October (82/100 on average).
The worst month is April at 62/100 — sweltering, rainy, muggy air. See April →
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
Best season: May to October (82/100 on average) · worst April (62/100)
- Days
- 26°C
- Nights
- 20°C
- Wet days
- 0
- Sun
- 9.9 h
- Humidity
- 78%
- Daylight
- 12 h
Luanda, month by month
Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Luanda is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.
What's on in Luanda through the year
Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.
Crowds in Luanda in July
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
Busyschool holidays in 5 of the markets that fill it, one of its best months for weather(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Good to know before you go to Luanda
Real experiences from travellers' own write-ups, quoted with a link to the original.
Money
A cost guide to Luanda warns it's genuinely one of the more expensive cities in the world to visit, a legacy of the oil boom, so budgeting like a typical African capital will fall short fast. Their practical tips: ride-hailing apps like Yango, Heetch, and Bolt operate here and a trip to the city center runs cheap by comparison, roughly 1000-1500 Kwanzas, but drivers expect cash only, so keep a float of local currency on hand even though cards are widely accepted at restaurants and hotels.
Traveller notes on Luanda
What people who have been say about the place — the year-round notes first, then month by month.
Forum posters discussing Angola's seasons generally name June-July as the country's dry season, implying January sits within the wetter half of the year by contrast. Given how limited detailed destination-specific trip reports are for Luanda on the forum, this note leans on the well-established regional pattern for this part of coastal Angola: January falls in the hot, humid rainy season, with warm temperatures typical of a tropical coastal climate near the equator and real humidity even between rain showers. Posters generally recommend checking current road and travel conditions before a rainy-season trip, since heavier rains can affect travel logistics outside the capital more than within Luanda itself.
Forum posters describe June through July as Angola's dry season, with essentially no rain expected and conditions mild enough that just a light jacket covers the cooler stretches. Posters note July actually runs as one of the warmer months by daytime highs even within this dry season, with temperatures reported up to the high-80sF. Posters generally describe Luanda's nightlife as active regardless of the weather, with locals going out at night no matter the conditions. Given the sparse detailed trip reports available for Luanda specifically, this dry-season framing - reliably rain-free, mild rather than intensely hot - is the most useful guide for a July visit.
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