What's on in Luanda, Angola through the year

Shoulder season — school holidays in 5 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in January.

Still on: The rains (1 Nov – 15 Apr (usually))

Busy — Carnaval de Luanda, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

• Festival

  Carnaval de Luanda

  5 Feb – 10 Mar · usuallyCarnivalCrowdedClosures

  Groups from the musseques parade along the Marginal for two days with drums, feathers and a judging panel. Carnival Tuesday is a public holiday and the seafront is closed to traffic for it. Source ↗

Still on: The rains (1 Nov – 15 Apr (usually))

Busy — Carnaval de Luanda, school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in March.

Still on: Carnaval de Luanda (5 Feb – 10 Mar (usually)), The rains (1 Nov – 15 Apr (usually))

Busy — Peace and Reconciliation Day, school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it

• Holiday

  Peace and Reconciliation Day

  4 AprNational holidayClosures

  The 4 April holiday marks the end of the civil war in 2002. Offices, banks and most shops close, and the beaches south of the city fill for the day. Source ↗

Still on: The rains (1 Nov – 15 Apr (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

• Season

  Cacimbo

  15 May – 20 Sep · usuallyDry season

  The cool dry season, and the local name for the fine sea mist that comes with it. Grey mornings that burn off by midday, almost no rain, and the easiest few months to be outside in the city.

Shoulder season — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in June.

Still on: Cacimbo (15 May – 20 Sep (usually))

Busy — school holidays in 5 of the markets that fill it, one of its best months for weather

Nothing new starts in July.

Still on: Cacimbo (15 May – 20 Sep (usually))

Busy — school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, one of its best months for weather

Nothing new starts in August.

Still on: Cacimbo (15 May – 20 Sep (usually))

Busy — school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it, one of its best months for weather

Nothing new starts in September.

Still on: Cacimbo (15 May – 20 Sep (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in October.

Busy — Independence Day, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

• Season

  The rains

  1 Nov – 15 Apr · usuallyMonsoonRisk

  Hot, humid months with heavy storms rather than constant rain. The drainage in Cazenga and Sambizanga cannot take the big ones, and a single night of it can close roads across the city for days.

• Holiday

  Independence Day

  11 NovNational holidayClosuresCrowded

  The 11 November holiday shuts the city and puts a ceremony on the Marginal. It lands just as the rains are returning, so the day is as likely to be a thunderstorm as a parade. Source ↗

Shoulder season — school holidays in 5 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in December.

Still on: The rains (1 Nov – 15 Apr (usually))