A consolidated reference for Benguela climate: monthly averages, rebuilt from public data on a schedule. Expect 20.4 C at the coldest (Aug) and 27.0 C at the warmest (Mar) — a 6.6 C spread. Expect a wet season rather than rain year-round: Mar brings 2.13 mm/day against 0.01 mm/day in Jul. Taken together that is roughly 308 mm of rain a year for the grid cell. The build runs on a schedule and caches the last good response, so the numbers stay put even when the upstream API is having a bad day. Use the table for exact numbers, or the related pages below for neighbouring locations and periods.
Annual mean temperature 24.3 C
Warmest month Mar (27.0 C)
Coldest month Aug (20.4 C)
Wettest month Mar (2.13 mm/day)
All-time record high 32.7 C
All-time record low 16.7 C
Annual precipitation 307 mm / year
Coordinates -12.57674, 13.40268
Population 555,124
Average monthly temperature and rainfall in Benguela
Month
Mean temp (C)
Rain (mm/day)
Record high (C)
Record low (C)
Jan
25.6
1.25
29.9
21.7
Feb
26.4
1.52
31.4
22.0
Mar
27.0
2.13
32.2
22.7
Apr
27.0
1.66
32.7
22.2
May
25.7
0.07
32.6
20.6
Jun
22.9
0.02
30.3
18.7
Jul
21.2
0.01
29.0
17.8
Aug
20.4
0.10
28.5
17.4
Sep
21.3
0.25
25.3
16.7
Oct
23.5
0.61
29.3
19.3
Nov
25.1
1.63
31.6
20.5
Dec
25.1
0.88
30.2
21.4
What the Benguela climate table shows
Values are multi-decadal climatological averages for the -12.57674, 13.40268 grid cell, not a single year. Rain is the daily mean, so a value of 2.00 mm/day is about 60 mm across a 30-day month. Averages smooth over extremes, so use them for planning rather than for what to pack for next Tuesday.
Frequently asked questions
Does Benguela get the same every year?
Close to it. Averaging decades smooths variation, so treat these as typical rather than guaranteed.