Greenly Garden

Gardening in Angola: climate, frost dates and crops by region

None of the 3 cities of Angola on this page had frost in 2016–2025, so gardens there follow warmth and rain rather than frost dates. The warmest month averages 31 °C by day in Luanda and 27.6 °C in Lubango.

Climate zones of Angola

By the days between the last spring frost and the first autumn frost.

ZoneCitiesFrost-free daysLast spring frostFirst autumn frost
No frost in ten yearsLuanda, Huambo, Lubango———

How the regions of Angola differ

The gap between the warmest month’s days and the coldest month’s nights is widest in Huambo (20.1 °C) and smallest in Luanda (12.1 °C): the smaller it is, the milder both winter and summer. Huambo is the wettest of these cities with 1,173 mm a year, Luanda the driest with 616 mm.

Which crops suit which part of Angola

Cities without a spring frost: months that suit each crop

Months whose average day is not above the highest temperature on the plant card and whose average night is not below its lowest.

CityTomatoCucumberBell PepperEggplantWatermelon
LuandaJuly, Augustall yearJune–NovemberSeptember, Octoberall year
HuambononenoneFebruary and October–Decembernonenone
Lubangononenonenonenonenone

Cities of Angola: weather in numbers

CityFrost-free daysWarmest month, dayColdest month, nightRain a yearDriest monthPlaces to buy
Luandano frostMarch, 31 °CJuly, 18.9 °C616 mmJune16
Huambono frostSeptember, 29.8 °CJune, 9.7 °C1,173 mmJune5
Lubangono frostSeptember, 27.6 °CJuly, 8.4 °C954 mmJune22

ERA5 2016–2025 via Open-Meteo, 25 km grid cell of each city; dates by the Greenly calendar and the plant cards.

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