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.
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.
| City | Tomato | Cucumber | Bell Pepper | Eggplant | Watermelon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luanda | July, August | all year | June–November | September, October | all year |
| Huambo | none | none | February and October–December | none | none |
| Lubango | none | none | none | none | none |
Cities of Angola: weather in numbers
| City | Frost-free days | Warmest month, day | Coldest month, night | Rain a year | Driest month | Places to buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luanda | no frost | March, 31 °C | July, 18.9 °C | 616 mm | June | 16 |
| Huambo | no frost | September, 29.8 °C | June, 9.7 °C | 1,173 mm | June | 5 |
| Lubango | no frost | September, 27.6 °C | July, 8.4 °C | 954 mm | June | 22 |
ERA5 2016–2025 via Open-Meteo, 25 km grid cell of each city; dates by the Greenly calendar and the plant cards.