Climate
The town sits on the eastern flank of the Bie Plateau. The climate is unusually cool for its tropical location. The average annual temperature is 18°C, largely due to its high altitude. The coolest period is May to August when almost no rain falls. September and October are the hottest months with a little rain. Heavy rain falls in the main rainy season November to April.
| Climate data for Silva Porto (Kuito) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 29 (84) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
31 (88) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
26 (79) |
28 (82) |
26 (79) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
25 (77) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 19 (66) |
19 (66) |
19 (66) |
18 (64) |
17 (63) |
14 (57) |
15 (59) |
17 (63) |
20 (68) |
19 (66) |
19 (66) |
18 (64) |
18 (64) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 14 (57) |
14 (57) |
15 (59) |
13 (55) |
10 (50) |
6 (43) |
7 (45) |
9 (48) |
12 (54) |
13 (55) |
14 (57) |
14 (57) |
12 (54) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 3 (37) |
7 (45) |
5 (41) |
0 (32) |
−1 (30) |
−5 (23) |
0 (32) |
0 (32) |
3 (37) |
6 (43) |
6 (43) |
5 (41) |
−5 (23) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 193 (7.6) |
196 (7.72) |
203 (7.99) |
76 (2.99) |
10 (0.39) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
3 (0.12) |
23 (0.91) |
109 (4.29) |
193 (7.6) |
221 (8.7) |
1,227 (48.31) |
| Source: weatherbase.com | |||||||||||||
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