Angola
Luanda in February
☀️ Dry seasonWarm, humid and mostly dry.
🎒 Pack: light, breathable clothes & sunscreen · quick-dry fabrics · sunglasses & hat
Why February scores 8.3What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort8.0
- ✓Warm (31°C highs / 25°C lows)
- !Very humid/sticky (dew point 23.1°C)
- ✓Mostly dry (~36 mm rain)
- Air quality8.4
- ✓Moderate (PM2.5 ~15 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards10.0
- ·No notable seasonal hazards
- Safety baseline6.5
- ·Increased caution
| Feb | Jun | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 8.3 Very good | 8.8 Excellent |
| Season | ☀️ Dry season | ☀️ Dry season |
| High / low | 31° / 25° | 26° / 21° |
| Rain | 36 mm | 0 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 23° | dew pt 20° |
| PM2.5 | 15 µg/m³ | 18 µg/m³ |
Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast). Temperatures: Luanda weather-station normals. Rainfall: Luanda weather-station normals (national met service).
Holidays & crowdsFebruary 2027
Holiday weekA long local holiday falls this month. Expect crowds at sights, fuller trains and flights, and higher hotel prices on those dates. Book ahead.
- Liberation Movement Day 4–9 Feb · 6 days off in a row
National holidays only; regional holidays and school breaks aren't included. Source: holidays (open-source public-holiday calendar).
Explore LuandaEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
Check event dates locallyLuanda is Angola's capital, a fast-growing city on a bay with a long seafront promenade. Visitors come for its beaches, colonial history and nearby natural sights like the Miradouro da Lua.
Luanda CarnivalDate variesUsually February, before Lent (date moves each year)
Parades with music, dance groups and costumes.
Why go: A lively time to visit; expect crowds and road closures.
Where: Along the Marginal seafront
Coming up later
Independence DayEvery year11 November every year
A national holiday marking independence from Portugal in 1975.
Why go: Expect official events and closures.
Where: Nationwide, with ceremonies in Luanda
Fortaleza de São Miguel
A 16th-century Portuguese fort on a hill with views over the bay, now a military museum.
Ilha do Cabo
A long sandy peninsula with beaches, bars and restaurants.
💡 Busy at weekends; go on a weekday for a quieter beach.
Miradouro da Lua
Eroded cliffs south of the city that look like a lunar landscape.
💡 Go late afternoon for the best light.
National Museum of Slavery
A small museum south of the city on the history of the Atlantic slave trade.
Mussulo
A sandy peninsula across a lagoon with beaches, reached by boat.
Muamba de galinha
Chicken stew cooked with palm oil, okra and garlic.
💡 Local restaurants.
Funge
A smooth cassava or maize porridge served with stews.
💡 Local restaurants.
Calulu
Dried fish stewed with vegetables and palm oil.
💡 Local restaurants.
Mufete
Grilled fish with beans in palm oil, plantain and sweet potato.
💡 Seafood restaurants on Ilha do Cabo.
O Pensador figures
Carvings of 'The Thinker', a national symbol of Angola.
💡 Benfica Craft Market.
Chokwe masks
Carved masks from the Chokwe tradition of eastern Angola.
💡 Benfica Craft Market.