Welcome to Luanda

The prevailing climate in Luanda is known as a local steppe climate. During the year there is little rainfall. This location is classified as BSh by Köppen and Geiger. The average temperature in Luanda is 24.4 °C. In a year, the average rainfall is 439 mm.

Portuguese is the official language. The recognised national languages are Kikongo, Chokwe, Umbundu, Kimbundu, Nganguela and Kwanyama.

Kwanza (AOA) is the official currency of Angola. Notes are available in denominations of AOA2000, 100, 500, 200, 100, 50, 10, and 5. Until recently, it was illegal to attempt to take the Kwanza of the country as a souvenir. Credit Cards are not generally acceptable although ATMs can be found in major towns and cities especially in Luanda.

All of Angola uses the UTC+01:00 (West Africa Time) and has never observed Daylight saving time.