Category: Heat waves affecting Angola

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• Angola

Duration: 14 days

Time span: February 15 2026 to February 28 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 26.5 °C

Event center: -10.5°S 16.5°E

Area affected: 295951 km$^2$

Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.

Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2026-Feb-15_to_2026-Feb-28_16.5_-10.5

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• Angola

Duration: 6 days

Time span: February 06 2026 to February 11 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.5 °C

Event center: -5.0°S 11.0°E

Area affected: 67609 km$^2$

Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.

Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2026-Feb-06_to_2026-Feb-11_11.0_-5.0

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• Angola

Duration: 8 days

Time span: October 03 2025 to October 10 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 23.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.4 °C

Event center: -11.0°S 15.5°E

Area affected: 130063 km$^2$

Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.

Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2025-Oct-03_to_2025-Oct-10_15.5_-11.0

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• Angola

Duration: 9 days

Time span: July 24 2025 to August 01 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 21.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 24.3 °C

Event center: -12.0°S 14.5°E

Area affected: 66554 km$^2$

Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.

Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2025-Jul-24_to_2025-Aug-01_14.5_-12.0