Travel Alert Status
					    
				Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions			
			
			
			
						
									
Time Difference
					    
				UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)			
			
			
			
						
									
Travel Climate
					    
				The climate is semiarid in the south and along the coast of Luanda. The north has a cool dry season (May to October) and a hot rainy season (November to April). Natural hazards are locally heavy rainfall, which causes periodic flooding.
In Luanda during the January to April hot season, the temperature is often in the upper 90s; the sun is quite intense, and the humidity is very high. During the winter months, June through September, the days are pleasant, with high temperatures around 80°F, with mild evenings. Skies are often hazy, a condition called "cacimbo." Generally, there are light rains during November and December, with heavy rains falling in March and April.			
			
			
			
						
									
Travel Currency
					    
				172			
			
			
			
						
									
Language Spoken
					    
				Portuguese 71.2% (official), Umbundu 23%, Kikongo 8.2%, Kimbundu 7.8%, Chokwe 6.5%, Nhaneca 3.4%, Nganguela 3.1%, Fiote 2.4%, Kwanhama 2.3%, Muhumbi 2.1%, Luvale 1%, other 3.6%; note - data represent most widely spoken languages; shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census			
			
			
			
						
									
Languages
					    
				Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages			
			
			
			
						
									
Ethnic Groups
					    
				Ovimbundu 37%, Kimbundu 25%, Bakongo 13%, Mestico (mixed European and native African) 2%, European 1%, other 22%			
			
			
			
						
									
National Holiday
					    
				Independence Day, 11 November (1975)			
			
			
			
						
									
Geographic Coordinates
					    
				12 30 S, 18 30 E			
			
			
			
						
									
Location
					    
				Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo			
			
			
			
						
									
Airports
					    
				31