Benguela Province · Angola

Ganda travel guide

Ganda is a city in Benguela Province, Angola, home to about 235,000 people.

Best months
May to September
Nearest airport
NOV124 km · Albano Machado Airport
Currency
AOAkwanza
Time zone
Africa/Luanda
Language
Portuguese

About

About Ganda

Ganda is a town and municipality in Benguela Province in Angola. The municipality had a population of 235,486 in 2014.

Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.

When to go

The best time to visit Ganda

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Ganda are May to September. September is the warmest month, with average highs of 28 °C; March is the wettest, with about 284 mm of rain.

0°15°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec284 mm
Average highAverage lowRain per monthComfortable months

Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).

Getting there

Getting to Ganda: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Albano Machado Airport (NOV), about 124 km from the city centre in a straight line; Catumbela Airport (CBT, 138 km) is also within reach.

medium airport

NOV · Albano Machado Airport

124.3 km from the centreICAO FNHU
medium airport

CBT · Catumbela Airport

138.0 km from the centreICAO FNCT

Questions

Ganda: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Ganda?

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Ganda are May to September. September is the warmest month, with average highs of 28 °C; March is the wettest, with about 284 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Ganda?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Albano Machado Airport (NOV), about 124 km from the city centre in a straight line; Catumbela Airport (CBT, 138 km) is also within reach.

What currency is used in Ganda?

kwanza (AOA).

Nearby

Destinations near Ganda

Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.