Malanje Province · Angola

Malanje travel guide

Malanje is a city in Malanje Province, Angola, home to about 604,000 people.

Nearest airport
MEG4 km · Malanje Airport
Currency
AOAkwanza
Time zone
Africa/Luanda
Language
Portuguese

About

About Malanje

Malanje is the capital city of Malanje Province in Angola, with a population of 455,000 (2014 census), and a municipality, with a population of 506,847 (2014 census). Projected to be the thirteenth fastest growing city on the African continent between 2020 and 2025, with a 5.17% growth.

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When to go

The best time to visit Malanje

Malanje has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. June is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; November is the wettest, with about 213 mm of rain.

0°15°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec213 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 Malanje: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Malanje Airport (MEG), about 3.6 km from the city centre in a straight line.

medium airport

MEG · Malanje Airport

3.6 km from the centreICAO FNMA

Questions

Malanje: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Malanje?

Malanje has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. June is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; November is the wettest, with about 213 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Malanje?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Malanje Airport (MEG), about 3.6 km from the city centre in a straight line.

What currency is used in Malanje?

kwanza (AOA).

Nearby

Destinations near Malanje

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.