Alto Hama in Spring

In spring (September, October and November), Alto Hama sees average daytime highs around 27°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 442 mm of rain over about 53 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 29°C in early September to 25°C by late November. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels humid.

Spring is Alto Hama's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Alto Hama's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 27°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 15°C
Rainfall: 442 mm; 53 wet days
Avg wind: 5 km/h
Travel score: 5.0; 3rd-best season
Months: Sep · Oct · Nov

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Temperature in Alto Hama in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 29°C in early September to 25°C by late November.

A typical spring day in Alto Hama reaches about 27°C and drops to 15°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest September.

Alto Hama weather by month

How the three spring months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	24° / 15°	186	20.4	12.6	5.0
Feb	25° / 15°	152	17.4	12.4	5.1
Mar	25° / 15°	192	23.2	12.1	4.6
Apr	25° / 14°	84	13.5	11.7	6.1
May	26° / 12°	5	1.2	11.4	8.7
Jun	25° / 10°	0	0	11.3	9.4
Jul	26° / 10°	0	0	11.4	9.2
Aug	28° / 12°	1	0.4	11.6	7.8
Sep	29° / 14°	29	5.4	11.9	6.2
Oct	27° / 15°	175	21.6	12.3	4.7
Nov	25° / 15°	238	25.7	12.6	4.1
Dec	24° / 15°	221	24	12.7	4.5

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Alto Hama gets around 442 mm of rain over 53 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Spring

Winds average 5 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min in early September to 12 h 42 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.2 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Alto Hama

In seasonPeak

In spring, Alto Hama overlaps its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Alto Hama's monsoon runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

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Mar

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May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Alto Hama?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

5.0

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

5.6

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Alto Hama for sightseeing.

What to pack for Alto Hama in Spring

From spring's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In spring, Alto Hama sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 53 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Alto Hama in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Alto Hama peaks around January 18 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 18 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	17	15	16	13	10	10	9	9	11	13	14	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	17	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Alto Hama in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Alto Hama is worst in August — around 98 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 9.5× the cleanest month (January, 10 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	10	12	13	15	35	74	95	98	43	20	13	11
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	10	Good
Feb	12	Good
Mar	13	Moderate
Apr	15	Moderate
May	35	Poor
Jun	74	Unhealthy
Jul	95	Unhealthy
Aug	98	Unhealthy
Sep	43	Poor
Oct	20	Moderate
Nov	13	Moderate
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Alto Hama?

Alto Hama sits at 12.2°S, 15.6°E, 1,509 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Londuimbali, 25 km away.

Topography around Alto Hama

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Alto Hama.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alto Hama has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m around an average of 1,491 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,017 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,407 m.

The land around Alto Hama is covered by cropland (41%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, grassland (35%) and shrubs (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (34%), cropland (25%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

115 m

cropland 41%

16 km

1,017 m

grassland 35%

80 km

1,407 m

grassland 34%

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Spring weather nearby: Londuimbali 25 km · Ecunna 50 km · Huambo 64 km · Caála 69 km · Longonjo 82 km · Catchiungo 82 km · Balombo 86 km · Mungo 87 km

Angola travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / F; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 35% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $3,129; 2025
Happiness: 3.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2017
Homicide rate: 4.1; per 100k, 2016
Road deaths: 26.1; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 413
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Alto Hama (-12.2333°, 15.55°, elevation 1,509 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.