Bula Atumba in Spring

In spring (September, October and November), Bula Atumba sees average daytime highs around 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 270 mm of rain over about 43 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels muggy.

Spring is Bula Atumba's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Bula Atumba's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 28°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 20°C
Rainfall: 270 mm; 43 wet days
Avg wind: 5 km/h
Travel score: 5.0; 2nd-best season
Months: Sep · Oct · Nov

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Temperature in Bula Atumba in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C.

A typical spring day in Bula Atumba reaches about 28°C and drops to 20°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest September.

How spring really feels in Bula Atumba

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

spring sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Bula Atumba 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	28° / 21°	116	17	12.4	4.7
Feb	29° / 21°	110	14.4	12.3	4.4
Mar	29° / 21°	178	20.6	12.1	3.9
Apr	29° / 21°	241	25.1	11.8	3.4
May	29° / 20°	46	8.6	11.6	5.9
Jun	28° / 17°	2	0.4	11.5	7.7
Jul	28° / 16°	1	0.1	11.5	8.2
Aug	28° / 17°	5	1.2	11.7	7.9
Sep	28° / 19°	15	5	11.9	6.3
Oct	28° / 20°	67	14.9	12.2	4.8
Nov	28° / 21°	189	22.6	12.4	3.9
Dec	28° / 20°	157	20.7	12.5	4.6

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Bula Atumba gets around 270 mm of rain over 43 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels muggy — 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 30 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 4.7 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Bula Atumba

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In spring, Bula Atumba overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Bula Atumba's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

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Mar

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May

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Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Bula Atumba?

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

2nd-best month of the year

6.0

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Bula Atumba for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bula Atumba in Spring

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

In spring, Bula Atumba sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 43 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bula Atumba in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bula Atumba peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 14 at about 6 (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)	15	15	15	13	10	8	8	6	10	13	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	6	High
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Bula Atumba 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 Bula Atumba is worst in June — around 123 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.3× the cleanest month (December, 17 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)	17	19	19	18	35	123	106	45	49	29	17	17
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	17	Moderate
Feb	19	Moderate
Mar	19	Moderate
Apr	18	Moderate
May	35	Moderate
Jun	123	Unhealthy
Jul	106	Unhealthy
Aug	45	Poor
Sep	49	Poor
Oct	29	Moderate
Nov	17	Moderate
Dec	17	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Bula Atumba?

Bula Atumba sits at 8.7°S, 14.8°E, 920 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Pango Aluquém, 37 km away.

Topography around Bula Atumba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bula Atumba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 m around an average of 888 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 676 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,433 m.

The land around Bula Atumba is covered by grassland (40%), trees (35%) and shrubs (23%) within 3 km, trees (63%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km

240 m

grassland 40%

16 km

676 m

trees 63%

80 km

1,433 m

trees 68%

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Spring weather nearby: Pango Aluquém 37 km · Piri 43 km · Golungo Alto 51 km · Cazombo 63 km · Nzagi 64 km · Cage Mazumbo 65 km · Úcua 70 km · N'dalatando 70 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 Bula Atumba (-8.6742°, 14.797°, elevation 920 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.