Cabinda weather in December

In December, Cabinda sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 198 mm of rain across 24.7 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of December to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Cabinda's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cabinda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
24°
7th coldest
Rainfall
198 mm
24.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:58 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
82%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Cabinda is city in Cabinda Province, Angola.

Density
76/km²
people per km²
Founded
1883

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical December day in Cabinda reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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How December really feels in Cabinda

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Cabinda weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 24°19023.912.34.0
Feb29° / 25°17021.412.23.7
Mar29° / 25°16923.3123.6
Apr29° / 25°18723.611.93.7
May28° / 24°7012.711.85.7
Jun26° / 21°30.711.78.0
Jul24° / 20°1011.78.3
Aug24° / 20°30.511.88.1
Sep26° / 21°91.7127.5
Oct27° / 23°5612.812.15.8
Nov28° / 24°17823.512.34.2
Dec28° / 24°19824.712.34.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21288
31189
41189
51189
61189
71189
81189
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101189
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Cabinda gets around 198 mm of rain over 24.7 wet days in December, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 80% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
183
283
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583
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783
882
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3076
3177

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the oppressive band about 86% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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21909
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51909
618910
709010
809010
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Wind in December

Winds average 8 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of December to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:52 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:526:10
212.35:526:10
312.35:536:11
412.35:536:11
512.35:536:12
612.35:546:12
712.35:546:13
812.35:546:13
912.35:556:14
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1412.35:576:16
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.31 kWh/m² to a high of 5.38 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 5.01 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Cabinda

In seasonPeak

In December, Cabinda sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Cabinda?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Cabinda for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cabinda in December

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

In December, Cabinda sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Cabinda in December

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in March at about 28°C and coldest in August near 22°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

20°22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb28Tropical
Mar28Tropical
Apr28Warm
May26Warm
Jun24Refreshing
Jul22Refreshing
Aug22Refreshing
Sep24Refreshing
Oct26Warm
Nov26Warm
Dec26Warm

UV index in Cabinda in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cabinda peaks around March 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 10 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeMar 15UV 14Aug 10UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep10Very high
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Cabinda in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Cabinda is worst in July — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodGoodModerateGoodJul 1722 µg/m³Nov 109 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May16Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov9Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Cabinda?

Cabinda sits at 5.6°S, 12.2°E, 1 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Moanda, 45 km away.

Pointe-NoireBuco ZauLoandjiliBomaTshelaBelize

Topography around Cabinda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cabinda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m around an average of 16 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 183 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 349 m.

The land around Cabinda is covered by artificial surfaces (48%) and water (38%) within 3 km, water (48%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and water (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
119 m
16 km
183 m
80 km
349 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
December weather nearby: Moanda 45 km · Soyo 67 km · Pointe-Noire 95 km · Buco Zau 97 km · Loandjili 97 km · Boma 100 km · Tshela 104 km · Belize 120 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
Roman Catholic 41%Protestant 38%none 12%other 9%

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 Cabinda (-5.562°, 12.1948°, elevation 1 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).