Cabinda weather in May

In May, Cabinda sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 70 mm of rain across 12.7 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Cabinda's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cabinda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
24°
6th coldest
Rainfall
70 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:15 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover
72%
3rd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
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 May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical May 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 26°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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How May really feels in Cabinda

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 7 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
7
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Cabinda weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 7th-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 May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21783
31882
42080
52179
62278
72377
82575
92674
102773
112872
122971
132971
143169
153169
163169
173268
183268
193268
203169
213169
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233169
242971
252971
262872
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282872
292872
302872
312971

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Cabinda gets around 70 mm of rain over 12.7 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 41% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
173
272
370
468
566
664
761
859
956
1054
1151
1249
1346
1444
1542
1640
1738
1836
1934
2031
2129
2227
2325
2423
2522
2620
2718
2817
2915
3013
3112

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the oppressive band about 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
104357
204555
304654
404852
505050
605248
705446
805644
905842
1016039
1116237
1216435
1326632
1426830
1527028
1637126
1737423
1847521
1957619
2057817
2167816
2277914
2388012
2498011
2510819
2611818
2713807
2814806
2916795
3018784
3120773

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
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68calm
78calm
88calm
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108calm
119calm
129calm
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159calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:14 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:146:03
211.86:146:02
311.86:146:02
411.86:146:02
511.86:146:02
611.86:146:01
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.58 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 — May's 4.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Cabinda

In seasonPeak

None of Cabinda's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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 May a good time to visit Cabinda?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Cabinda for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Cabinda in May

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

In May, Cabinda sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Cabinda in May

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in May — 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 May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (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 May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May 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
May 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).