Cabinda in Spring

In spring (September, October and November), Cabinda sees average daytime highs around 27°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 242 mm of rain over about 38 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 25°C in early September to 28°C by late November. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Spring is Cabinda's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. Cabinda has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Cabinda's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 27°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 23°C
Rainfall: 242 mm; 38 wet days
Avg wind: 12 km/h
Travel score: 5.8; 2nd-best season
Months: Sep · Oct · Nov

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Temperature in Cabinda in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 25°C in early September to 28°C by late November.

A typical spring day in Cabinda reaches about 27°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is November, the coolest September.

How spring really feels in Cabinda

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.

Cabinda 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° / 24°	190	23.9	12.3	4.0
Feb	29° / 25°	170	21.4	12.2	3.7
Mar	29° / 25°	169	23.3	12	3.6
Apr	29° / 25°	187	23.6	11.9	3.7
May	28° / 24°	70	12.7	11.8	5.7
Jun	26° / 21°	3	0.7	11.7	8.0
Jul	24° / 20°	1	0	11.7	8.3
Aug	24° / 20°	3	0.5	11.8	8.1
Sep	26° / 21°	9	1.7	12	7.5
Oct	27° / 23°	56	12.8	12.1	5.8
Nov	28° / 24°	178	23.5	12.3	4.2
Dec	28° / 24°	198	24.7	12.3	4.1

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Cabinda gets around 242 mm of rain over 38 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 12 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min in early September to 12 h 18 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 4.8 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Cabinda

In seasonPeak

In spring, Cabinda overlaps 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 spring a good time to visit Cabinda?

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.

5.8

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

5.8

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Cabinda for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cabinda in Spring

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

In spring, Cabinda sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 38 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Cabinda in Spring

The nearest coast averages about 25°C across spring — 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	27	28	28	28	26	24	22	22	24	26	26	26
Comfort	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	27	Warm
Feb	28	Tropical
Mar	28	Tropical
Apr	28	Warm
May	26	Warm
Jun	24	Refreshing
Jul	22	Refreshing
Aug	22	Refreshing
Sep	24	Refreshing
Oct	26	Warm
Nov	26	Warm
Dec	26	Warm

UV index in Cabinda 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 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	13	15	12	9	7	6	6	10	13	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	7	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	6	High
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Extreme

Air quality in Cabinda 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 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	12	12	11	11	16	19	22	20	12	9	9	11
Level	Good	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Good
Feb	12	Moderate
Mar	11	Good
Apr	11	Good
May	16	Moderate
Jun	19	Moderate
Jul	22	Moderate
Aug	20	Moderate
Sep	12	Moderate
Oct	9	Good
Nov	9	Good
Dec	11	Good

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.

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

artificial surfaces 48%

16 km

183 m

water 48%

80 km

349 m

trees 42%

treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves

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Spring 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

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.