Cafunfo weather in December

In December, Cafunfo sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 226 mm of rain across 24.8 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-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 muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of December to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Cafunfo's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cafunfo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
11th warmest
Overnight low
20°
6th coldest
Rainfall
226 mm
24.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:29 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
84%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Cafunfo is town of Angola.

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 Cafunfo reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How December really feels in Cafunfo

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.

Cafunfo weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°16821.212.54.1
Feb29° / 20°13216.512.34.1
Mar29° / 20°22322.612.13.8
Apr29° / 20°20320.511.83.9
May32° / 20°254.611.64.8
Jun33° / 19°20.411.54.9
Jul33° / 19°0011.54.7
Aug33° / 20°132.711.74.3
Sep31° / 20°10315.311.93.9
Oct29° / 20°22225.412.23.5
Nov28° / 20°27126.512.43.6
Dec28° / 20°22624.812.54.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

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 (%)
11189
21189
31189
41090
51090
61090
71090
8991
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Cafunfo gets around 226 mm of rain over 24.8 wet days in December. 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 87% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
187
286
386
486
585
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784
883
982
1082
1181
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1579
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1978
2078
2177
2277
2377
2477
2577
2676
2776
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3075
3175

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the muggy band about 94% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
101963
201963
301963
401963
501963
601963
701963
802953
902953
1002953
1102953
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3004915
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Wind in December

Winds average 5 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of December to 12 h 30 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 5:24 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 6:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:245:52
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512.55:255:54
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712.55:255:55
812.55:265:55
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1112.55:275:57
1212.55:275:57
1312.55:285:58
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1512.55:295:59
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1712.55:296:00
1812.55:306:00
1912.55:306:01
2012.55:316:01
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2212.55:326:02
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2412.55:336:03
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2812.55:356:05
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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 5.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.14 kWh/m² to a high of 5.83 kWh/m² in September across the year — December's 5.24 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Cafunfo

In seasonPeak

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

Cafunfo's rainy season runs October–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 Cafunfo?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Cafunfo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cafunfo in December

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

In December, Cafunfo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Cafunfo in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cafunfo peaks around January 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 12 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeJan 20UV 15Aug 12UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep10Very high
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Cafunfo 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 Cafunfo is worst in July — around 222 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 24.4× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210240JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodGoodModerateUnhealthyVery unhealthyUnhealthyModerateGoodJul 18214 µg/m³Nov 239 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr10Good
May47Poor
Jun143Unhealthy
Jul222Very unhealthy
Aug171Very unhealthy
Sep38Poor
Oct14Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Cafunfo?

Cafunfo sits at 8.8°S, 18.0°E, 853 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Cuango-Luzamba, 42 km away.

Kunda dya BazeLubaloCambundi CatemboCuiloCambundiMalanjeCangandala

Topography around Cafunfo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cafunfo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m around an average of 822 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 313 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 562 m.

The land around Cafunfo is covered by grassland (67%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (38%), grassland (34%) and shrubs (25%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and grassland (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
108 m
16 km
313 m
80 km
562 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Cuango-Luzamba 42 km · Kunda dya Baze 105 km · Lubalo 148 km · Cambundi Catembo 153 km · Cuilo 178 km · Cambundi 179 km · Malanje 201 km · Cangandala 205 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 Cafunfo (-8.7672°, 17.9957°, elevation 853 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. 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).