Camabatela weather in May

In May, Camabatela sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 47 mm of rain across 8.5 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Camabatela's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Camabatela's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
17°
6th coldest
Rainfall
47 mm
8.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:06 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover
52%
4th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Camabatela is settlement in Angola.

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

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical May day in Camabatela reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 10°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 warmer than April and on par with June.

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Camabatela weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 17°16422.212.44.6
Feb26° / 18°13718.612.34.8
Mar26° / 18°19723.312.14.4
Apr27° / 18°17622.911.84.4
May27° / 17°478.511.66.8
Jun28° / 15°50.811.58.3
Jul28° / 14°10.311.68.3
Aug27° / 15°254.511.77.5
Sep26° / 16°14520.3125.0
Oct26° / 17°2612812.23.9
Nov25° / 17°25026.312.44.0
Dec25° / 17°21725.212.54.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23367
33664
43862
54159
64258
74654
84852
95050
105347
115545
125842
135941
146139
156337
166535
176634
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196832
206931
216931
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237030
247129
257129
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287228
297228
307327
317327

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Camabatela gets around 47 mm of rain over 8.5 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 27% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
153
251
348
446
543
641
738
836
934
1032
1130
1228
1326
1424
1523
1622
1721
1820
1920
2020
2120
2219
2319
2419
2518
2618
2717
2817
2916
3015
3114

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 16% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1184842
21104940
31115038
41125136
52135233
62145331
72155429
83165526
93175624
104195522
115205520
125225419
136235417
146255415
157265314
167275412
178295211
188305210
19931519
20932518
21933517
22934507
231035496
241036495
251036495
261137484
271138473
281239473
291339452
301540442
311641421

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
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136calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 36 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 6:04 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 5:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:045:47
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311.76:045:47
411.76:045:46
511.76:055:46
611.76:055:46
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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 5.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.88 kWh/m² to a high of 5.6 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Camabatela

In seasonPeak

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

Camabatela's rainy season runs September–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 Camabatela?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Camabatela in May

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

In May, Camabatela sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Camabatela in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May 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 Camabatela peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 15 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 highExtremeMar 12UV 15Aug 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Camabatela 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 Camabatela is worst in September — around 76 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.2× the cleanest month (November, 15 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyModerateSep 1570 µg/m³Nov 2315 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May41Poor
Jun59Unhealthy
Jul54Poor
Aug40Poor
Sep76Unhealthy
Oct26Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Camabatela?

Camabatela sits at 8.2°S, 15.4°E, 1,237 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Nzagi, 23 km away.

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Topography around Camabatela

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Camabatela has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 198 m around an average of 1,214 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 586 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,118 m.

The land around Camabatela is covered by grassland (81%) within 3 km, grassland (73%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%) and trees (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
198 m
16 km
586 m
80 km
1,118 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Nzagi 23 km · Negage 49 km · Cazombo 60 km · Uíge 73 km · Bula Atumba 83 km · Songo 110 km · Piri 110 km · Cage Mazumbo 114 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 Camabatela (-8.1881°, 15.375°, elevation 1,237 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).