Cassanguidi weather in December

In December, Cassanguidi sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 228 mm of rain across 27.5 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-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 1% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of December to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Cassanguidi's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cassanguidi's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 228 mm; 27.5 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 5:18 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover: 86%; 12th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 4.92 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.4; out of 10

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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 Cassanguidi 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	20
2	28	20
3	28	20
4	28	20
5	28	20
6	28	20
7	28	20
8	28	20
9	28	20
10	28	20
11	28	20
12	28	20
13	28	20
14	28	20
15	28	20
16	28	20
17	28	20
18	28	20
19	28	20
20	28	20
21	28	20
22	28	20
23	28	20
24	28	20
25	28	20
26	28	20
27	28	20
28	28	20
29	28	20
30	28	20
31	28	20

How December really feels in Cassanguidi

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Cassanguidi weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 20°	189	24.9	12.4	3.5
Feb	29° / 21°	161	21.7	12.2	3.5
Mar	29° / 21°	195	25.2	12.1	3.3
Apr	30° / 20°	158	20.6	11.8	3.7
May	32° / 20°	27	5.5	11.7	4.7
Jun	32° / 18°	4	0.8	11.6	4.9
Jul	33° / 18°	1	0.1	11.6	4.8
Aug	32° / 20°	26	5.7	11.8	4.5
Sep	30° / 21°	99	17.2	12	3.9
Oct	29° / 20°	157	24.1	12.2	3.5
Nov	28° / 20°	206	26.5	12.3	3.3
Dec	28° / 20°	228	27.5	12.4	3.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	10	10	10
Cloudier (%)	92	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	91	90	90	90

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	8	92
2	8	92
3	8	92
4	8	92
5	8	92
6	7	93
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	8	92
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	10	90
30	10	90
31	10	90

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Cassanguidi gets around 228 mm of rain over 27.5 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 88% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	89	89	88	88	87	87	86	86	86	85	85	85	84	84	84	83

	Rain chance (%)
1	91
2	91
3	91
4	91
5	91
6	91
7	91
8	91
9	91
10	91
11	91
12	91
13	90
14	90
15	90
16	89
17	89
18	88
19	88
20	87
21	87
22	86
23	86
24	86
25	85
26	85
27	85
28	84
29	84
30	84
31	83

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 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Muggy (%)	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	86	86	86	86	86	86	85	85	85
Oppressive (%)	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	87	13
2	87	13
3	87	13
4	88	12
5	88	12
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	89	11
10	89	11
11	89	11
12	89	11
13	89	11
14	89	11
15	88	12
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	87	13
21	87	13
22	87	13
23	86	14
24	86	14
25	86	14
26	86	14
27	86	14
28	86	14
29	85	15
30	85	15
31	85	15

Wind in December

Winds average 4 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
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31	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of December to 12 h 24 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 5:12 AM to 5:25 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 5:51 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	5:12	5:13	5:13	5:13	5:14	5:14	5:14	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:16	5:16	5:17	5:17	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:19	5:19	5:20	5:20	5:21	5:21	5:22	5:22	5:23	5:23	5:24	5:24	5:25	5:25
Sunset (PM)	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:51

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	5:12	5:37
2	12.4	5:13	5:37
3	12.4	5:13	5:38
4	12.4	5:13	5:38
5	12.4	5:14	5:39
6	12.4	5:14	5:39
7	12.4	5:14	5:40
8	12.4	5:15	5:40
9	12.4	5:15	5:40
10	12.4	5:15	5:41
11	12.4	5:16	5:41
12	12.4	5:16	5:42
13	12.4	5:17	5:42
14	12.4	5:17	5:43
15	12.4	5:18	5:43
16	12.4	5:18	5:44
17	12.4	5:18	5:44
18	12.4	5:19	5:45
19	12.4	5:19	5:45
20	12.4	5:20	5:46
21	12.4	5:20	5:46
22	12.4	5:21	5:47
23	12.4	5:21	5:47
24	12.4	5:22	5:48
25	12.4	5:22	5:48
26	12.4	5:23	5:49
27	12.4	5:23	5:49
28	12.4	5:24	5:50
29	12.4	5:24	5:50
30	12.4	5:25	5:50
31	12.4	5:25	5:51

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.92 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.92 kWh/m² to a high of 5.63 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 4.92 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.9	Bright
2	4.9	Bright
3	4.9	Bright
4	4.9	Bright
5	4.9	Bright
6	4.9	Bright
7	4.9	Bright
8	4.9	Bright
9	4.9	Bright
10	4.9	Bright
11	4.9	Bright
12	4.9	Bright
13	4.9	Bright
14	4.9	Bright
15	4.9	Bright
16	4.9	Bright
17	4.9	Bright
18	4.9	Bright
19	4.9	Bright
20	4.9	Bright
21	4.9	Bright
22	4.9	Bright
23	4.9	Bright
24	4.9	Bright
25	4.9	Bright
26	4.9	Bright
27	4.9	Bright
28	5.0	Bright
29	5.0	Bright
30	5.0	Bright
31	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Cassanguidi

In seasonPeak

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

Cassanguidi'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 Cassanguidi?

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

3.4

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

4.0

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cassanguidi.

What to pack for Cassanguidi in December

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

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

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UV index in Cassanguidi in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cassanguidi peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 13 at about 5 (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	15	15	13	10	7	7	5	11	13	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	7	Very high
Jul	7	Very high
Aug	5	Moderate
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Cassanguidi 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 Cassanguidi is worst in June — around 186 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 18.6× the cleanest month (November, 10 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)	15	17	12	12	64	186	142	86	32	16	10	11
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Unhealthy	Very unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	15	Moderate
Feb	17	Moderate
Mar	12	Moderate
Apr	12	Good
May	64	Unhealthy
Jun	186	Very unhealthy
Jul	142	Unhealthy
Aug	86	Unhealthy
Sep	32	Moderate
Oct	16	Moderate
Nov	10	Good
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Cassanguidi?

Cassanguidi sits at 7.5°S, 21.3°E, 758 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Dundo, 55 km away.

Topography around Cassanguidi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cassanguidi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m around an average of 733 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 223 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 463 m.

The land around Cassanguidi is covered by grassland (73%) within 3 km, grassland (53%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km

133 m

grassland 73%

16 km

223 m

grassland 53%

80 km

463 m

grassland 44%

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← November Cassanguidi year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Dundo 55 km · Chitato 66 km · Lucapa 121 km · Tshikapa 131 km · Cuilo 213 km · Kananga 215 km · Luebo 237 km · Mwene-Ditu 243 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 Cassanguidi (-7.4837°, 21.3034°, elevation 758 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	20
2	28	20
3	28	20
4	28	20
5	28	20
6	28	20
7	28	20
8	28	20
9	28	20
10	28	20
11	28	20
12	28	20
13	28	20
14	28	20
15	28	20
16	28	20
17	28	20
18	28	20
19	28	20
20	28	20
21	28	20
22	28	20
23	28	20
24	28	20
25	28	20
26	28	20
27	28	20
28	28	20
29	28	20
30	28	20
31	28	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	8	92
2	8	92
3	8	92
4	8	92
5	8	92
6	7	93
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	8	92
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	10	90
30	10	90
31	10	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	91
2	91
3	91
4	91
5	91
6	91
7	91
8	91
9	91
10	91
11	91
12	91
13	90
14	90
15	90
16	89
17	89
18	88
19	88
20	87
21	87
22	86
23	86
24	86
25	85
26	85
27	85
28	84
29	84
30	84
31	83

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	87	13
2	87	13
3	87	13
4	88	12
5	88	12
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	89	11
10	89	11
11	89	11
12	89	11
13	89	11
14	89	11
15	88	12
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	87	13
21	87	13
22	87	13
23	86	14
24	86	14
25	86	14
26	86	14
27	86	14
28	86	14
29	85	15
30	85	15
31	85	15

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	20
2	28	20
3	28	20
4	28	20
5	28	20
6	28	20
7	28	20
8	28	20
9	28	20
10	28	20
11	28	20
12	28	20
13	28	20
14	28	20
15	28	20
16	28	20
17	28	20
18	28	20
19	28	20
20	28	20
21	28	20
22	28	20
23	28	20
24	28	20
25	28	20
26	28	20
27	28	20
28	28	20
29	28	20
30	28	20
31	28	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	8	92
2	8	92
3	8	92
4	8	92
5	8	92
6	7	93
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	8	92
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	10	90
30	10	90
31	10	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	91
2	91
3	91
4	91
5	91
6	91
7	91
8	91
9	91
10	91
11	91
12	91
13	90
14	90
15	90
16	89
17	89
18	88
19	88
20	87
21	87
22	86
23	86
24	86
25	85
26	85
27	85
28	84
29	84
30	84
31	83

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	87	13
2	87	13
3	87	13
4	88	12
5	88	12
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	89	11
10	89	11
11	89	11
12	89	11
13	89	11
14	89	11
15	88	12
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	87	13
21	87	13
22	87	13
23	86	14
24	86	14
25	86	14
26	86	14
27	86	14
28	86	14
29	85	15
30	85	15
31	85	15

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	20
2	28	20
3	28	20
4	28	20
5	28	20
6	28	20
7	28	20
8	28	20
9	28	20
10	28	20
11	28	20
12	28	20
13	28	20
14	28	20
15	28	20
16	28	20
17	28	20
18	28	20
19	28	20
20	28	20
21	28	20
22	28	20
23	28	20
24	28	20
25	28	20
26	28	20
27	28	20
28	28	20
29	28	20
30	28	20
31	28	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	8	92
2	8	92
3	8	92
4	8	92
5	8	92
6	7	93
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	8	92
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	10	90
30	10	90
31	10	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	91
2	91
3	91
4	91
5	91
6	91
7	91
8	91
9	91
10	91
11	91
12	91
13	90
14	90
15	90
16	89
17	89
18	88
19	88
20	87
21	87
22	86
23	86
24	86
25	85
26	85
27	85
28	84
29	84
30	84
31	83

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	87	13
2	87	13
3	87	13
4	88	12
5	88	12
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	89	11
10	89	11
11	89	11
12	89	11
13	89	11
14	89	11
15	88	12
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	87	13
21	87	13
22	87	13
23	86	14
24	86	14
25	86	14
26	86	14
27	86	14
28	86	14
29	85	15
30	85	15
31	85	15