Cazombo weather in December

In December, Cazombo sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 278 mm of rain across 28.6 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°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 36 min at the start of December to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Cazombo's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cazombo's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 278 mm; 28.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 42 min; 5:04 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover: 89%; 11th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 4.87 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.7; out of 10

Cazombo is municipality and capital of Moxico Leste province, Angola.

Density: 1/km²; people per km²

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

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical December day in Cazombo reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C cooler than 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)	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

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

How December really feels in Cazombo

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.

Cazombo 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 18°	279	27.7	12.6	3.7
Feb	26° / 18°	245	25	12.4	3.8
Mar	27° / 18°	237	26.6	12.1	3.9
Apr	28° / 18°	76	11.8	11.7	5.7
May	30° / 17°	2	0.5	11.5	6.6
Jun	29° / 15°	0	0	11.3	7.6
Jul	29° / 14°	0	0	11.4	7.5
Aug	32° / 17°	0	0.1	11.6	5.5
Sep	33° / 19°	12	3.6	11.9	4.0
Oct	31° / 19°	78	15	12.3	3.8
Nov	28° / 18°	206	26	12.5	3.7
Dec	26° / 18°	278	28.6	12.7	3.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

	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 (%)	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	5	4	4	4	4	4
Cloudier (%)	93	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	95	95	94	94	93	93	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	95	96	96	96	96	96

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	5	95
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	4	96
31	4	96

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Cazombo gets around 278 mm of rain over 28.6 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 92% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	91	91

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

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 90% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 90% 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
Humid (%)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9
Muggy (%)	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	91

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

Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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)	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
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	5	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
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16	6	calm
17	6	calm
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19	6	calm
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30	6	calm
31	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of December to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 4:59 AM to 5:11 AM, and sunset from 5:38 PM to 5:52 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)	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7
Sunrise (AM)	4:59	4:59	4:59	4:59	5:00	5:00	5:00	5:01	5:01	5:01	5:02	5:02	5:02	5:03	5:03	5:04	5:04	5:05	5:05	5:05	5:06	5:06	5:07	5:07	5:08	5:08	5:09	5:09	5:10	5:10	5:11
Sunset (PM)	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	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	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.6	4:59	5:38
2	12.7	4:59	5:38
3	12.7	4:59	5:39
4	12.7	4:59	5:39
5	12.7	5:00	5:40
6	12.7	5:00	5:40
7	12.7	5:00	5:41
8	12.7	5:01	5:41
9	12.7	5:01	5:42
10	12.7	5:01	5:42
11	12.7	5:02	5:43
12	12.7	5:02	5:43
13	12.7	5:02	5:44
14	12.7	5:03	5:44
15	12.7	5:03	5:45
16	12.7	5:04	5:45
17	12.7	5:04	5:46
18	12.7	5:05	5:46
19	12.7	5:05	5:47
20	12.7	5:05	5:47
21	12.7	5:06	5:48
22	12.7	5:06	5:48
23	12.7	5:07	5:49
24	12.7	5:07	5:49
25	12.7	5:08	5:50
26	12.7	5:08	5:50
27	12.7	5:09	5:51
28	12.7	5:09	5:51
29	12.7	5:10	5:51
30	12.7	5:10	5:52
31	12.7	5:11	5:52

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.78 kWh/m² to a high of 6.39 kWh/m² in September across the year — December's 4.87 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)	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8
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	5.2	Bright
2	5.1	Bright
3	5.1	Bright
4	5.1	Bright
5	5.1	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	5.0	Bright
8	5.0	Bright
9	5.0	Bright
10	4.9	Bright
11	4.9	Bright
12	4.9	Bright
13	4.9	Bright
14	4.9	Bright
15	4.8	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.8	Bright
18	4.8	Bright
19	4.8	Bright
20	4.8	Bright
21	4.8	Bright
22	4.8	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.8	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.8	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.8	Bright
29	4.8	Bright
30	4.8	Bright
31	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Cazombo

In seasonPeak

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

Cazombo's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is December a good time to visit Cazombo?

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

3.7

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

3.6

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cazombo.

What to pack for Cazombo in December

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

In December, Cazombo sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Cazombo 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 Cazombo peaks around January 20 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 9 (very 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)	16	15	15	13	10	9	9	9	11	12	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Cazombo 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 Cazombo is worst in September — around 94 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 14.8× the cleanest month (April, 6 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)	10	10	8	6	8	23	47	84	94	25	9	8
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	10	Good
Feb	10	Good
Mar	8	Good
Apr	6	Good
May	8	Good
Jun	23	Moderate
Jul	47	Poor
Aug	84	Unhealthy
Sep	94	Unhealthy
Oct	25	Moderate
Nov	9	Good
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Cazombo?

Cazombo sits at 11.9°S, 22.9°E, 1,155 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Tshilenge, 104 km away.

Topography around Cazombo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cazombo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m around an average of 1,123 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 226 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 585 m.

The land around Cazombo is covered by shrubs (35%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, trees (38%), grassland (31%) and shrubs (27%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km

147 m

shrubs 35%

16 km

226 m

trees 38%

80 km

585 m

trees 59%

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

December weather nearby: Tshilenge 104 km · Chavuma 132 km · Luau 152 km · Mwinilunga 167 km · Zambezi 184 km · Manyinga 229 km · Mwene 232 km · Kabompo 235 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 Cazombo (-11.8991°, 22.9022°, elevation 1,155 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	27	18
2	27	18
3	27	18
4	26	18
5	26	18
6	26	18
7	26	18
8	26	18
9	26	18
10	26	18
11	26	18
12	26	18
13	26	18
14	26	18
15	26	18
16	26	18
17	26	18
18	26	18
19	26	18
20	26	18
21	26	18
22	26	18
23	26	18
24	26	18
25	26	18
26	26	18
27	26	18
28	26	18
29	26	18
30	26	18
31	26	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	5	95
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	4	96
31	4	96

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

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	5	95
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	4	96
31	4	96

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

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	5	95
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	4	96
31	4	96

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

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