Cazombo weather in May

In May, Cazombo sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of May to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Cazombo's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cazombo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
17°
4th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
5:41 AM – 5:08 PM
Cloud cover
34%
4th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
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.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Cazombo reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C warmer than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12917
22917
33017
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53017
63017
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313016

How May really feels in Cazombo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May 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

May 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 May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 18°27927.712.63.7
Feb26° / 18°2452512.43.8
Mar27° / 18°23726.612.13.9
Apr28° / 18°7611.811.75.7
May30° / 17°20.511.56.6
Jun29° / 15°0011.37.6
Jul29° / 14°0011.47.5
Aug32° / 17°00.111.65.5
Sep33° / 19°123.611.94.0
Oct31° / 19°781512.33.8
Nov28° / 18°2062612.53.7
Dec26° / 18°27828.612.73.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27426
37426
47624
57624
67723
77723
87822
97822
107921
117921
128020
138020
148020
158119
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218218
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318713

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Cazombo gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.5 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 2% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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27
36
46
55
64
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93
103
113
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311

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14831155
25131144
35529133
45828113
56127102
6652591
7672481
8702271
9732160
10751960
11781750
12801640
13831430
14851230
15871120
16881020
1790910
1891810
1992710
2094600
2194600
2295500
2395500
2495500
2595500
2696400
2796400
2896400
2996400
3097300
3197300

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
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410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
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1210calm
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3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of May to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:38 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 5:13 PM to 5:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.65:385:13
211.65:385:13
311.65:385:12
411.65:395:12
511.55:395:12
611.55:395:11
711.55:395:11
811.55:395:10
911.55:395:10
1011.55:405:10
1111.55:405:10
1211.55:405:09
1311.55:405:09
1411.55:415:09
1511.55:415:08
1611.55:415:08
1711.45:415:08
1811.45:425:08
1911.45:425:08
2011.45:425:07
2111.45:425:07
2211.45:435:07
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3111.45:455:07

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.62 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 — May's 5.62 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.7Bright
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105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.7Bright
165.6Bright
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185.6Bright
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205.6Bright
215.6Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Cazombo

In seasonPeak

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

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 May a good time to visit Cazombo?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Cazombo in May

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

In May, Cazombo sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Cazombo 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 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 20UV 16Jul 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Cazombo 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 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).

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodSep 1091 µg/m³Apr 157 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar8Good
Apr6Good
May8Good
Jun23Moderate
Jul47Poor
Aug84Unhealthy
Sep94Unhealthy
Oct25Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
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.

TshilengeChavumaLuauMwinilungaZambeziManyingaMweneKabompo

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
16 km
226 m
80 km
585 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May 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
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 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).