Cubal weather in May

In May, Cubal sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of May to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Cubal's 4th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cubal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
4th warmest
Overnight low
17°
5th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:17 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover
21%
4th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical May day in Cubal reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C warmer than April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13118
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33118
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How May really feels in Cubal

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.

Cubal 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
Jan29° / 19°9612.312.75.1
Feb29° / 19°11213.812.44.6
Mar29° / 19°19321.812.14.0
Apr30° / 19°7912.911.74.9
May31° / 17°20.511.46.0
Jun31° / 15°0011.26.5
Jul31° / 14°0011.36.3
Aug32° / 15°0011.65.8
Sep32° / 16°72.211.95.2
Oct32° / 19°5012.512.34.1
Nov29° / 19°12919.912.64.0
Dec28° / 19°12515.912.85.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 9%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28317
38515
48614
58812
68911
78911
89010
99010
10919
11928
12928
13928
14928
15928
16928
17928
18928
19928
20937
21937
22937
23937
24937
25937
26937
27946
28946
29946
30955
31955

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Cubal 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 11% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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29
38
47
56
65
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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 34% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 9% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
111173736
212183732
314193829
416203826
518213823
620223721
722233718
824243616
926253514
1028263412
1130273311
123228319
133329308
143531286
153632275
163733254
173835243
183936223
194037212
204038192
214139182
224140171
234241161
244342151
254342141
264442130
274542120
284642120
294841110
305040100
31533890

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 6 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
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of May to 11 h 18 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 6:14 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 5:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:145:46
211.56:145:46
311.56:145:46
411.56:155:45
511.56:155:45
611.56:155:44
711.56:155:44
811.56:155:44
911.56:165:43
1011.56:165:43
1111.46:165:43
1211.46:165:42
1311.46:175:42
1411.46:175:42
1511.46:175:42
1611.46:175:41
1711.46:185:41
1811.46:185:41
1911.46:185:41
2011.46:185:40
2111.46:195:40
2211.46:195:40
2311.36:195:40
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2511.36:205:40
2611.36:205:40
2711.36:205:39
2811.36:215:39
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3011.36:215:39
3111.36:225:39

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.51 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 5.66 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.8Bright
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205.6Bright
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255.6Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Cubal

In seasonPeak

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

Cubal'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 Cubal?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Cubal in May

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

In May, Cubal sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Cubal 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 Cubal peaks around January 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 24 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 18UV 16Jul 24UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Cubal 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 Cubal is worst in August — around 69 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.8× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateGoodAug 1367 µg/m³Dec 189 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr12Good
May21Moderate
Jun36Poor
Jul61Unhealthy
Aug69Unhealthy
Sep44Poor
Oct23Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Cubal?

Cubal sits at 13.0°S, 14.2°E, 912 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Ganda, 42 km away.

UcumaCaluquembeBalomboCatumbelaBenguela

Topography around Cubal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cubal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m around an average of 907 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 650 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,383 m.

The land around Cubal is covered by cropland (42%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, cropland (43%) and shrubs (37%) within 16 km, and shrubs (52%) within 80 km.

3 km
74 m
16 km
650 m
80 km
2,383 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Ganda 42 km · Bocoio 64 km · Cubal do Lumbo 82 km · Ucuma 89 km · Caluquembe 94 km · Balombo 95 km · Catumbela 102 km · Benguela 105 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 Cubal (-13.0387°, 14.2455°, elevation 912 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).