Cuímba weather in December

In December, Cuímba sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 225 mm of rain across 26 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of December to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Cuímba's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cuímba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
8th warmest
Overnight low
21°
7th coldest
Rainfall
225 mm
26 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:47 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
84%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical December day in Cuímba reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°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.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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52921
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72921
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How December really feels in Cuímba

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Cuímba weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 21°17123.112.33.7
Feb30° / 21°12618.712.23.7
Mar30° / 21°16921.5123.5
Apr30° / 21°23024.811.93.2
May29° / 21°9916.711.74.7
Jun28° / 19°30.711.77.8
Jul27° / 17°10.111.78.0
Aug27° / 18°30.911.87.5
Sep28° / 20°134.1126.6
Oct29° / 21°10616.912.14.5
Nov29° / 21°23125.312.33.4
Dec29° / 21°2252612.33.5

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 7% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1892
2892
3892
4892
5892
6892
7892
8892
9892
10892
11892
12892
13892
14892
15892
16892
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19892
20892
21892
22892
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27892
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30892
31892

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Cuímba gets around 225 mm of rain over 26 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 84% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
184
284
384
484
584
684
785
885
985
1085
1185
1285
1385
1485
1585
1685
1785
1885
1985
2084
2184
2284
2383
2483
2582
2682
2781
2881
2980
3080
3179

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the oppressive band about 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
103763
203763
303862
403862
503862
603961
703961
803961
903961
1003961
1103961
1203862
1303862
1403763
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1803565
1913564
2013465
2113465
2213465
2313465
2413564
2513564
2613564
2713663
2813663
2913762
3013762
3113762

Wind in December

Winds average 5 km/h in December.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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155calm
165calm
175calm
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225calm
235calm
245calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 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 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:41 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 6:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:416:01
212.35:426:02
312.35:426:02
412.35:426:03
512.35:436:03
612.35:436:03
712.35:436:04
812.35:446:04
912.35:446:05
1012.35:456:05
1112.35:456:06
1212.35:456:06
1312.45:466:07
1412.45:466:07
1512.45:476:08
1612.45:476:08
1712.45:486:09
1812.45:486:09
1912.45:486:10
2012.45:496:10
2112.45:496:11
2212.45:506:11
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2612.45:526:13
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2812.45:536:14
2912.45:536:14
3012.45:546:15
3112.45:546:15

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.29 kWh/m² to a high of 5.34 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 4.81 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Cuímba

In seasonPeak

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

Cuímba'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 Cuímba?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cuímba.

What to pack for Cuímba in December

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

In December, Cuímba sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Cuímba in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cuímba peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 9 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighExtremeMar 15UV 15Aug 9UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep10Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Cuímba 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 Cuímba is worst in July — around 56 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.4× the cleanest month (November, 10 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateGoodJul 2256 µg/m³Nov 2011 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun44Poor
Jul56Unhealthy
Aug55Poor
Sep38Poor
Oct16Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Cuímba?

Cuímba sits at 6.1°S, 14.6°E, 536 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Mbanza Kongo, 45 km away.

Mbanza-NgunguKengeInkisiMatadiSongo

Topography around Cuímba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cuímba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 531 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 640 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 893 m.

The land around Cuímba is covered by grassland (70%) within 3 km, grassland (66%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (68%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
69 m
16 km
640 m
80 km
893 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Mbanza Kongo 45 km · Maquela do Zombo 55 km · Kimpese 66 km · Mbanza-Ngungu 99 km · Kenge 114 km · Inkisi 120 km · Matadi 132 km · Songo 139 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 Cuímba (-6.1208°, 14.6209°, elevation 536 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).