Cuímba in Spring

In spring (September, October and November), Cuímba sees average daytime highs around 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 349 mm of rain over about 46 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels muggy.

Spring is Cuímba's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Cuímba's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 29°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 20°C
Rainfall: 349 mm; 46 wet days
Avg wind: 7 km/h
Travel score: 4.8; 2nd-best season
Months: Sep · Oct · Nov

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Temperature in Cuímba in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C.

A typical spring day in Cuímba reaches about 29°C and drops to 20°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is October, the coolest September.

How spring really feels in Cuímba

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

spring 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 the three spring months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 21°	171	23.1	12.3	3.7
Feb	30° / 21°	126	18.7	12.2	3.7
Mar	30° / 21°	169	21.5	12	3.5
Apr	30° / 21°	230	24.8	11.9	3.2
May	29° / 21°	99	16.7	11.7	4.7
Jun	28° / 19°	3	0.7	11.7	7.8
Jul	27° / 17°	1	0.1	11.7	8.0
Aug	27° / 18°	3	0.9	11.8	7.5
Sep	28° / 20°	13	4.1	12	6.6
Oct	29° / 21°	106	16.9	12.1	4.5
Nov	29° / 21°	231	25.3	12.3	3.4
Dec	29° / 21°	225	26	12.3	3.5

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Cuímba gets around 349 mm of rain over 46 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 7 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min in early September to 12 h 18 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 4.6 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Cuímba

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In spring, Cuímba overlaps 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

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May

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Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Cuímba?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.8

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

5.7

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Cuímba for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cuímba in Spring

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

In spring, Cuímba sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 46 days see rain.

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UV index in Cuímba in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	14	15	14	8	8	7	6	10	13	12	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	High	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	8	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	7	High
Aug	6	High
Sep	10	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Cuímba in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	13	15	14	13	24	44	56	55	38	16	10	12
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Good	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	13	Moderate
Feb	15	Moderate
Mar	14	Moderate
Apr	13	Moderate
May	24	Moderate
Jun	44	Poor
Jul	56	Unhealthy
Aug	55	Poor
Sep	38	Poor
Oct	16	Moderate
Nov	10	Good
Dec	12	Moderate

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.

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

grassland 70%

16 km

640 m

grassland 66%

80 km

893 m

grassland 68%

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Spring 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

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.