Cuíto weather in December

In December, Cuíto sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 258 mm of rain across 25.6 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of December to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Cuíto's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cuíto's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 258 mm; 25.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 42 min; 5:27 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover: 87%; 12th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 5.31 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.2; out of 10

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical December day in Cuíto reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°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)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

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

Cuíto weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	24° / 16°	240	22.8	12.6	4.7
Feb	25° / 16°	189	20.2	12.4	4.7
Mar	24° / 15°	203	25	12.1	4.4
Apr	24° / 15°	69	12.6	11.7	6.5
May	25° / 12°	3	0.7	11.4	8.9
Jun	25° / 10°	0	0.1	11.3	9.5
Jul	25° / 10°	0	0	11.3	9.4
Aug	28° / 12°	0	0.1	11.6	8.3
Sep	29° / 15°	23	4.3	11.9	6.4
Oct	28° / 16°	135	19.1	12.3	4.9
Nov	25° / 16°	217	25.8	12.6	4.1
Dec	24° / 16°	258	25.6	12.7	4.2

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 5% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

	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 (%)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Cloudier (%)	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
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	6	94
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	8	92
25	8	92
26	8	92
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	8	92
31	8	92

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Cuíto gets around 258 mm of rain over 25.6 wet days in December, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 83% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	89	89	89	89	88	88	87	87	86	86	85	85	84	83	83	82	81	80	80	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	80	80	80

	Rain chance (%)
1	89
2	89
3	89
4	89
5	88
6	88
7	87
8	87
9	86
10	86
11	85
12	85
13	84
14	83
15	83
16	82
17	81
18	80
19	80
20	79
21	79
22	79
23	79
24	79
25	79
26	79
27	79
28	79
29	80
30	80
31	80

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the humid band about 76% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	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
Dry (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3
Comfortable (%)	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	16	16	17	17	18	18	19	20	21	21	22	23	23	24	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Humid (%)	84	84	83	83	83	82	82	81	81	80	80	78	78	77	76	74	74	73	72	72	71	70	70	70	69	70	70	70	70	70	71

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	3	13	84
2	3	13	84
3	3	14	83
4	3	14	83
5	3	14	83
6	3	15	82
7	3	15	82
8	3	16	81
9	3	16	81
10	3	17	80
11	3	17	80
12	4	18	78
13	4	18	78
14	4	19	77
15	4	20	76
16	5	21	74
17	5	21	74
18	5	22	73
19	5	23	72
20	5	23	72
21	5	24	71
22	5	25	70
23	5	25	70
24	5	25	70
25	5	26	69
26	4	26	70
27	4	26	70
28	4	26	70
29	4	26	70
30	4	26	70
31	3	26	71

Wind in December

Winds average 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
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	6	calm
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30	7	calm
31	7	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 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 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:22 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:17 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)	12.7	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	12.7
Sunrise (AM)	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:25	5:25	5:25	5:26	5:26	5:27	5:27	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:29	5:29	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:33	5:34
Sunset (PM)	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.7	5:22	6:02
2	12.7	5:22	6:03
3	12.7	5:22	6:03
4	12.7	5:22	6:04
5	12.7	5:23	6:04
6	12.7	5:23	6:05
7	12.7	5:23	6:05
8	12.7	5:24	6:06
9	12.7	5:24	6:07
10	12.7	5:24	6:07
11	12.7	5:25	6:08
12	12.7	5:25	6:08
13	12.7	5:25	6:09
14	12.7	5:26	6:09
15	12.7	5:26	6:10
16	12.7	5:27	6:10
17	12.7	5:27	6:11
18	12.7	5:28	6:11
19	12.7	5:28	6:12
20	12.7	5:28	6:12
21	12.7	5:29	6:13
22	12.7	5:29	6:13
23	12.7	5:30	6:14
24	12.7	5:30	6:14
25	12.7	5:31	6:14
26	12.7	5:31	6:15
27	12.7	5:32	6:15
28	12.7	5:32	6:16
29	12.7	5:33	6:16
30	12.7	5:33	6:17
31	12.7	5:34	6:17

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.31 kWh/m² to a high of 6.48 kWh/m² in September across the year — December's 5.31 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)	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4
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	5.4	Bright
2	5.4	Bright
3	5.3	Bright
4	5.3	Bright
5	5.3	Bright
6	5.3	Bright
7	5.3	Bright
8	5.3	Bright
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20	5.3	Bright
21	5.3	Bright
22	5.3	Bright
23	5.4	Bright
24	5.4	Bright
25	5.4	Bright
26	5.4	Bright
27	5.4	Bright
28	5.4	Bright
29	5.4	Bright
30	5.4	Bright
31	5.4	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Cuíto

In seasonPeak

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

Cuíto's monsoon runs October–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 Cuíto?

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

4.2

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

3.7

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Cuíto for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cuíto in December

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

In December, Cuíto sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Cuíto in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cuíto peaks around January 18 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 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)	17	15	16	13	11	9	9	10	11	13	14	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	17	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Cuíto 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 Cuíto is worst in August — around 72 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 9.6× the cleanest month (December, 8 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)	8	9	9	8	13	42	71	72	70	19	9	8
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	8	Good
Feb	9	Good
Mar	9	Good
Apr	8	Good
May	13	Moderate
Jun	42	Poor
Jul	71	Unhealthy
Aug	72	Unhealthy
Sep	70	Unhealthy
Oct	19	Moderate
Nov	9	Good
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Cuíto?

Cuíto sits at 12.4°S, 16.9°E, 1,715 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Catabola, 46 km away.

Topography around Cuíto

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cuíto has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m around an average of 1,678 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 244 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 636 m.

The land around Cuíto is covered by artificial surfaces (47%) within 3 km, grassland (47%), cropland (24%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

119 m

artificial surfaces 47%

16 km

244 m

grassland 47%

80 km

636 m

grassland 50%

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

December weather nearby: Catabola 46 km · Chinguar 67 km · Camacupa 72 km · Catchiungo 79 km · Mungo 97 km · Nharêa 101 km · Andulo 103 km · Cuemba 128 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 Cuíto (-12.3833°, 16.9333°, elevation 1,715 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	24	16
2	24	16
3	24	16
4	24	16
5	24	16
6	24	16
7	24	16
8	24	16
9	24	16
10	24	16
11	24	16
12	24	16
13	24	16
14	24	16
15	24	16
16	24	16
17	24	16
18	24	16
19	24	16
20	24	16
21	24	16
22	24	16
23	24	16
24	24	16
25	24	16
26	24	16
27	24	16
28	24	16
29	24	16
30	24	16
31	24	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
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	6	94
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	8	92
25	8	92
26	8	92
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	8	92
31	8	92

	Rain chance (%)
1	89
2	89
3	89
4	89
5	88
6	88
7	87
8	87
9	86
10	86
11	85
12	85
13	84
14	83
15	83
16	82
17	81
18	80
19	80
20	79
21	79
22	79
23	79
24	79
25	79
26	79
27	79
28	79
29	80
30	80
31	80

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	3	13	84
2	3	13	84
3	3	14	83
4	3	14	83
5	3	14	83
6	3	15	82
7	3	15	82
8	3	16	81
9	3	16	81
10	3	17	80
11	3	17	80
12	4	18	78
13	4	18	78
14	4	19	77
15	4	20	76
16	5	21	74
17	5	21	74
18	5	22	73
19	5	23	72
20	5	23	72
21	5	24	71
22	5	25	70
23	5	25	70
24	5	25	70
25	5	26	69
26	4	26	70
27	4	26	70
28	4	26	70
29	4	26	70
30	4	26	70
31	3	26	71

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
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	6	94
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	8	92
25	8	92
26	8	92
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	8	92
31	8	92

	Rain chance (%)
1	89
2	89
3	89
4	89
5	88
6	88
7	87
8	87
9	86
10	86
11	85
12	85
13	84
14	83
15	83
16	82
17	81
18	80
19	80
20	79
21	79
22	79
23	79
24	79
25	79
26	79
27	79
28	79
29	80
30	80
31	80

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	3	13	84
2	3	13	84
3	3	14	83
4	3	14	83
5	3	14	83
6	3	15	82
7	3	15	82
8	3	16	81
9	3	16	81
10	3	17	80
11	3	17	80
12	4	18	78
13	4	18	78
14	4	19	77
15	4	20	76
16	5	21	74
17	5	21	74
18	5	22	73
19	5	23	72
20	5	23	72
21	5	24	71
22	5	25	70
23	5	25	70
24	5	25	70
25	5	26	69
26	4	26	70
27	4	26	70
28	4	26	70
29	4	26	70
30	4	26	70
31	3	26	71

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
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	6	94
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	8	92
25	8	92
26	8	92
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	8	92
31	8	92

	Rain chance (%)
1	89
2	89
3	89
4	89
5	88
6	88
7	87
8	87
9	86
10	86
11	85
12	85
13	84
14	83
15	83
16	82
17	81
18	80
19	80
20	79
21	79
22	79
23	79
24	79
25	79
26	79
27	79
28	79
29	80
30	80
31	80

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	3	13	84
2	3	13	84
3	3	14	83
4	3	14	83
5	3	14	83
6	3	15	82
7	3	15	82
8	3	16	81
9	3	16	81
10	3	17	80
11	3	17	80
12	4	18	78
13	4	18	78
14	4	19	77
15	4	20	76
16	5	21	74
17	5	21	74
18	5	22	73
19	5	23	72
20	5	23	72
21	5	24	71
22	5	25	70
23	5	25	70
24	5	25	70
25	5	26	69
26	4	26	70
27	4	26	70
28	4	26	70
29	4	26	70
30	4	26	70
31	3	26	71