Dondo in Spring

In spring (September, October and November), Dondo sees average daytime highs around 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 129 mm of rain over about 24 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Avg daytime high: 30°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 21°C
Rainfall: 129 mm; 24 wet days
Avg wind: 6 km/h
Travel score: 4.8; 2nd-best season
Months: Sep · Oct · Nov

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Temperature in Dondo in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C.

A typical spring day in Dondo reaches about 30°C and drops to 21°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is October, the coolest September.

How spring really feels in Dondo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 54 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

The story in spring is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Dondo 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	32° / 22°	60	9.4	12.5	4.0
Feb	32° / 23°	74	9.8	12.3	3.6
Mar	31° / 23°	142	17.1	12.1	3.4
Apr	31° / 23°	190	20.5	11.8	3.4
May	30° / 22°	16	3.2	11.6	5.6
Jun	29° / 19°	1	0.1	11.4	7.1
Jul	28° / 17°	1	0	11.5	7.6
Aug	29° / 18°	2	0.5	11.7	7.0
Sep	30° / 20°	8	2.1	11.9	5.6
Oct	31° / 21°	29	7	12.2	4.7
Nov	30° / 22°	91	15	12.4	4.0
Dec	30° / 22°	76	12.4	12.6	4.2

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Dondo gets around 129 mm of rain over 24 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 6 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min in early September to 12 h 30 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 4.7 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Dondo

In seasonPeak

In spring, Dondo overlaps its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Dondo's monsoon runs March–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Dondo?

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

6.8

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Dondo in Spring

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

In spring, Dondo sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Dondo in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 Dondo peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 14 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	13	9	8	7	6	9	11	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	7	Very high
Aug	6	High
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Dondo 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 Dondo is worst in July — around 89 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.9× the cleanest month (February, 23 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)	23	23	27	31	34	59	89	57	57	38	24	25
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	23	Moderate
Feb	23	Moderate
Mar	27	Moderate
Apr	31	Moderate
May	34	Moderate
Jun	59	Unhealthy
Jul	89	Unhealthy
Aug	57	Unhealthy
Sep	57	Unhealthy
Oct	38	Poor
Nov	24	Moderate
Dec	25	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Dondo?

Dondo sits at 9.7°S, 14.4°E, 59 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Calulo, 62 km away.

Topography around Dondo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dondo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 169 m around an average of 59 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 477 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,563 m.

The land around Dondo is covered by trees (56%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and grassland (41%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km

169 m

trees 56%

16 km

477 m

trees 53%

80 km

1,563 m

trees 59%

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Spring weather nearby: Calulo 62 km · N'dalatando 68 km · Golungo Alto 72 km · Lucala 101 km · Pango Aluquém 108 km · Úcua 119 km · Bula Atumba 119 km · Santa Clara 124 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 Dondo (-9.6846°, 14.4279°, elevation 59 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.