Dundo weather in May

In May, Dundo sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 36 mm of rain across 6.8 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Dundo's 4th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dundo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
4th warmest
Overnight low
20°
4th coldest
Rainfall
36 mm
6.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:43 AM – 5:23 PM
Cloud cover
53%
4th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical May day in Dundo reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C warmer than April and about 1°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Dundo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Dundo 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° / 20°16923.212.43.7
Feb29° / 21°14720.312.23.6
Mar29° / 21°19024.6123.4
Apr30° / 21°17821.911.83.5
May32° / 20°366.811.74.5
Jun33° / 18°40.811.64.6
Jul33° / 18°10.211.64.4
Aug32° / 20°31611.84.2
Sep31° / 21°10616.9123.8
Oct29° / 20°17024.412.23.4
Nov28° / 20°20726.712.33.3
Dec28° / 20°21226.112.43.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24357
34456
44555
54753
64852
74951
85149
95347
105545
115644
125743
135842
146040
156139
166238
176337
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196337
206337
216436
226436
236436
246535
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296634
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316733

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Dundo gets around 36 mm of rain over 6.8 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 22% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
145
243
341
439
537
635
734
832
930
1028
1126
1224
1322
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1518
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1715
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2013
2113
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2612
2712
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 43% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 56% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
102115136
203125134
313135132
414145130
514155228
615165226
726175124
827185122
938185021
1039195019
11410204917
12411214815
13512224714
14614224612
15715234510
1671623449
1781724448
1891824437
1991825426
20101925415
21112025405
22112025394
23122125384
24132126373
25142126363
26152126352
27172126352
28182125342
29202125332
30222125311
31242024301

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:42 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 5:26 PM to 5:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:425:26
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411.75:425:25
511.75:425:25
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.03 kWh/m² to a high of 5.61 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.38 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Dundo

In seasonPeak

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

Dundo's rainy season runs September–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Dundo?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Dundo in May

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

In May, Dundo sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Dundo in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dundo peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 13 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighExtremeMar 13UV 15Aug 13UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug5Moderate
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Dundo 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 Dundo is worst in June — around 186 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 18.6× the cleanest month (November, 10 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyVery unhealthyUnhealthyModerateGoodJun 20178 µg/m³Nov 2110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar12Moderate
Apr12Good
May64Unhealthy
Jun186Very unhealthy
Jul142Unhealthy
Aug86Unhealthy
Sep32Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Dundo?

Dundo sits at 7.4°S, 20.8°E, 733 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Chitato, 12 km away.

TshikapaLucapaCuiloLueboKanangaSaurimo

Topography around Dundo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dundo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 156 m around an average of 705 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 261 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 483 m.

The land around Dundo is covered by grassland (44%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, shrubs (44%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and trees (41%), grassland (36%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
156 m
16 km
261 m
80 km
483 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Chitato 12 km · Cassanguidi 55 km · Tshikapa 106 km · Lucapa 117 km · Cuilo 172 km · Luebo 234 km · Kananga 241 km · Saurimo 259 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 Dundo (-7.3664°, 20.8156°, elevation 733 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).