Huambo weather in December

In December, Huambo sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 222 mm of rain across 23.5 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-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 3% 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 Huambo's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Huambo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
11th warmest
Overnight low
15°
10th coldest
Rainfall
222 mm
23.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:31 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
86%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Huambo is city in Angola.

Density
228/km²
people per km²
Founded
1912

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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 Huambo reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 9°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.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Huambo weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 15°20620.712.75.0
Feb24° / 15°16818.112.45.1
Mar24° / 15°18723.112.14.7
Apr24° / 14°6711.911.76.5
May25° / 12°4111.48.9
Jun25° / 10°0011.39.6
Jul25° / 10°0011.39.4
Aug28° / 12°10.211.68.3
Sep29° / 14°233.811.96.6
Oct27° / 16°13618.712.35.1
Nov25° / 15°21624.612.64.3
Dec24° / 15°22223.512.74.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1892
2892
3892
4793
5793
6793
7793
8892
9892
10892
11793
12793
13793
14991
15991
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201090
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Huambo gets around 222 mm of rain over 23.5 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 76% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
183
283
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483
582
682
781
881
980
1079
1179
1278
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1576
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1874
1973
2073
2172
2272
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2471
2571
2671
2770
2870
2970
3070
3171

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 60% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
152570
252570
342670
442670
542670
642769
742868
842868
942967
1053065
1153065
1253164
1353263
1463262
1563361
1673459
1773459
1873558
1983557
2083656
2193754
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2694051
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3184151

Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December.

Across December, 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
15calm
25calm
35calm
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55calm
65calm
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105calm
115calm
126calm
136calm
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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 5:26 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:266:08
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412.75:276:09
512.75:276:10
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712.75:276:11
812.75:286:11
912.75:286:12
1012.75:286:13
1112.75:296:13
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1312.75:306:14
1412.75:306:15
1512.75:306:15
1612.75:316:16
1712.75:316:16
1812.85:326:17
1912.85:326:17
2012.85:336:18
2112.85:336:18
2212.85:336:19
2312.85:346:19
2412.85:346:20
2512.85:356:20
2612.85:356:20
2712.75:366:21
2812.75:366:21
2912.75:376:22
3012.75:376:22
3112.75:386:22

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.44 kWh/m² to a high of 6.49 kWh/m² in September across the year — December's 5.55 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
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95.5Bright
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Huambo

In seasonPeak

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

Huambo'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 Huambo?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Huambo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Huambo in December

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

In December, Huambo sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Huambo 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 Huambo peaks around January 18 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 15 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 18UV 17Jul 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Huambo 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 Huambo is worst in July — around 88 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 8.7× the cleanest month (January, 10 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodJul 2387 µg/m³Jan 1110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun60Unhealthy
Jul88Unhealthy
Aug85Unhealthy
Sep44Poor
Oct21Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Huambo?

Huambo sits at 12.8°S, 15.7°E, 1,716 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Caála, 21 km away.

Topography around Huambo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Huambo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m around an average of 1,688 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 385 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,313 m.

The land around Huambo is covered by artificial surfaces (76%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (36%), cropland (29%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
117 m
16 km
385 m
80 km
1,313 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Caála 21 km · Ecunna 28 km · Longonjo 55 km · Catchiungo 58 km · Alto Hama 64 km · Chinguar 69 km · Londuimbali 75 km · Ucuma 76 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 Huambo (-12.7761°, 15.7392°, elevation 1,716 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).