Huambo weather in May

In May, Huambo sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 4 mm of rain across 1 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of May to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Huambo's 4th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Huambo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:11 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover
29%
4th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.9
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 May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical May day in Huambo reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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Huambo weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 9th-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 May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27426
37624
47822
58020
68119
78218
88317
98416
108515
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309010
31919

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Huambo gets around 4 mm of rain over 1 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 4% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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211
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49
58
67
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105
114
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
166286
269265
372244
475223
577203
680182
782162
884151
986131
1087121
1190100
129190
139280
149370
159460
169550
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269820
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289820
299910
309910
319910

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
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168calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of May to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:08 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 5:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:085:41
211.56:085:40
311.56:085:40
411.56:085:40
511.56:085:39
611.56:095:39
711.56:095:38
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1011.56:095:37
1111.56:105:37
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1511.46:115:36
1611.46:115:36
1711.46:115:35
1811.46:115:35
1911.46:125:35
2011.46:125:35
2111.46:125:35
2211.46:135:34
2311.46:135:34
2411.46:135:34
2511.36:135:34
2611.36:145:34
2711.36:145:34
2811.36:145:34
2911.36:155:34
3011.36:155:34
3111.36:155:34

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.75 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 — May's 5.75 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 Huambo

In seasonPeak

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

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 May a good time to visit Huambo?

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

8.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Huambo for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Huambo in May

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

In May, Huambo sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Huambo in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks 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 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 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 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
May 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).