Kunda dya Baze weather in May

In May, Kunda dya Baze sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 12 mm of rain across 2.5 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kunda dya Baze's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kunda dya Baze's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
5th warmest
Overnight low
19°
4th coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
2.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:00 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover
37%
4th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical May day in Kunda dya Baze reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°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 33°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C warmer than April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Kunda dya Baze

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

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Kunda dya Baze 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
Jan29° / 20°11718.812.54.1
Feb30° / 20°9414.912.34.0
Mar30° / 20°15921.512.13.6
Apr29° / 20°12717.911.84.2
May31° / 19°122.511.65.4
Jun32° / 17°00.111.55.7
Jul32° / 17°0011.55.4
Aug33° / 19°30.911.74.6
Sep33° / 20°358.111.93.8
Oct31° / 20°12221.412.23.3
Nov29° / 20°18324.212.43.5
Dec29° / 20°15422.312.53.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25644
35842
46040
56238
66436
76535
86832
96931
107129
117327
127525
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kunda dya Baze gets around 12 mm of rain over 2.5 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 9% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
127
224
322
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518
616
715
813
912
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 28% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 22% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
131124584
241326543
351427522
461628492
571729452
681930421
792031391
8102132361
9122332321
10142432291
11152632260
12172732230
13192832210
14212932180
15233031160
16243131140
17263230120
18283229110
19293229100
2031322890
2132322790
2234312780
2335312680
2436312580
2538302570
2639302470
2740292460
2842292360
2944282350
3046282250
3148272040

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
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126calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:58 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 5:40 PM to 5:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:585:40
211.75:585:39
311.75:585:39
411.75:595:39
511.75:595:38
611.75:595:38
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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 5.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.37 kWh/m² to a high of 6.13 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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315.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Kunda dya Baze

In seasonPeak

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

Kunda dya Baze's rainy season runs October–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 Kunda dya Baze?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kunda dya Baze in May

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

In May, Kunda dya Baze sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kunda dya Baze in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kunda dya Baze peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 12 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 14UV 15Aug 12UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep10Very high
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Kunda dya Baze 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 Kunda dya Baze is worst in July — around 231 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 24.5× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210240JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodGoodModerateUnhealthyVery unhealthyUnhealthyModerateGoodJul 17224 µg/m³Nov 239 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr10Good
May55Poor
Jun172Very unhealthy
Jul231Very unhealthy
Aug180Very unhealthy
Sep50Poor
Oct15Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kunda dya Baze?

Kunda dya Baze sits at 8.9°S, 17.1°E, 732 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Cafunfo, 105 km away.

CafunfoMalanjeCuango-LuzambaCangandalaBailundoCambundi CatemboCacusoCambundi

Topography around Kunda dya Baze

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kunda dya Baze has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 318 m around an average of 728 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 453 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 730 m.

The land around Kunda dya Baze is covered by grassland (85%) within 3 km, grassland (79%) within 16 km, and grassland (55%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
318 m
16 km
453 m
80 km
730 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Cafunfo 105 km · Malanje 105 km · Cuango-Luzamba 112 km · Cangandala 119 km · Bailundo 138 km · Cambundi Catembo 141 km · Cacuso 154 km · Cambundi 160 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 Kunda dya Baze (-8.9077°, 17.0534°, elevation 732 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).