Lubalo weather in December

In December, Lubalo sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 235 mm of rain across 27.6 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of December to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Lubalo's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lubalo's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 235 mm; 27.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 30 min; 5:23 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover: 86%; 11th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 5 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.7; out of 10

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical December day in Lubalo reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	18
2	27	18
3	27	18
4	27	18
5	27	18
6	27	18
7	27	18
8	27	18
9	27	18
10	27	18
11	27	18
12	27	18
13	27	18
14	27	18
15	27	18
16	27	18
17	27	18
18	27	18
19	27	18
20	27	18
21	27	18
22	27	18
23	27	18
24	27	18
25	27	18
26	27	18
27	27	18
28	27	18
29	27	18
30	27	18
31	27	18

Lubalo weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 18°	207	25.6	12.5	3.9
Feb	28° / 19°	167	22.2	12.3	4.0
Mar	28° / 18°	216	26.2	12.1	3.9
Apr	28° / 18°	131	17.8	11.8	4.7
May	30° / 18°	10	2.5	11.6	5.8
Jun	31° / 17°	1	0.2	11.5	6.2
Jul	31° / 17°	0	0	11.5	6.1
Aug	32° / 18°	9	2.2	11.7	5.1
Sep	30° / 18°	85	15.5	11.9	4.2
Oct	28° / 18°	204	27.1	12.2	3.7
Nov	27° / 18°	236	27.5	12.4	3.6
Dec	27° / 18°	235	27.6	12.5	3.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6
Cloudier (%)	94	94	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	94	94	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	94	94

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	6	94
31	6	94

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Lubalo gets around 235 mm of rain over 27.6 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 89% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	93	93	93	93	92	92	91	91	91	90	90	89	89	88	88	88	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	93
4	93
5	92
6	92
7	91
8	91
9	91
10	90
11	90
12	89
13	89
14	88
15	88
16	88
17	87
18	87
19	87
20	87
21	87
22	87
23	87
24	87
25	87
26	87
27	87
28	87
29	87
30	87
31	87

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the muggy band about 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 67% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Humid (%)	24	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	33	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34
Muggy (%)	76	76	75	74	73	72	71	70	69	68	67	67	66	65	65	64	64	63	63	63	63	63	64	64	64	65	65	65	65	65	65

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	24	76
2	0	24	76
3	0	25	75
4	0	26	74
5	0	27	73
6	0	28	72
7	0	29	71
8	0	30	70
9	0	31	69
10	0	32	68
11	0	33	67
12	0	33	67
13	0	34	66
14	0	35	65
15	0	35	65
16	0	36	64
17	0	36	64
18	1	36	63
19	1	36	63
20	1	36	63
21	1	36	63
22	1	36	63
23	1	35	64
24	1	35	64
25	1	35	64
26	1	34	65
27	1	34	65
28	1	34	65
29	1	34	65
30	1	34	65
31	1	34	65

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	5	calm
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
5	5	calm
6	5	calm
7	5	calm
8	5	calm
9	5	calm
10	5	calm
11	5	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm
31	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of December to 12 h 30 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 5:18 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 6:02 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5
Sunrise (AM)	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:22	5:22	5:23	5:23	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:25	5:25	5:26	5:26	5:27	5:27	5:28	5:28	5:29	5:29	5:30	5:30
Sunset (PM)	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.5	5:18	5:48
2	12.5	5:18	5:48
3	12.5	5:18	5:48
4	12.5	5:19	5:49
5	12.5	5:19	5:49
6	12.5	5:19	5:50
7	12.5	5:20	5:50
8	12.5	5:20	5:51
9	12.5	5:20	5:51
10	12.5	5:21	5:52
11	12.5	5:21	5:52
12	12.5	5:21	5:53
13	12.5	5:22	5:53
14	12.5	5:22	5:54
15	12.5	5:23	5:54
16	12.5	5:23	5:55
17	12.5	5:24	5:55
18	12.5	5:24	5:56
19	12.5	5:24	5:56
20	12.5	5:25	5:57
21	12.5	5:25	5:57
22	12.5	5:26	5:58
23	12.5	5:26	5:58
24	12.5	5:27	5:59
25	12.5	5:27	5:59
26	12.5	5:28	6:00
27	12.5	5:28	6:00
28	12.5	5:29	6:01
29	12.5	5:29	6:01
30	12.5	5:30	6:01
31	12.5	5:30	6:02

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5 kWh/m² to a high of 5.8 kWh/m² in August across the year — December's 5 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.1	Bright
2	5.0	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	5.0	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	5.0	Bright
8	5.0	Bright
9	5.0	Bright
10	5.0	Bright
11	5.0	Bright
12	5.0	Bright
13	5.0	Bright
14	5.0	Bright
15	5.0	Bright
16	5.0	Bright
17	5.0	Bright
18	5.0	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	5.0	Bright
23	5.0	Bright
24	5.0	Bright
25	5.0	Bright
26	5.0	Bright
27	5.0	Bright
28	5.0	Bright
29	5.0	Bright
30	5.0	Bright
31	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Lubalo

In seasonPeak

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

Lubalo'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 December a good time to visit Lubalo?

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

3.7

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

3.8

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lubalo.

What to pack for Lubalo in December

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

In December, Lubalo sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Lubalo in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lubalo peaks around January 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 12 at about 7 (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)	16	15	15	14	10	9	8	7	11	13	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	7	High
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Lubalo 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 Lubalo is worst in July — around 166 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 21.0× the cleanest month (April, 8 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)	11	12	10	8	21	46	166	161	30	14	9	9
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Poor	Very unhealthy	Very unhealthy	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	12	Good
Mar	10	Good
Apr	8	Good
May	21	Moderate
Jun	46	Poor
Jul	166	Very unhealthy
Aug	161	Very unhealthy
Sep	30	Moderate
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	9	Good
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Lubalo?

Lubalo sits at 9.2°S, 19.3°E, 1,227 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Cuilo, 106 km away.

Topography around Lubalo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lubalo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m around an average of 1,196 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 339 m.

The land around Lubalo is covered by grassland (44%) and shrubs (41%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km

106 m

grassland 44%

16 km

197 m

trees 45%

80 km

339 m

trees 58%

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← November Lubalo year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Cuilo 106 km · Saurimo 134 km · Cuango-Luzamba 136 km · Cafunfo 148 km · Lucapa 180 km · Cambundi Catembo 216 km · Luquembo 246 km · Kunda dya Baze 246 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 Lubalo (-9.1545°, 19.2814°, elevation 1,227 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	18
2	27	18
3	27	18
4	27	18
5	27	18
6	27	18
7	27	18
8	27	18
9	27	18
10	27	18
11	27	18
12	27	18
13	27	18
14	27	18
15	27	18
16	27	18
17	27	18
18	27	18
19	27	18
20	27	18
21	27	18
22	27	18
23	27	18
24	27	18
25	27	18
26	27	18
27	27	18
28	27	18
29	27	18
30	27	18
31	27	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	6	94
31	6	94

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	93
4	93
5	92
6	92
7	91
8	91
9	91
10	90
11	90
12	89
13	89
14	88
15	88
16	88
17	87
18	87
19	87
20	87
21	87
22	87
23	87
24	87
25	87
26	87
27	87
28	87
29	87
30	87
31	87

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	24	76
2	0	24	76
3	0	25	75
4	0	26	74
5	0	27	73
6	0	28	72
7	0	29	71
8	0	30	70
9	0	31	69
10	0	32	68
11	0	33	67
12	0	33	67
13	0	34	66
14	0	35	65
15	0	35	65
16	0	36	64
17	0	36	64
18	1	36	63
19	1	36	63
20	1	36	63
21	1	36	63
22	1	36	63
23	1	35	64
24	1	35	64
25	1	35	64
26	1	34	65
27	1	34	65
28	1	34	65
29	1	34	65
30	1	34	65
31	1	34	65

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	18
2	27	18
3	27	18
4	27	18
5	27	18
6	27	18
7	27	18
8	27	18
9	27	18
10	27	18
11	27	18
12	27	18
13	27	18
14	27	18
15	27	18
16	27	18
17	27	18
18	27	18
19	27	18
20	27	18
21	27	18
22	27	18
23	27	18
24	27	18
25	27	18
26	27	18
27	27	18
28	27	18
29	27	18
30	27	18
31	27	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	6	94
31	6	94

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	93
4	93
5	92
6	92
7	91
8	91
9	91
10	90
11	90
12	89
13	89
14	88
15	88
16	88
17	87
18	87
19	87
20	87
21	87
22	87
23	87
24	87
25	87
26	87
27	87
28	87
29	87
30	87
31	87

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	24	76
2	0	24	76
3	0	25	75
4	0	26	74
5	0	27	73
6	0	28	72
7	0	29	71
8	0	30	70
9	0	31	69
10	0	32	68
11	0	33	67
12	0	33	67
13	0	34	66
14	0	35	65
15	0	35	65
16	0	36	64
17	0	36	64
18	1	36	63
19	1	36	63
20	1	36	63
21	1	36	63
22	1	36	63
23	1	35	64
24	1	35	64
25	1	35	64
26	1	34	65
27	1	34	65
28	1	34	65
29	1	34	65
30	1	34	65
31	1	34	65

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	18
2	27	18
3	27	18
4	27	18
5	27	18
6	27	18
7	27	18
8	27	18
9	27	18
10	27	18
11	27	18
12	27	18
13	27	18
14	27	18
15	27	18
16	27	18
17	27	18
18	27	18
19	27	18
20	27	18
21	27	18
22	27	18
23	27	18
24	27	18
25	27	18
26	27	18
27	27	18
28	27	18
29	27	18
30	27	18
31	27	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	6	94
31	6	94

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	93
4	93
5	92
6	92
7	91
8	91
9	91
10	90
11	90
12	89
13	89
14	88
15	88
16	88
17	87
18	87
19	87
20	87
21	87
22	87
23	87
24	87
25	87
26	87
27	87
28	87
29	87
30	87
31	87

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	24	76
2	0	24	76
3	0	25	75
4	0	26	74
5	0	27	73
6	0	28	72
7	0	29	71
8	0	30	70
9	0	31	69
10	0	32	68
11	0	33	67
12	0	33	67
13	0	34	66
14	0	35	65
15	0	35	65
16	0	36	64
17	0	36	64
18	1	36	63
19	1	36	63
20	1	36	63
21	1	36	63
22	1	36	63
23	1	35	64
24	1	35	64
25	1	35	64
26	1	34	65
27	1	34	65
28	1	34	65
29	1	34	65
30	1	34	65
31	1	34	65