Lucapa weather in May

In May, Lucapa sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 12 mm of rain across 2.9 wet days and about 11.6 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 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Lucapa's 4th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lucapa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
4th warmest
Overnight low
19°
4th coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
2.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:45 AM – 5:22 PM
Cloud cover
47%
4th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Lucapa is settlement in Angola.

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

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 33°C by the end.

A typical May day in Lucapa reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 13°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 3°C warmer than April and on par with June.

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How May really feels in Lucapa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 15 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
15
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.

Lucapa 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
Jan28° / 19°20725.812.43.6
Feb29° / 20°17622.312.33.5
Mar29° / 20°19825.212.13.5
Apr29° / 19°1381911.84.1
May32° / 19°122.911.64.9
Jun33° / 18°20.411.54.9
Jul33° / 18°0011.64.9
Aug33° / 19°102.711.74.4
Sep31° / 20°7213.8123.9
Oct30° / 20°1492312.23.5
Nov28° / 19°21326.312.43.5
Dec28° / 19°22927.312.53.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25347
35446
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65842
75941
86040
96238
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Lucapa gets around 12 mm of rain over 2.9 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 10% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 34% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 20% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
141326561
251426550
361627510
481727480
591828450
6112028420
7132128380
8152228350
9172328320
10202427290
11232527260
12252527230
13282626190
14312726170
15342725140
16362824120
17392824100
1841282380
1944272270
2046272170
2147272060
2249261950
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2757231640
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2961211530
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Wind in May

Winds average 7 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
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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 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 5:43 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 5:25 PM to 5:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:435:25
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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 5.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.09 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Lucapa

In seasonPeak

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

Lucapa'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 Lucapa?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Lucapa in May

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

In May, Lucapa sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Lucapa 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 Lucapa peaks around January 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 11 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 21UV 15Aug 11UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Lucapa 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 Lucapa is worst in June — around 150 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 15.8× the cleanest month (November, 10 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodJun 23149 µg/m³Nov 2210 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr10Good
May53Poor
Jun150Unhealthy
Jul146Unhealthy
Aug83Unhealthy
Sep31Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Lucapa?

Lucapa sits at 8.4°S, 20.7°E, 955 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Dundo, 117 km away.

DundoCassanguidiChitatoCuiloSaurimoLubaloTshikapaMwene

Topography around Lucapa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lucapa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 186 m around an average of 867 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 227 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 401 m.

The land around Lucapa is covered by grassland (58%) and shrubs (27%) within 3 km, grassland (57%) and shrubs (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (48%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
186 m
16 km
227 m
80 km
401 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Dundo 117 km · Cassanguidi 121 km · Chitato 124 km · Cuilo 136 km · Saurimo 143 km · Lubalo 180 km · Tshikapa 223 km · Mwene 280 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 Lucapa (-8.4192°, 20.7447°, elevation 955 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).