Luena weather in December

In December, Luena sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 224 mm of rain across 27.5 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-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 1% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of December to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Luena's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Luena's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 224 mm; 27.5 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 42 min; 5:16 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover: 88%; 12th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 5.03 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.9; out of 10

Luena is town in Moxico Province, Angola.

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

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical December day in Luena reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C cooler than 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)	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25
Avg low (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17

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

Luena weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 17°	221	26.2	12.6	4.0
Feb	26° / 17°	197	23.4	12.4	4.0
Mar	26° / 17°	198	25.7	12.1	4.1
Apr	26° / 16°	73	12.5	11.7	6.2
May	28° / 15°	2	0.3	11.5	8.3
Jun	27° / 13°	0	0	11.3	8.9
Jul	27° / 12°	0	0	11.4	8.8
Aug	30° / 15°	1	0.2	11.6	6.8
Sep	31° / 17°	14	3.8	11.9	5.1
Oct	30° / 17°	88	18.1	12.3	4.1
Nov	27° / 17°	178	25.6	12.5	4.0
Dec	25° / 17°	224	27.5	12.7	3.9

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% 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	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5
Cloudier (%)	94	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	95	95	95

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

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Luena gets around 224 mm of rain over 27.5 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 88% and peaks near 89% 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 (%)	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	89

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

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 70% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 29% 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 (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Humid (%)	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	72	72	71	71	70	69	69	68	68	67	67	67	67	67	67	66	66	66	66
Muggy (%)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	28	29	29	30	30	31	31	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33

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

Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December.

Across December, 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.

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

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 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 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:11 AM to 5:23 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 6:04 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)	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7
Sunrise (AM)	5:11	5:11	5:11	5:12	5:12	5:12	5:12	5:13	5:13	5:14	5:14	5:14	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:16	5:16	5:17	5:17	5:18	5:18	5:19	5:19	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:21	5:21	5:22	5:22	5:23
Sunset (PM)	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	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	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.6	5:11	5:49
2	12.6	5:11	5:50
3	12.7	5:11	5:50
4	12.7	5:12	5:51
5	12.7	5:12	5:51
6	12.7	5:12	5:52
7	12.7	5:12	5:52
8	12.7	5:13	5:53
9	12.7	5:13	5:54
10	12.7	5:14	5:54
11	12.7	5:14	5:55
12	12.7	5:14	5:55
13	12.7	5:15	5:56
14	12.7	5:15	5:56
15	12.7	5:15	5:57
16	12.7	5:16	5:57
17	12.7	5:16	5:58
18	12.7	5:17	5:58
19	12.7	5:17	5:59
20	12.7	5:18	5:59
21	12.7	5:18	6:00
22	12.7	5:19	6:00
23	12.7	5:19	6:01
24	12.7	5:20	6:01
25	12.7	5:20	6:01
26	12.7	5:20	6:02
27	12.7	5:21	6:02
28	12.7	5:21	6:03
29	12.7	5:22	6:03
30	12.7	5:22	6:04
31	12.7	5:23	6:04

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.93 kWh/m² to a high of 6.39 kWh/m² in September across the year — December's 5.03 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)	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	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	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1
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	5.2	Bright
2	5.1	Bright
3	5.1	Bright
4	5.1	Bright
5	5.1	Bright
6	5.1	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	5.1	Bright
23	5.1	Bright
24	5.1	Bright
25	5.1	Bright
26	5.1	Bright
27	5.1	Bright
28	5.1	Bright
29	5.1	Bright
30	5.1	Bright
31	5.1	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Luena

In seasonPeak

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

Luena's monsoon runs November–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 Luena?

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

3.9

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

3.6

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Luena.

What to pack for Luena in December

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

In December, Luena sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Luena 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 Luena peaks around January 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 9 (very 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	16	13	10	9	9	9	11	12	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Luena 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 Luena is worst in September — around 91 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 15.5× the cleanest month (April, 6 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)	8	8	7	6	9	21	33	55	91	21	8	7
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	8	Good
Feb	8	Good
Mar	7	Good
Apr	6	Good
May	9	Good
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	33	Moderate
Aug	55	Poor
Sep	91	Unhealthy
Oct	21	Moderate
Nov	8	Good
Dec	7	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Luena?

Luena sits at 11.8°S, 19.9°E, 1,337 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Cuemba, 204 km away.

Topography around Luena

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Luena has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 128 m around an average of 1,319 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 216 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 411 m.

The land around Luena is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) within 3 km, shrubs (48%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) within 80 km.

3 km

128 m

artificial surfaces 51%

16 km

216 m

shrubs 48%

80 km

411 m

trees 68%

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

December weather nearby: Cuemba 204 km · Saurimo 242 km · Camacupa 266 km · Luquembo 266 km · Luau 279 km · Catabola 289 km · Lubalo 300 km · Lumbala 306 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 Luena (-11.7833°, 19.9167°, elevation 1,337 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	26	17
2	26	17
3	25	17
4	25	17
5	25	17
6	25	17
7	25	17
8	25	17
9	25	17
10	25	17
11	25	17
12	25	17
13	25	17
14	25	17
15	25	17
16	25	17
17	25	17
18	25	17
19	25	17
20	25	17
21	25	17
22	25	17
23	25	17
24	25	17
25	25	17
26	25	17
27	25	17
28	25	17
29	25	17
30	25	17
31	25	17

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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