Luena weather in May

In May, Luena sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Luena's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Luena's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
15°
4th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
5:53 AM – 5:20 PM
Cloud cover
32%
4th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Luena is town in Moxico Province, Angola.

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 28°C through the month.

A typical May day in Luena reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C warmer than April and on par with June.

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Luena 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
Jan26° / 17°22126.212.64.0
Feb26° / 17°19723.412.44.0
Mar26° / 17°19825.712.14.1
Apr26° / 16°7312.511.76.2
May28° / 15°20.311.58.3
Jun27° / 13°0011.38.9
Jul27° / 12°0011.48.8
Aug30° / 15°10.211.66.8
Sep31° / 17°143.811.95.1
Oct30° / 17°8818.112.34.1
Nov27° / 17°17825.612.54.0
Dec25° / 17°22427.512.73.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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27525
37624
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Luena gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.3 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 2% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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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 84% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15327182
25527162
35926141
46125131
56424111
66723100
7702280
8732070
9751960
10781750
11801640
12831430
13841330
14871120
15881020
1691810
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2196400
2296400
2397300
2497300
2597300
2697300
2797300
2897300
2997300
3097300
3197300

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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 36 min at the start of May to 11 h 24 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 5:50 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 5:25 PM to 5:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.65:505:25
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311.65:505:24
411.65:505:24
511.65:515:24
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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 5.7 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 — May's 5.7 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 Luena

In seasonPeak

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

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 May a good time to visit Luena?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Luena in May

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

In May, Luena sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Luena 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 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 19UV 16Jun 20UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Luena 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 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).

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorUnhealthyModerateGoodSep 1485 µg/m³Apr 136 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar7Good
Apr6Good
May9Good
Jun21Moderate
Jul33Moderate
Aug55Poor
Sep91Unhealthy
Oct21Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
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.

CuembaSaurimoCamacupaLuquemboLuauCatabolaLubaloLumbala

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
16 km
216 m
80 km
411 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
May 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
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 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).