N'dalatando weather in May

In May, N'dalatando sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 37 mm of rain across 6.3 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 N'dalatando's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see N'dalatando's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
6th coldest
Rainfall
37 mm
6.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:09 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover
45%
4th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

N'dalatando is city.

Density
90/km²
people per km²

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 29°C through the month.

A typical May day in N'dalatando reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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N'dalatando weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°10715.112.55.1
Feb29° / 20°10413.612.34.6
Mar29° / 21°19421.812.13.9
Apr29° / 21°23924.311.83.6
May29° / 20°376.311.66.0
Jun29° / 17°10.311.57.4
Jul29° / 16°0011.57.8
Aug28° / 17°51.311.78.0
Sep29° / 18°196.211.96.2
Oct28° / 20°7714.112.25.0
Nov28° / 20°20222.712.44.2
Dec27° / 20°15119.512.54.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23961
34159
44555
54753
64951
75347
85545
95842
106139
116238
126535
136733
146832
157030
167129
177228
187426
197426
207525
217525
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277921
287921
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

N'dalatando gets around 37 mm of rain over 6.3 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 22% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
156
253
350
447
544
641
738
835
933
1030
1128
1225
1323
1421
1519
1617
1715
1814
1912
2011
2110
229
238
247
256
266
275
285
294
304
314

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 72% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10034552
20044749
30044947
40155044
50165241
60175438
70185635
80195832
901105930
1001126027
1102136124
1202156221
1302166319
1403186217
1503206215
1603216313
1704236211
1804256110
190427618
200529597
210531586
220533575
230635554
240637543
250739513
260742492
270844462
281847431
291949401
3011051371
3111154340

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, 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.

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316calm

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 6:07 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 5:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:075:48
211.76:075:47
311.76:075:47
411.76:085:47
511.66:085:47
611.66:085:46
711.66:085:46
811.66:085:46
911.66:085:45
1011.66:085:45
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1211.66:095:45
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1711.66:105:44
1811.66:105:44
1911.66:105:43
2011.66:105:43
2111.56:105:43
2211.56:115:43
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2711.56:125:43
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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 5.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.55 kWh/m² to a high of 5.71 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 5.14 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for N'dalatando

In seasonPeak

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

N'dalatando's rainy season runs March–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 N'dalatando?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for N'dalatando in May

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

In May, N'dalatando sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in N'dalatando 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 N'dalatando peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 15 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeMar 12UV 15Aug 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep9Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in N'dalatando 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 N'dalatando is worst in June — around 123 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.3× the cleanest month (December, 17 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyPoorModerateJun 21120 µg/m³Dec 1517 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May35Moderate
Jun123Unhealthy
Jul106Unhealthy
Aug45Poor
Sep49Poor
Oct29Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is N'dalatando?

N'dalatando sits at 9.3°S, 14.9°E, 795 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Golungo Alto, 24 km away.

Cacuso

Topography around N'dalatando

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around N'dalatando has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 301 m around an average of 809 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 971 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,527 m.

The land around N'dalatando is covered by grassland (28%), artificial surfaces (28%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and trees (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
301 m
16 km
971 m
80 km
1,527 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Golungo Alto 24 km · Lucala 37 km · Dondo 68 km · Bula Atumba 70 km · Calulo 78 km · Cazombo 81 km · Pango Aluquém 82 km · Cacuso 93 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 N'dalatando (-9.2978°, 14.9116°, elevation 795 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).