Nzagi in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), Nzagi sees average daytime highs around 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 448 mm of rain over about 60 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 27°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels muggy.

Summer is Nzagi's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Nzagi's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
27°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
19°C
Rainfall
448 mm
60 wet days
Avg wind
5 km/h
Travel score
4.7
2nd-best season
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Nzagi in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 27°C.

A typical summer day in Nzagi reaches about 27°C and drops to 19°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest December.

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Nzagi weather by month

How the three summer months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°13319.712.44.8
Feb27° / 19°12216.812.34.9
Mar28° / 19°21523.212.14.3
Apr28° / 19°27525.711.83.9
May28° / 18°7811.111.65.9
Jun28° / 15°40.811.57.6
Jul28° / 14°10.211.68.0
Aug27° / 16°102.811.77.8
Sep27° / 17°6717.2125.4
Oct27° / 18°20926.512.23.9
Nov26° / 19°27025.912.43.9
Dec26° / 19°19423.812.54.4

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Nzagi gets around 448 mm of rain over 60 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 5 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min in early December to 12 h 12 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.2 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Nzagi

In seasonPeak

In summer, Nzagi overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Nzagi'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 summer a good time to visit Nzagi?

Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Nzagi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nzagi in Summer

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

In summer, Nzagi sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 60 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nzagi in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nzagi 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
Apr14Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep9Very high
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Nzagi in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Nzagi is worst in September — around 76 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.2× the cleanest month (November, 15 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyModerateSep 1570 µg/m³Nov 2315 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May41Poor
Jun59Unhealthy
Jul54Poor
Aug40Poor
Sep76Unhealthy
Oct26Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Nzagi?

Nzagi sits at 8.4°S, 15.3°E, 906 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Camabatela, 23 km away.

UígePiriLucalaPango Aluquém

Topography around Nzagi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nzagi has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 384 m around an average of 953 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 773 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,144 m.

The land around Nzagi is covered by trees (81%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) and trees (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
384 m
16 km
773 m
80 km
1,144 m
treesshrubsgrassland
Summer weather nearby: Camabatela 23 km · Cazombo 39 km · Bula Atumba 64 km · Negage 70 km · Uíge 90 km · Piri 97 km · Lucala 99 km · Pango Aluquém 99 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 Nzagi (-8.3855°, 15.3013°, elevation 906 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.