Pango Aluquém weather in December

In December, Pango Aluquém sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 147 mm of rain across 18.6 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-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 3% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of December to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Pango Aluquém's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pango Aluquém's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
8th warmest
Overnight low
21°
8th coldest
Rainfall
147 mm
18.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:43 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
83%
12th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical December day in Pango Aluquém reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How December really feels in Pango Aluquém

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Pango Aluquém weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 21°10815.112.54.6
Feb30° / 22°11213.612.34.3
Mar30° / 22°18220.312.13.8
Apr29° / 22°26925.511.83.3
May29° / 21°438.111.65.9
Jun28° / 18°20.511.58.1
Jul27° / 17°20.411.58.4
Aug27° / 18°6211.77.8
Sep28° / 19°155.811.96.3
Oct28° / 21°5913.712.24.9
Nov29° / 21°18821.712.43.9
Dec28° / 21°14718.612.54.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21288
31189
41090
51090
61090
71090
8991
9991
10991
11991
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14991
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Pango Aluquém gets around 147 mm of rain over 18.6 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 60% and peaks near 69% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
169
269
369
468
568
667
766
865
964
1063
1162
1261
1360
1459
1559
1658
1757
1857
1956
2056
2156
2256
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2455
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2854
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3054
3154

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the muggy band about 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
144056
244155
344155
434255
534354
634453
734552
834651
934651
1034750
1134849
1234949
1334948
1435048
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Wind in December

Winds average 4 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
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94calm
104calm
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314calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of December to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:38 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:386:06
212.55:386:07
312.55:386:07
412.55:396:08
512.55:396:08
612.55:396:08
712.55:406:09
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.11 kWh/m² to a high of 5.49 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 4.93 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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265.0Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
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305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Pango Aluquém

In seasonPeak

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

Pango Aluquém'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 December a good time to visit Pango Aluquém?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Pango Aluquém for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pango Aluquém in December

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

In December, Pango Aluquém sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Pango Aluquém in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pango Aluquém peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 13 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeMar 14UV 15Aug 13UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep9Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Pango Aluquém 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 Pango Aluquém is worst in June — around 61 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.0× the cleanest month (January, 30 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJun 2361 µg/m³Jan 2031 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan30Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar37Poor
Apr41Poor
May46Poor
Jun61Unhealthy
Jul61Unhealthy
Aug50Poor
Sep54Poor
Oct42Poor
Nov32Moderate
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Pango Aluquém?

Pango Aluquém sits at 8.7°S, 14.5°E, 570 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Piri, 20 km away.

Topography around Pango Aluquém

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pango Aluquém has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 398 m around an average of 561 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 756 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,212 m.

The land around Pango Aluquém is covered by trees (94%) within 3 km, trees (97%) within 16 km, and trees (78%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
398 m
16 km
756 m
80 km
1,212 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Piri 20 km · Úcua 34 km · Bula Atumba 37 km · Cage Mazumbo 48 km · Golungo Alto 57 km · Gombe 68 km · Muxaluando 68 km · Canacassala 72 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 Pango Aluquém (-8.7131°, 14.4629°, elevation 570 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).