Songo in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), Songo sees average daytime highs around 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 547 mm of rain over about 66 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels muggy.

Summer is Songo's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Songo's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
28°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
20°C
Rainfall
547 mm
66 wet days
Avg wind
4 km/h
Travel score
4.1
3rd-best season
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Songo in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C.

A typical summer day in Songo reaches about 28°C and drops to 20°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest December.

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Songo 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
Jan28° / 20°17322.312.44.2
Feb29° / 21°14118.212.24.2
Mar29° / 21°19522.3123.8
Apr29° / 21°29826.711.83.3
May28° / 20°12416.511.75.2
Jun28° / 18°61.311.67.9
Jul28° / 17°10.211.67.9
Aug28° / 17°41.211.87.7
Sep28° / 19°215.8126.2
Oct28° / 20°15320.812.24.3
Nov28° / 20°26826.112.33.7
Dec28° / 20°23325.312.44.0

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Songo gets around 547 mm of rain over 66 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 4 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 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 5.1 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Songo

In seasonPeak

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

Songo's rainy season runs October–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 Songo?

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.

4.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Songo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Songo in Summer

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

In summer, Songo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 66 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Songo in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages 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 Songo peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 12 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 13UV 15Aug 12UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep9Very high
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Songo 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 Songo is worst in June — around 72 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.6× the cleanest month (November, 11 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyModerateGoodJun 1970 µg/m³Nov 2211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May43Poor
Jun72Unhealthy
Jul60Unhealthy
Aug48Poor
Sep69Unhealthy
Oct20Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Songo?

Songo sits at 7.4°S, 14.8°E, 721 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Uíge, 37 km away.

GombeMuxaluandoCamabatelaCage MazumboCanacassalaNzagi

Topography around Songo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Songo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m around an average of 685 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 620 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 988 m.

The land around Songo is covered by grassland (51%) and shrubs (20%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) and trees (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
92 m
16 km
620 m
80 km
988 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
Summer weather nearby: Uíge 37 km · Negage 65 km · Gombe 105 km · Muxaluando 105 km · Camabatela 110 km · Cage Mazumbo 119 km · Canacassala 121 km · Nzagi 125 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 Songo (-7.3521°, 14.8463°, elevation 721 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.