Tômbua weather in May

In May, Tômbua sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 93% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of May to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Tômbua's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tômbua's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
4th warmest
Overnight low
19°
7th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:31 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover
9%
1st clearest
Wind
17 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.6
out of 10

Tômbua is town in Angola.

Density
3/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

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Tômbua reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Tômbua 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
Jan24° / 21°13212.88.3
Feb25° / 22°152.212.58.2
Mar26° / 22°122.512.18.1
Apr25° / 22°30.711.79.1
May24° / 19°0011.39.6
Jun22° / 17°0011.19.1
Jul20° / 16°0011.28.4
Aug19° / 16°0011.57.8
Sep19° / 16°0011.98.0
Oct21° / 18°00.112.48.7
Nov23° / 19°20.512.79.0
Dec23° / 20°51.312.98.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 93% of the time in May, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 3%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1964
2964
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5973
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tômbua gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 24% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10250462
20351442
30352432
40354412
50356392
60458371
70460351
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90563311
100565291
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170872191
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2111271160
2211371150
2311471140
2411571130
2511671120
2611870110
2711969110
2812168100
291226890
301246780
311266580

Wind in May

Winds average 17 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
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517light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of May to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:27 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 5:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:275:53
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311.46:275:52
411.46:275:52
511.46:285:51
611.46:285:51
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911.36:295:49
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1211.36:305:48
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2711.26:355:45
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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 5.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.83 kWh/m² to a high of 7.64 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 5.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Tômbua?

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

9.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tômbua in May

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

In May, Tômbua sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 19°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Tômbua in May

The nearest coast averages about 22°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 20 km away) is warmest in March at about 25°C and coldest in August near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Oct 11 to Jun 16 — about 8.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swimcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan23Refreshing
Feb24Warm
Mar25Warm
Apr24Warm
May22Refreshing
Jun20Refreshing
Jul19Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep19Cool
Oct20Refreshing
Nov22Refreshing
Dec22Refreshing

UV index in Tômbua in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tômbua peaks around January 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 17UV 15Jun 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Tômbua?

Tômbua sits at 15.8°S, 11.8°E, 11 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Mossamedes, 75 km away.

VireiLubangoCamucuioCahamaQuipungoOpuwoHumbe

Topography around Tômbua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tômbua has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 734 m.

The land around Tômbua is covered by bare terrain (53%) and water (37%) within 3 km, bare terrain (58%) and water (41%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (60%) and water (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
28 m
16 km
99 m
80 km
734 m
artificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Mossamedes 75 km · Virei 119 km · Lubango 202 km · Camucuio 240 km · Cahama 269 km · Quipungo 309 km · Opuwo 329 km · Humbe 341 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 Tômbua (-15.8039°, 11.8448°, elevation 11 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).