Tômbua weather in October

In October, Tômbua sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% of the time in October, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Tômbua's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tômbua's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
9th warmest
Overnight low
18°
5th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:47 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
24%
5th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.7
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 October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical October day in Tômbua reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and about 2°C cooler than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Tômbua weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 9th-warmest and 7th-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 October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 9%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18911
28911
39010
49010
59010
69010
7919
8919
9919
10919
11928
12928
13928
14928
15928
16928
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25928
26928
27919
28919
29919
30919
31919

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Tômbua gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 wet days in October. 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 1% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the comfortable band about 51% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1172270
2171280
3169300
4168310
5068320
6067330
7066340
8064360
9062371
10060391
11059401
12057421
13055441
14053461
15052471
16050491
17048511
18047512
19045532
20044542
21042562
22041572
23040573
24038593
25037603
26036604
27034624
28033634
29032635
30030655
31029656

Wind in October

Winds average 16 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 15 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
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
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3117light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:576:06
212.25:576:06
312.25:566:06
412.25:556:06
512.25:546:06
612.25:546:07
712.25:536:07
812.25:526:07
912.35:516:07
1012.35:516:07
1112.35:506:07
1212.35:496:08
1312.35:496:08
1412.35:486:08
1512.35:476:08
1612.45:476:09
1712.45:466:09
1812.45:466:09
1912.45:456:09
2012.45:446:10
2112.45:446:10
2212.45:436:10
2312.55:436:10
2412.55:426:11
2512.55:426:11
2612.55:416:11
2712.55:416:12
2812.55:406:12
2912.55:406:12
3012.65:406:13
3112.65:396:13

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 7.14 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 — October's 7.14 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.8Intense
46.8Intense
56.8Intense
66.9Intense
76.9Intense
86.9Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
117.0Intense
127.0Intense
137.1Intense
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317.5Intense
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Tômbua?

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

8.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Tômbua for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Tômbua in October

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

In October, Tômbua sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 18°C. Pack sun protection.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Tômbua in October

The nearest coast averages about 20°C in October — 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 October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October 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 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
October 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).