Tômbua in Winter
In winter (June, July and August), Tômbua sees average daytime highs around 20°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 0 mm of rain over about 0 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.
Over the season highs ease from about 23°C in early June to 19°C by late August. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels comfortable.
Winter is Tômbua's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. Tômbua has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Tômbua's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 20°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 16°C
- Rainfall
- 0 mm
- 0 wet days
- Avg wind
- 15 km/h
- Travel score
- 8.4
- 3rd-best season
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Tômbua in Winter
Over the season highs ease from about 23°C in early June to 19°C by late August.
A typical winter day in Tômbua reaches about 20°C and drops to 16°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is June, the coolest August.
Tômbua weather by month
How the three winter months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24° / 21° | 13 | 2 | 12.8 | 8.3 |
| Feb | 25° / 22° | 15 | 2.2 | 12.5 | 8.2 |
| Mar | 26° / 22° | 12 | 2.5 | 12.1 | 8.1 |
| Apr | 25° / 22° | 3 | 0.7 | 11.7 | 9.1 |
| May | 24° / 19° | 0 | 0 | 11.3 | 9.6 |
| Jun | 22° / 17° | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 9.1 |
| Jul | 20° / 16° | 0 | 0 | 11.2 | 8.4 |
| Aug | 19° / 16° | 0 | 0 | 11.5 | 7.8 |
| Sep | 19° / 16° | 0 | 0 | 11.9 | 8.0 |
| Oct | 21° / 18° | 0 | 0.1 | 12.4 | 8.7 |
| Nov | 23° / 19° | 2 | 0.5 | 12.7 | 9.0 |
| Dec | 23° / 20° | 5 | 1.3 | 12.9 | 8.5 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Tômbua gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 15 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min in early June to 11 h 42 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 5.0 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit Tômbua?
Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
winter is one of the better times to visit Tômbua for general sightseeing.
What to pack for Tômbua in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Tômbua sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.
Sea temperature near Tômbua in Winter
The nearest coast averages about 19°C across winter — 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 |
| Comfort | Refreshing | Warm | Warm | Warm | Refreshing | Refreshing | Cool | Cool | Cool | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23 | Refreshing |
| Feb | 24 | Warm |
| Mar | 25 | Warm |
| Apr | 24 | Warm |
| May | 22 | Refreshing |
| Jun | 20 | Refreshing |
| Jul | 19 | Cool |
| Aug | 18 | Cool |
| Sep | 19 | Cool |
| Oct | 20 | Refreshing |
| Nov | 22 | Refreshing |
| Dec | 22 | Refreshing |
UV index in Tômbua in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15 | Extreme |
| Feb | 14 | Extreme |
| Mar | 13 | Extreme |
| Apr | 11 | Extreme |
| May | 9 | Very high |
| Jun | 7 | High |
| Jul | 8 | Very high |
| Aug | 8 | Very high |
| Sep | 10 | Very high |
| Oct | 12 | Extreme |
| Nov | 13 | Extreme |
| Dec | 14 | Extreme |
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.
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.
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
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.