Uíge weather in December

In December, Uíge sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 266 mm of rain across 26.1 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of December to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Uíge's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Uíge's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
12th warmest
Overnight low
19°
7th coldest
Rainfall
266 mm
26.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:43 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
84%
11th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical December day in Uíge reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 28°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)
12719
22719
32719
42719
52619
62619
72619
82619
92619
102619
112619
122619
132619
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182619
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232719
242719
252719
262719
272719
282719
292719
302719
312719

Uíge weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°19023.212.44.3
Feb27° / 19°15819.112.24.6
Mar28° / 19°23023.212.14.2
Apr28° / 19°32726.911.83.7
May28° / 19°14016.711.75.5
Jun28° / 16°112.311.67.9
Jul28° / 15°20.411.68.1
Aug27° / 16°133.411.87.6
Sep27° / 18°5814.2125.6
Oct27° / 19°23726.212.24.0
Nov27° / 19°32226.512.33.8
Dec26° / 19°26626.112.44.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
2793
3793
4793
5595
6595
7694
8694
9694
10694
11694
12694
13793
14793
15793
16793
17793
18793
19694
20793
21892
22892
23892
24892
25892
26991
271090
281090
291090
301090
311090

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Uíge gets around 266 mm of rain over 26.1 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 84% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
188
288
387
487
587
686
786
885
985
1084
1184
1284
1384
1484
1584
1684
1784
1884
1984
2084
2184
2284
2384
2483
2583
2682
2782
2882
2981
3081
3180

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 92% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 93% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
16931
26931
36931
46931
56931
66931
76931
86931
96931
107921
117921
127921
137921
146931
156931
166940
176940
186940
196940
206931
216931
226931
236931
247921
257921
268911
278902
289892
299892
309892
3110882

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
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of December to 12 h 24 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 5:37 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:376:02
212.45:376:02
312.45:386:03
412.45:386:03
512.45:386:04
612.45:396:04
712.45:396:05
812.45:396:05
912.45:406:06
1012.45:406:06
1112.45:416:07
1212.45:416:07
1312.45:416:08
1412.45:426:08
1512.45:426:09
1612.45:436:09
1712.45:436:10
1812.45:446:10
1912.45:446:11
2012.45:456:11
2112.45:456:12
2212.45:456:12
2312.45:466:12
2412.45:466:13
2512.45:476:13
2612.45:476:14
2712.45:486:14
2812.45:486:15
2912.45:496:15
3012.45:496:16
3112.45:506:16

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.85 kWh/m² to a high of 5.42 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 5.02 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Uíge

In seasonPeak

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

Uíge'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 December a good time to visit Uíge?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Uíge for sightseeing.

What to pack for Uíge in December

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

In December, Uíge sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Uíge in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Uíge peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 14 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeMar 12UV 15Aug 14UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep9Very high
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Uíge 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 Uíge 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 Uíge?

Uíge sits at 7.6°S, 15.1°E, 825 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Negage, 29 km away.

NzagiGombeMuxaluandoSanza PomboCage Mazumbo

Topography around Uíge

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Uíge has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m around an average of 829 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 644 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 970 m.

The land around Uíge is covered by artificial surfaces (62%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and grassland (45%) within 80 km.

3 km
147 m
16 km
644 m
80 km
970 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Negage 29 km · Songo 37 km · Camabatela 73 km · Nzagi 90 km · Gombe 102 km · Muxaluando 103 km · Sanza Pombo 109 km · Cage Mazumbo 110 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 Uíge (-7.6087°, 15.0613°, elevation 825 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).