Climate averages 1991–2020
Bocoio weather
in May.
A hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 4th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a hot month in Bocoio: daytime highs average 28.7°C and nights cool to about 16.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 14 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes May a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 33 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Cubal (64 km away). In May its highs average 30.8°C, 2.0°C warmer than Bocoio, with 2.0 mm of rain.
Among the 47 cities listed in Angola, Bocoio ranks 27th of 47 for the warmest May highs and joint 34th of 47 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 47 cities is 28.8°C; Bocoio is level with that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 0.6°C to 28.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 14 mm to under 1 mm.
The annual picture
May in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Bocoio climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.5°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 143 | 17.4 | 12.813 h |
| February | 27.2°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 161 | 16.8 | 12.513 h |
| March | 27.1°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 256 | 24.3 | 12.212 h |
| April | 28.0°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 159 | 19.8 | 11.812 h |
| May, selected | 28.7°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 14 | 2.9 | 11.512 h |
| June | 28.1°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 11.411 h |
| July | 28.1°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.511 h |
| August | 28.4°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 1.6 | 0.3 | 11.712 h |
| September | 29.2°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 27 | 6.4 | 12.012 h |
| October | 28.9°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 135 | 20.8 | 12.412 h |
| November | 26.9°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 247 | 24.9 | 12.713 h |
| December | 26.1°C18.5°C | 18.5°C | 198 | 20.8 | 12.813 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
May in nearby cities
- Cubal in MayAngola · 64 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 16.4°C · 2.0 mm rain
- Lobito in MayAngola · 66 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 22.8°C · 3.5 mm rain
- Balombo in MayAngola · 70 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 15.1°C · 5.8 mm rain
- Benguela in MayAngola · 81 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 22.5°C · 1.9 mm rain
- Baía Farta in MayAngola · 103 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 22.8°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Longonjo in MayAngola · 130 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 12.1°C · 3.8 mm rain
- Sumbe in MayAngola · 144 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 23.9°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Ecunna in MayAngola · 150 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 12.2°C · 6.5 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Bocoio) is explained once on the Bocoio year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.