Climate averages 1991–2020
Calumbo weather
in December.
A hot, moderately wet month: the 5th warmest and the 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Calumbo: daytime highs average 32.2°C and nights cool to about 23.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 69 mm of rain on roughly 12 days, which makes December a moderately wet month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 39 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Zango (15 km away). In December its highs average 31.3°C, 0.9°C cooler than Calumbo, with 80 mm of rain.
Among the 47 cities listed in Angola, Calumbo ranks 1st of 47 for the warmest December highs and 15th of 47 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 47 cities is 27.5°C; Calumbo is 4.6°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.6°C to 32.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 69 mm to 71 mm.
The annual picture
December 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
Calumbo climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32.8°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 71 | 10.3 | 12.613 h |
| February | 33.3°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 72 | 10.8 | 12.412 h |
| March | 32.8°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 116 | 15.8 | 12.212 h |
| April | 31.7°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 129 | 16.6 | 11.912 h |
| May | 32.5°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 12 | 2.0 | 11.712 h |
| June | 31.0°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| July | 29.7°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| August | 29.9°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 1.5 | 0.2 | 11.812 h |
| September | 31.0°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 5.5 | 1.4 | 12.012 h |
| October | 31.4°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 18 | 4.2 | 12.312 h |
| November | 31.8°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 67 | 12.1 | 12.513 h |
| December, selected | 32.2°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 69 | 11.5 | 12.613 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
December in nearby cities
- Zango in DecemberAngola · 15 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 22.9°C · 80 mm rain
- Vila Flor in DecemberAngola · 22 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 23.2°C · 41 mm rain
- Viana in DecemberAngola · 27 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 23.1°C · 41 mm rain
- Mulenvos in DecemberAngola · 32 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 23.5°C · 33 mm rain
- Luanda in DecemberAngola · 40 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 23.5°C · 33 mm rain
- Cacuaco in DecemberAngola · 41 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 23.9°C · 33 mm rain
- Kikolo in DecemberAngola · 42 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 23.0°C · 33 mm rain
- Ramiros in DecemberAngola · 42 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 24.4°C · 23 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 Calumbo) is explained once on the Calumbo year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.