Climate averages 1991–2020
Luena weather
in May.
A warm, very dry month: the 4th 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 warm month in Luena: daytime highs average 27.6°C and nights cool to about 13.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.9 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes May a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 35 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Saurimo (242 km away). In May its highs average 30.5°C, 2.9°C warmer than Luena, with 6.0 mm of rain.
Among the 47 cities listed in Angola, Luena ranks joint 33rd of 47 for the warmest May highs and joint 8th of 47 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 47 cities is 28.8°C; Luena is 1.1°C cooler than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 0.6°C to 27.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 1.9 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
Luena climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.2°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 221 | 26.2 | 12.713 h |
| February | 25.5°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 198 | 23.7 | 12.512 h |
| March | 25.2°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 198 | 25.7 | 12.212 h |
| April | 25.7°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 73 | 12.4 | 11.812 h |
| May, selected | 27.6°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 1.9 | 0.3 | 11.612 h |
| June | 27.0°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.411 h |
| July | 27.2°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.512 h |
| August | 30.0°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 1.0 | 0.2 | 11.712 h |
| September | 31.6°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 14 | 3.8 | 12.012 h |
| October | 29.6°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 88 | 18.0 | 12.412 h |
| November | 26.1°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 178 | 25.6 | 12.613 h |
| December | 25.0°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 224 | 27.5 | 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
- Saurimo in MayAngola · 242 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 17.8°C · 6.0 mm rain
- Cuíto in MayAngola · 331 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 11.1°C · 2.8 mm rain
- Tshilenge in MayDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 338 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 17.6°C · 2.9 mm rain
- Lucapa in MayAngola · 385 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 18.5°C · 12 mm rain
- Mwene in MayDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 390 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 18.7°C · 3.6 mm rain
- Cafunfo in MayAngola · 396 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 19.4°C · 25 mm rain
- Menongue in MayAngola · 400 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 12.4°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Catchiungo in MayAngola · 410 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 11.6°C · 4.7 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 Luena) is explained once on the Luena year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.