Climate averages 1991–2020
Matala weather
in December.
A hot, wet month: the 6th warmest and the 11th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Matala: daytime highs average 28.1°C and nights cool to about 17.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 162 mm of rain on roughly 16 days, which makes December a wet month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 59 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Lubango (167 km away). In December its highs average 23.7°C, 4.3°C cooler than Matala, with 260 mm of rain.
Among the 47 cities listed in Angola, Matala ranks 17th of 47 for the warmest December highs and 27th of 47 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 47 cities is 27.5°C; Matala is 0.5°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.2°C to 27.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 162 mm to 146 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
Matala climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.9°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 146 | 15.6 | 12.913 h |
| February | 27.4°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 160 | 16.1 | 12.613 h |
| March | 26.6°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 192 | 21.5 | 12.212 h |
| April | 27.3°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 57 | 9.2 | 11.812 h |
| May | 28.3°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 1.1 | 0.2 | 11.411 h |
| June | 27.5°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.311 h |
| July | 27.9°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.311 h |
| August | 30.7°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| September | 33.3°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 4.4 | 1.3 | 12.012 h |
| October | 33.0°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 39 | 7.1 | 12.412 h |
| November | 29.6°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 124 | 16.2 | 12.813 h |
| December, selected | 28.1°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 162 | 16.4 | 13.013 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
- Lubango in DecemberAngola · 167 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 15.1°C · 260 mm rain
- Cahama in DecemberAngola · 189 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 18.3°C · 88 mm rain
- Longonjo in DecemberAngola · 204 kmHigh 24.6°C · Low 15.8°C · 243 mm rain
- Cubal in DecemberAngola · 207 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 18.5°C · 125 mm rain
- Caála in DecemberAngola · 217 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 14.6°C · 279 mm rain
- Huambo in DecemberAngola · 230 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 14.7°C · 222 mm rain
- Ecunna in DecemberAngola · 234 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 14.9°C · 279 mm rain
- Balombo in DecemberAngola · 266 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 17.3°C · 224 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 Matala) is explained once on the Matala year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.