Climate averages 1991–2020
Matala weather
in May.
A hot, very dry month: the 5th 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 Matala: daytime highs average 28.3°C and nights cool to about 14.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.1 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 26 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Lubango (167 km away). In May its highs average 24.2°C, 4.0°C cooler than Matala, with 6.9 mm of rain.
Among the 47 cities listed in Angola, Matala ranks joint 29th of 47 for the warmest May highs and 5th of 47 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 47 cities is 28.8°C; Matala is 0.5°C cooler than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 0.8°C to 27.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 1.1 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
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, selected | 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 | 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
May in nearby cities
- Lubango in MayAngola · 167 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 12.4°C · 6.9 mm rain
- Cahama in MayAngola · 189 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 15.1°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Longonjo in MayAngola · 204 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 12.1°C · 3.8 mm rain
- Cubal in MayAngola · 207 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 16.4°C · 2.0 mm rain
- Caála in MayAngola · 217 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 11.5°C · 6.5 mm rain
- Huambo in MayAngola · 230 kmHigh 24.6°C · Low 11.3°C · 3.9 mm rain
- Ecunna in MayAngola · 234 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 12.2°C · 6.5 mm rain
- Balombo in MayAngola · 266 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 15.1°C · 5.8 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.