Climate averages 1991–2020
Mossamedes weather
in December.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 7th warmest and the 9th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a warm month in Mossamedes: daytime highs average 27.4°C and nights cool to about 20.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 15 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 00 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Lubango (147 km away). In December its highs average 23.7°C, 3.6°C cooler than Mossamedes, with 260 mm of rain.
Among the 47 cities listed in Angola, Mossamedes ranks 25th of 47 for the warmest December highs and 1st of 47 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 47 cities is 27.5°C; Mossamedes is 0.2°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.4°C to 27.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 15 mm to 18 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
Mossamedes climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.8°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 18 | 3.4 | 12.913 h |
| February | 28.7°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 25 | 3.7 | 12.613 h |
| March | 29.5°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 36 | 5.9 | 12.212 h |
| April | 30.3°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 14 | 2.4 | 11.812 h |
| May | 29.0°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 11.411 h |
| June | 26.2°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.211 h |
| July | 24.0°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.311 h |
| August | 22.5°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| September | 23.6°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 12.012 h |
| October | 25.8°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 1.5 | 0.5 | 12.412 h |
| November | 27.6°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 5.3 | 1.3 | 12.813 h |
| December, selected | 27.4°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 15 | 3.3 | 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 · 147 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 15.1°C · 260 mm rain
- Cahama in DecemberAngola · 261 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 18.3°C · 88 mm rain
- Baía Farta in DecemberAngola · 309 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 23.5°C · 23 mm rain
- Matala in DecemberAngola · 314 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 17.6°C · 162 mm rain
- Benguela in DecemberAngola · 321 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 23.3°C · 38 mm rain
- Cubal in DecemberAngola · 329 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 18.5°C · 125 mm rain
- Lobito in DecemberAngola · 349 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 23.5°C · 25 mm rain
- Bocoio in DecemberAngola · 371 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 18.5°C · 198 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 Mossamedes) is explained once on the Mossamedes year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.