Climate averages 1991–2020
Ondjiva weather
in May.
A hot, very dry month: the 8th 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 Ondjiva: daytime highs average 29.0°C and nights cool to about 15.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical May (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 20 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Cahama (175 km away). In May its highs average 29.9°C, 0.9°C warmer than Ondjiva, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 47 cities listed in Angola, Ondjiva ranks joint 23rd of 47 for the warmest May highs and 2nd of 47 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 47 cities is 28.8°C; Ondjiva is 0.2°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 2.1°C to 26.9°C, and monthly rainfall stays 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
Ondjiva climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.6°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 152 | 14.1 | 13.013 h |
| February | 28.8°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 148 | 14.6 | 12.713 h |
| March | 28.6°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 115 | 15.4 | 12.212 h |
| April | 29.3°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 26 | 5.3 | 11.712 h |
| May, selected | 29.0°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 0.6 | 0.1 | 11.311 h |
| June | 26.9°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.111 h |
| July | 26.9°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.211 h |
| August | 30.2°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.512 h |
| September | 33.8°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 1.8 | 0.6 | 12.012 h |
| October | 34.8°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 19 | 3.8 | 12.512 h |
| November | 32.8°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 61 | 10.0 | 12.913 h |
| December | 31.1°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 118 | 12.9 | 13.113 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
- Cahama in MayAngola · 175 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 15.1°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Matala in MayAngola · 270 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 14.2°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Lubango in MayAngola · 338 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 12.4°C · 6.9 mm rain
- Menongue in MayAngola · 340 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 12.4°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Mossamedes in MayAngola · 435 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 19.3°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Rundu in MayNamibia · 439 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 13.8°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Longonjo in MayAngola · 465 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 12.1°C · 3.8 mm rain
- Caála in MayAngola · 469 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 11.5°C · 6.5 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 Ondjiva) is explained once on the Ondjiva year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.