Climate averages 1991–2020
Porto Amboim weather
in December.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 6th 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 Porto Amboim: daytime highs average 27.1°C and nights cool to about 24.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 30 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 44 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sumbe (53 km away). In December its highs average 28.2°C, 1.1°C warmer than Porto Amboim, with 31 mm of rain.
Among the 47 cities listed in Angola, Porto Amboim ranks joint 28th of 47 for the warmest December highs and 6th of 47 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 47 cities is 27.5°C; Porto Amboim is 0.4°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.3°C to 27.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 30 mm to 27 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
Porto Amboim climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.4°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 27 | 4.5 | 12.713 h |
| February | 28.3°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 35 | 5.6 | 12.512 h |
| March | 28.4°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 107 | 10.8 | 12.212 h |
| April | 28.1°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 61 | 7.5 | 11.912 h |
| May | 27.3°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 1.9 | 0.2 | 11.612 h |
| June | 24.6°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 0.4 | 0.0 | 11.512 h |
| July | 22.8°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| August | 22.6°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 11.812 h |
| September | 23.6°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 1.5 | 0.4 | 12.012 h |
| October | 25.3°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 10 | 2.5 | 12.312 h |
| November | 26.7°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 24 | 5.0 | 12.613 h |
| December, selected | 27.1°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 30 | 4.5 | 12.713 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
- Sumbe in DecemberAngola · 53 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 23.9°C · 31 mm rain
- Gabela in DecemberAngola · 68 kmHigh 24.6°C · Low 18.2°C · 156 mm rain
- Cela in DecemberAngola · 167 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 16.8°C · 158 mm rain
- Calumbo in DecemberAngola · 180 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 23.5°C · 69 mm rain
- Lobito in DecemberAngola · 183 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 23.5°C · 25 mm rain
- Zango in DecemberAngola · 196 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 22.9°C · 80 mm rain
- Bocoio in DecemberAngola · 197 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 18.5°C · 198 mm rain
- Vila Flor in DecemberAngola · 201 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 23.2°C · 41 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 Porto Amboim) is explained once on the Porto Amboim year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.